topic Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap in MCUXpresso IDE

MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

biafra — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:35:03 GMT

Hi everyone,

Is MCUXpresso IDE still supported?

In the last years there was a MCUXpresso IDE upgrade every about 4 months. Since june 2025 there is not upgrades. Does this mean that MCUXpresso IDE will not be upgraded in the future?

Many thanks

Biafra

Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

Celeste_Liu — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:49:32 GMT

Hello @biafra ,

Thanks for your post.

At present, there are no plans for a new MCUXpresso IDE roadmap. Our primary focus and recommended development environment is MCUXpresso for Visual Studio Code | NXP Semiconductors.

However, the latest MCUXpresso IDE v25.06 is still actively maintained, and you can continue to import and use SDKs for new devices without any issues.

Please note that if you use the integrated Config Tools for newer products, make sure to update the Config Tools package manually. For detailed instructions, please refer to: Updating Config Tools in the MCUXpresso IDE - NXP Community.

Hope it helps.

Celeste

Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

Microsystemca — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:51:19 GMT

How do we create a new project in the VSC MCUXpresso extension if the device/board is not listed in the library? It seems like if the part number SDK is not in the list, we can't create the project...... (The create project button is greyed out.)

Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

Celeste_Liu — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:58:09 GMT

Hello @Microsystemca , could you please create a new post on MCUXpresso for VSCode - NXP Community

Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

danielkrol — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:35:40 GMT

Thank you for the clarification.

Since MCUXpresso IDE v25.06 is still actively maintained, could you please confirm whether NXP plans to fix the known macOS issue with selecting multiple lines of code in the editor?

The underlying Eclipse/SWT issue appears to have already been identified and fixed upstream. If NXP plans to include this fix in MCUXpresso IDE, could you please let us know when we can expect it to be available?

Best regards,
Daniel

Re: MCUXpresso IDE roadmap

Celeste_Liu — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:49:09 GMT

Hello @danielkrol ,

Sorry, I checked with the internal team and learned that there is currently no confirmed update plan. You can click Receive alerts on the product page to receive notifications about any possible future updates

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Celeste