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CircuitPython Editor on Windows Pc

Developed By: Foamy Guy

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 7 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.5
Size 3.1 MB
Release Date December 22, 18
Category Tools Apps

What's New:
Fix a problem with adding newlines to your code.py file from the editor. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Use USB Serial to communicate with Circuit Python boards. You can use it to see the print() outputs for debugging, or enter the REPL to execute python commands on the board. Using... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download CircuitPython Editor and install on Windows PC. CircuitPython Editor is free Tools app, developed by Foamy Guy. Latest version of CircuitPython Editor is 1.0.5, was released on 2018-12-22 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of CircuitPython Editor is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 7 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install CircuitPython Editor on Windows?

Instruction on how to install CircuitPython Editor on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install CircuitPython Editor on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install CircuitPython Editor using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "CircuitPython Editor" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install CircuitPython Editor on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "CircuitPython Editor" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.5.

Download CircuitPython Editor 1.0.5 on Windows PC – 3.1 MB

Use USB Serial to communicate with Circuit Python boards. You can use it to see the print() outputs for debugging, or enter the REPL to execute python commands on the board. Using the REPL we can read and write the code.py and other files stored on the board that would be inaccessible due to file storage incompatibility on Android.

See the Hackaday.io project page for more: https://hackaday.io/project/162561-android-circuit-python-editor

WARNING: This app is in the alpha stage, it may not work at all for you. Or worse it may work improperly and erase, or overwrite with non-sense the code on your board. Please keep an extra copy of any important code stored on your PC or somewhere other than the Circuit Python board. That way you can always remount to read-only and save your working code on the board using the standard USB Storage file transfer method.
Fix a problem with adding newlines to your code.py file from the editor.