PlatformIO
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Nov 21, 2025first mention
Feb 23, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I used the PlatformIO plugin (available for VSCode-based IDEs) for programming and transferring code to the esp32.”
built an e-paper family dashboardon “I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard”
“Recently I've switched to Platformio for coding.”
long-time Arduino IDE user for Teensyswitched from Arduino IDEon “Adafruit: Arduino’s Rules Are ‘Incompatible With Ope…”
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“the Arduino IDE has been replaced with PlatformIO in VS Code”
switched from Arduino IDEon “Arduino published updated terms and conditions: no l…”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
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All comments 4
“I used the PlatformIO plugin (available for VSCode-based IDEs) for programming and transferring code to the esp32.”
“Recently I've switched to Platformio for coding.”
“I use Platform.IO for firmware development and can't build my firmware unless I hotspot my phone.”
“the Arduino IDE has been replaced with PlatformIO in VS Code”