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Propeller Programming Tools Comparison Chart

Tool/Link	Processors	Language(s)	OS	Support	Notes
Propeller Tool	P1(P8X32A) P2(P2X8C4M64P	Spin1/PASM1 Spin2/PASM2	Windows	Parallax	Factory-supported programming environment (see Setup Instructions)
Spin Tools IDE	P1(P8X32A) P2(P2X8C4M64P)	Spin1/PASM1 Spin2/PASM2	Windows, Mac, Linux	Community (Marco Maccaferri)	Easy to install. Looks and feels like Propeller Tool on any OS.
Visual Studio Code	P2(P2X8C4M64P)	Spin2/PASM2, C, BASIC	Windows, Mac, Linux	Forum Community	Requires FlexProp; See this Quick Byte for configuration directions.
Pnut	P2 (P2X8C4M64P)	Spin2/PASM2	Windows	Parallax	For testing Propeller Tool feature updates
FlexProp	P1(P8X32A) P2(P2X8C4M64P)	Spin1/PASM1 Spin2/PASM2 BASIC C	Windows, Mac, Linux	Community (Eric Smith)	Popular third-party tool; see Setup Instructions
Code with Mu	P2(P2X8C4M64P)	Python	Windows, Mac, Linux	Forum Community	Setup Instructions
SimpleIDE	P1(P8X32A)	C	Windows, Mac	Parallax	See Setup Instructions; complementary tool for BlocklyProp
BlocklyProp	P1(P8X32A)	BlocklyProp (generates C for SimpleIDE)	Windows, Mac, Chromebook; all require Chrome browser	Parallax	Popular educational tool for P1 and ActivityBot 360° (See tutorials)
PropellerIDE	P1(P8X32A)	Spin1/PASM1	Windows, Mac, Linux, Ubuntu	Community (Brett Wier)	Last update July 2016; no longer maintained

Other Language Tools (Compiler & Interpreter)

These community-provided tools are available for developers, too. Some of these tools are integrated into the above comparison chart, as components. We do not offer support for them at Parallax.

fastspin – P1 and P2 Spin, PASM, BASIC, and C compiler by Eric R. Smith
P2gcc, p2asm & loadp2 – P2 C compiler/assembler/linker/loader by Dave Hein
Catalina – P1 and P2 C Compiler/linker by Ross Higson
riscvp2 – Use RISC-V tools to build Parallax Propeller P2 binaries by Eric R. Smith. Forum thread.
P2 LLVM – LLVM-based compiler for P2 by Nikita (n_ermosh). Forum thread
P1 Spin interpreter for P2 – by cluso99
P1 Spin interpreter for P2 – by Dave Hein
MicroPython – P2 microPython implementation by Eric R. Smith
pyLoader – P2 binary loader written in python by ozpropdev

Firmware

boot rom P2 v33k – Boot ROM for P2 Rev B as available on P2-ES Rev B (see the readme here for Rev A)
TAQOZ discussion – treasure trove of information on TAQOZ by Peter Jakacki

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