MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is an expandable, highly configurable software program that incorporates powerful tools to help you discover, configure, develop, debug and qualify embedded designs for most of Microchip’s microcontrollers, microprocessors and digital signal controllers.
MPLAB X IDE works seamlessly with the MPLAB development ecosystem of

Available as free, unrestricted-use downloads, our award-winning MPLAB® XC C Compilers are comprehensive solutions for your project’s software development. Finding the right compiler to support your device is simple:

• MPLAB XC8 supports all 8-bit PIC® and AVR® microcontrollers (MCUs)
• MPLAB XC16 supports all 16-bit PIC MCUs and dsPIC® Digital