No. 11 of 27 ·Embedded Development IDEs

CrossWorks for ARM

Name: CrossWorks for ARM
Price: 2500 USD

Windows · Mac · Linux

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CrossWorks for ARM is ranked #11 of 27 in embedded development IDEs on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. A free trial is offered.

CrossWorks for ARM plans and pricing

Named Developer License $2,500 once commercial use · 12 months support · 12 months software assurance rowley.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026

Shared Developer License $3,750 once commercial use · 12 months support · 12 months software assurance rowley.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026

Free plan: No
Supported targets: Cortex-M, Cortex-A, Cortex-R, ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, Feroceon, XScale
Integrated debugging: Yes
Hardware probe support: both
RTOS support: Yes
Integrated flashing: Yes
Desktop platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Product: CrossWorks for ARM is a C/C++ and assembly language development system for ARM and Cortex microcontrollers.
IDE: CrossStudio IDE handles editing, building, downloading, and debugging over SWD/JTAG.
Toolchains: The product includes GNU GCC and Clang/LLVM C/C++ toolchains.
Debugger: The CrossWorks multi-core debugger can debug applications built in the IDE or with external toolchains.
C library: The CrossWorks C Library is a non-GPL and non-LGPL C runtime library designed for embedded processors.
Tasking: The royalty-free CrossWorks Tasking Library provides multi-priority pre-emptive task switching and synchronization.
Supported cores: Supported cores include Cortex-M, Cortex-A, Cortex-R, ARM11, ARM9, ARM7, Feroceon, and XScale.
Debug probes: Supported target connections include CrossConnect Neo, SEGGER J-Link, CMSIS-DAP devices, ST-LINK, and FTDI-based JTAG devices.
Evaluation: The ARM evaluation can be used indefinitely with a 16KB code-size limit, or activated to evaluate the full version for 30 days.
Support: The company accepts pre-sales and technical questions through its CrossWorks Helpdesk.
Security and privacy: The privacy policy says sensitive data is transported using SSL encryption and access to information is password- and/or secure-key-restricted.
Company location: Rowley Associates Limited lists its office in Dursley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Headquarters: Dursley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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