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Welcome to ChibiOS
ChibiOS is a complete, production‑ready development platform for embedded applications. It combines a high‑performance RTOS, hardware abstraction layer (HAL), peripheral drivers, support files, and tools, so you can go from prototype to product efficiently and reliably.
Designed for both open source communities and industrial‑grade products, ChibiOS also integrates selected external Open Source components to provide a full, ready‑to‑use solution for modern embedded devices.
ChibiOS components are available under Open Source licenses such as GPLv3 and Apache 2.0, as well as commercial licensing options for proprietary, safety‑critical, or volume production projects.
The ChibiOS components are available under Open Source licenses, GPL3 or Apache 2.0, there are also several commercial licensing options.
Getting started
ChibiOS is the perfect choice for your embedded development needs, and we want to help you get started quickly and easily. The best way to begin is by installing ChibiStudio, our ready-to-use IDE, and experimenting with it. You can do so by following this guide.
If you are looking for technical resources you can find the official documentation here and our collection of technical articles here.
For a more step-by-step approach, we recommend visiting PLAY Embedded, a website that offers free tutorials with guides and exercises. This is a great resource for users who are new to embedded development or who want to learn more about ChibiOS.
And for experienced users who need additional support, our community forum is the place to go. Here you can get help from other users and experts, share your experiences, and get answers to your questions.
Ethical Statement
ChibiOS is free software, released under the GPLv3, which guarantees the freedom to run, study, modify, and redistribute this software for any purpose.
The author and maintainers strongly discourage the use of ChibiOS in surveillance, by oppressive regimes, in military or weapons systems, or in privacy‑violating services. While the GPLv3 does not allow us to legally restrict such uses, any deployment in these contexts is made without our ethical endorsement.
Support our Project
If you like ChibiOS, please, consider supporting our project with a small donation.