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What’s new in v4.5.0
Espressif-IDE v4.5.0 adds support for Eclipse 2026-09, with improved launch and debug configurations, safer build-target switching, enhanced .clangd support, ESP-IDF Manager integration, and telemetry improvements. Bug fixes include custom build folder resets, Kconfig error parsing, and enhanced bug-reporting.
Support status
Espressif-IDE 4.5.0, released on 14 October 2026, is the final feature release of Espressif-IDE and the ESP-IDF Eclipse plugin. Maintenance for high-severity bugs and security fixes continues until 14 October 2027. It is not recommended for new projects. See SUPPORT_POLICY.md.
What's Changed
- feat: update lsp4e dependency by @d-almazov in #1500
- chore: bump version to v4.5.0 (IEP-1801) by @github-actions[bot] in #1501
- fix: make IDE error log visible in generated bug report by @kolipakakondal in #1493
- IEP-1793: declare idf.core in MANIFEST.MF instead of pom.xml by @d-almazov in #1489
- IEP-1795 ESP-IDF Manager only displays major and minor version number of installed ESP-IDF Version (IDE version 4.x) by @d-almazov in #1490
- SWTBot test case: ESP-IDF Manager Editor verification by @AndriiFilippov in #1491
- ci: sync GitHub issues and PRs to Athena by @kolipakakondal in #1505
- feat: safer way to change targets by @d-almazov in #1504
- feat: update eclipse platform to 26-09 by @d-almazov in #1502
- fix: fixing bug with custom build folder reset by @d-almazov in #1503
- feat: adding a link to open ESP-IDF manager in err msg by @d-almazov in #1492
- feat: identify unique machines via hashed MAC for telemetry by @kolipakakondal in #1509
- fix: add default working dir checkbox by @d-almazov in #1507
- feat: unify launch and debug configurations by @d-almazov in #1464
- ci: remove GitHub to Jira sync by @kolipakakondal in #1511
- docs: announce the Espressif-IDE 4.5.0 maintenance period by @kolipakakondal in #1514
- ci: run update-site test only after release publishes by @kolipakakondal in #1513
- feat: add BuiltinHeaders QueryDriver to default .clangd by @d-almazov in #1512
- fix: prevent parsing ESP-IDF Kconfig notes as errors by @d-almazov in #1516
- docs: set the 4.5.0 maintenance window to 14 October by @kolipakakondal in #1517
Full Changelog: v4.4.0...v4.5.0
How to get the latest version?
Installing IDF Plugins using the Update site URL:
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/updates/latest/
Installing IDF Plugins using the local archive file:
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/updates/com.espressif.idf.update-v4.5.0.zip
Espressif IDE
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/ide/Espressif-IDE-macosx-cocoa-aarch64-v4.5.0.dmg
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/ide/Espressif-IDE-macosx-cocoa-x86_64-v4.5.0.dmg
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/ide/Espressif-IDE-4.5.0-win32.win32.x86_64.zip
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/ide/Espressif-IDE-4.5.0-linux.gtk.x86_64.tar.gz
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/idf-eclipse-plugin/ide/Espressif-IDE-4.5.0-linux.gtk.aarch64.tar.gz
