nRF Kconfig GUI improvements

nRF Connect for VS Code

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nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code
Extensions included
Tools included
Compatible extensions
Get started
How to install the extension
Operating system support
Extension prerequisites
How to install with the nRF Connect SDK and Visual Studio Code (recommended)
Secondary installation methods
How to install from the Marketplace and VS Code without the SDK
How to install from Open VSX Registry
How to migrate from other IDEs
How to open the extension
How to set up SDK and toolchain
Installing SDK and toolchain for the first time
Installing additional SDK versions
Installing additional toolchain versions
How to create and build an application
How to create an application
How to build an application
Testing and debugging the application
How to edit a build configuration
How to flash, test, and debug
How to flash an application
How to connect to the terminal
How to test an application
How to debug an application
How to enable debugging
How to start debugging
Guides
Overview
Guide overview
Workspaces and applications
Workspaces
VS Code workspace
VS Code workspace setup
How to create a multi-root VS Code workspace
West workspace
West workspace setup
Workspace type dependency
Applications
Repository application creation flow in the extension
Workspace application creation flow in the extension
Freestanding application creation flow in the extension
Migrating an application to a newer SDK version
Application location
Extension configuration
Extension configuration overview
VS Code configuration
nRF Connect SDK and Toolchain versions
SDK and toolchain set for each build configuration
nRF Connect terminal version resolution
SDK version storage in CMake registry
Workspace settings in the extension
Application sources
Storing of the application and its settings
Automatic IntelliSense configuration
How to work with custom repositories
How to access a custom repository
How to change SDK versions
How to change SDK and toolchain versions
How to change a freestanding application SDK version
How to change a workspace application SDK version
How to change the toolchain version
How to use nRF Connect terminal profile
How to access the profile
Terminal for the active context
Terminal for the last used toolchain and SDK
nRF Connect terminal profile dependencies
How to customize the profile
How to solve shell initialization conflicts
Source control with west
West overview
West manifest files
Monitoring source control changes to the west module
West environment on macOS and Linux (system-wide installation)
How to work with west
Working with west
How to create a west workspace
How to update a west workspace
How to manually trigger status update
How to switch between west workspaces
How to change the west manifest
Build and flash management
Build system support overview
System build (sysbuild)
Sysbuild selection
UI differences for sysbuild
How to work with a build configuration
How to set up a build configuration
How to edit build configurations
How to flash a build configuration
How to save a build configuration as a preset
How to create a build configuration from a preset
From the Applications View
From the Panel View
How to update a stale build configuration
How to work with sysbuild domains
How to build domains
How to edit domains
How to flash domains
How to debug domains
How to work with multiple build configurations
How to build multiple configurations
How to build in the current workspace
How to build within a specific application
How to flash multiple build configurations
Binding custom tasks to actions
Task and binding configuration files
How to locate configuration files
Binding tasks to actions from GUI
How to bind tasks
How to unbind tasks
How to edit task file and entries
How to manually add task binding
How to add application-specific flash options
Examples
Example of a single task
Example of a restricted single task
Example of multiple tasks
Example of custom task types together
Example of custom runner task
Example of a process task
Example of a shell task
Example of a flash task with extra arguments
Configuring your application
Devicetree and Kconfig support
Devicetree overview
Devicetree support in the extension
Devicetree language support
Devicetree context
Devicetree Visual Editor
Kconfig overview
Kconfig support in the extension
nRF Kconfig GUI
Configuration file support
C file features
Support for menuconfig
How to create devicetree files
How to work with Devicetree Visual Editor
How to access the Devicetree Visual Editor
How to create devicetree files in the editor
How to assign nodes to pins
How to assign pins to nodes
How to unassign nodes
How to add new nodes
How to add new properties
How to edit node and property values
How to edit GPIO pin element values
How to delete nodes
How to delete properties
How to review and revert changes
How to manually edit devicetree files
How to add a node in overlay files
How to add missing required properties
How to copy C identifiers
Copying from a devicetree file
Copying C identifier of a node
How to work with nRF Kconfig GUI
How to access the nRF Kconfig GUI
How to customize the Kconfig options
How to save Kconfig changes
How to review and revert changes
How to work with multiple applications
How to add multiple applications
How to recover unsaved applications
How to remove applications
Boards and devices
Boards and devices overview
Finding new boards
Connecting to boards
Device configuration
How to work with boards and devices
How to choose a board
How to add a new board
How to add remote devices
How to link boards to build configurations
How to connect to a device
How to connect using serial port
How to connect using RTT
How to provide predefined arguments for connection command
How to flash boards
How to flash a single board
How to flash multiple boards
How to flash boards after changing an application
How to flash multiple build configurations to different devices
How to customize flashing actions
Debugging an application
Debugging overview
Memory Explorer
Thread Viewer
Extension-specific debugging Views
How to debug
How to enable debugging
How to enable debugging after building
How to start debugging with the extension debug type
How to start debugging with Ozone
How to add Ozone debugging option
How to debug applications for a multi-core System on Chip
How to recover a device with readback protection
How to attach the debugger to a running application
How to access peripherals from the debug console
How to watch variables
How to customize launch and debug configurations
How to open launch.json from the Actions View
How to open launch.json from the menu bar
Examples
Example 1: Using the nrf-connect debug type
Example 2: Attaching to a running target
Example 3: Remote debugging enabled
Example 4: Using the nrf-connect debug type with custom parameters for GDB server
Example 5: Using the west debugserver server
Example 6: Skipping functions and files during debugging
How to work with the Thread Viewer
How to enable stack usage tracking in the Thread Viewer
How to work with the Memory Explorer
How to select a specific symbol
How to search in Memory Explorer
How to jump to a specific address
How to copy a memory range selection
How to reveal memory symbols from code
How to create custom memory sections
How to create a memory section for an ELF symbol
How to create a memory section for a memory region from ELF file
How to create a memory section for a custom address
How to manually add a custom memory section
Memory reports
Memory report overview
How to use a memory report
How to generate a memory report
How to navigate the memory report
How to navigate the basic memory report
How to navigate the interactive memory report
UI and reference
UI overview
Sidebar Views
Sidebar overview
Welcome View
First time setup
Manage toolchains
Manage SDKs
Manage West Workspace
Open an existing application
Create a new application
Create a new board
Browse samples
Sample browser filters
Application detection
Open terminal
Toolbar actions
Applications View
Application list
Active application
Sysbuild configuration structure
Application contexts
Active contexts
Build Configuration page
Sysbuild domain settings page
View actions
Toolbar actions
Application-specific actions
Build configuration actions
Build-specific actions
Build configuration details
Build configuration status indicators
Details View
Sysbuild file structure
View actions
Create overlay file
Pristine Build action (stale build configuration)
Actions View
View actions
Toolbar actions
Main and contextual actions
Connected Devices View
Updates to the list
Device compatibility
Outdated debug probe firmware
Remote devices
View actions
Toolbar actions
Contextual actions
Board-specific actions
Board-specific contextual actions
Debugging View
Variables
Watch
Call Stack
Breakpoints
Peripherals
Toolbar actions
Functions
Toolbar actions
Functions-specific actions
Global Data
Toolbar actions
Global Data-specific actions
Panel Views
Extension-related issues in Problems
nRF Connect channel in Output
nRF Connect and nRF Terminal profiles
nRF Terminal profile toolbar actions
Serial connection monitoring
nRF Debug
Memory Explorer
Memory Explorer custom memory sections
Memory Explorer tooltips
Memory Explorer contextual actions
Memory Explorer toolbar
Thread Viewer
Status Bar
Source control
Extension status
Build context selection
Warning for Kconfig project files
Notifications
Debugging UI and settings
Launch and debug configuration fields
Native Visual Studio Code configuration fields
Custom launch and debug configuration fields
Configuration field arguments
serverArgs
gdbServer
gdbServer.args
logging
Devicetree Visual Editor UI
Devicetree Visual Editor UI overview
Access to the editor
Build Contexts
Context Files
Active devicetree file
Context Overview
GPIO
Flash
Clocks
Interrupt controllers
Buses
ADCs
DACs
Overview interaction options
Compiled output preview
Access to the Devicetree Visual Editor
Nodes
Nodes actions
Visual Editor
Peripherals
Node Inspector
Node Inspector actions
Pins
Pin Overview panel
External GPIO controllers
Visual Editor actions
Memory report UI
Basic memory report
Interactive memory report
Search area
Tabs area
Stack treeview
Sunburst diagram
nRF Kconfig GUI
Treeview
Treeview context menu actions
Node description
Save options
Changes list
Changes context menu actions
History navigation
Search field
Show hidden items
Navigation breadcrumb
Source control UI
Settings and commands
nRF Connect settings and commands
Useful nRF Connect settings
nrf-connect.activeAppFollowActiveEditor
nrf-connect.applicationOptions
nrf-connect.applications
nrf-connect.boardRoots
nrf-connect.debugging.focusOnNrfDebug
nrf-connect.debugging.flash
nrf-connect.debugging.justMyCode
nrf-connect.buildTerminal.condensedProgress
nrf-connect.defaultOpenAction
nrf-connect.enableTelemetry
nrf-connect.flash
nrf-connect.remoteDevices
nrf-connect.sdkManager.region
nrf-connect.taskBindings
nrf-connect.terminalProfile.shell
nrf-connect.thirdpartyIntegration
nrf-connect.toolchainManager.indexURL
nrf-connect.toolchainManager.installDirectory
nrf-connect.west.env
nrf-connect.west.verbose
Useful nRF Connect commands
nRF DeviceTree settings and commands
nRF Kconfig settings and commands
nRF Terminal settings and commands
nrf-terminal.terminalMode
nrf-terminal.localEcho
nrf-terminal.startTerminal
RTT arguments
Serial port arguments
Serial port preset configuration values
nRF Terminal commands
Task binding parameters
Predefined extension variables
Configuration variables
CMake preset file variables
Debug configuration variables
Task definition variables
Telemetry
Keybindings
Essential VS Code keybindings
Extension keybindings
nRF Kconfig keybindings
nRF Terminal keybindings
Release notes
Extension releases
Extension pre-releases
Switching to a pre-release version
Limitations
Visual Studio Code does not detect all files used by a build for some nRF Connect SDK versions
Visual Studio Code does not support guiconfig
June 2026
nRF Connect
Version 2026.6.2030
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2026.6.904
nRF Kconfig
Version 2026.6.334
nRF Terminal
Version 2026.6.352
March 2026
nRF Connect
Version 2026.3.1484
Version 2026.4.1766
Bug fixes
Version 2026.4.1637
Bug fixes
Version 2026.3.1585
Bug fixes
Welcome View
Manage SDKs
Manage toolchains
Application View
Connected Devices View
Debugging UI and settings
Debugging View
Panel Views
General improvements
Other bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2026.3.617
Other improvements
nRF Terminal
Version 2026.3.237
Version 2026.3.289
Bug fixes
Other improvements
January 2026
nRF Connect
Version 2026.1.1242
Version 2026.1.1327
Bug fixes
Welcome View
Manage SDKs
Manage toolchains
Create an application
Application View
Details View
Actions View
Connected Devices View
Debugging UI and settings
Debugging View
Panel Views
General improvements
Other bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2026.1.448
nRF Kconfig
Version 2026.1.230
nRF Terminal
Version 2026.1.235
August 2025
nRF Connect
Version 2025.8.654
Changes in 2025.12.1228
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.9.798
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.9.789
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.9.754
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.9.732
Bug fixes
Welcome View
Manage SDKs
Create a new board
Browse samples
Application View
Details View
Actions View
Panel Views
Connected Devices View
General improvements
Other bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2025.8.140
Problems View
Devicetree Visual Editor
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2025.8.117
Changes in 2025.9.123
Bug fixes
Problems View
Bug fixes
nRF Terminal
Version 2025.8.103
April 2025
nRF Connect
Version 2025.4.106
Changes in 2025.5.152
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.5.92
Other improvements
Bug fixes
Changes in 2025.4.186
Other improvements
Bug fixes
Welcome View
Manage toolchains
Manage SDKs
Create a new application
Create a new board
Application View
Build management
Details View
Actions View
Debug
Memory report
Panel Views
General changes
Other bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2025.4.22
General changes
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2025.4.26
General changes
December 2024
nRF Connect
Version 2024.12.55
Changes in 2025.1.123
General changes
Bug fixes
Build-based SDK and toolchain management
Welcome View
Manage toolchains
Manage SDKs
Create a new board
Application View
Build management
Details View
Actions View
Debug
Kconfig
Memory report
Panel Views
nRF Connect terminal profile
Other improvements
Bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2024.12.15
General changes
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2024.12.13
General changes
Bug fixes
November 2024
nRF Connect
Version 2024.11.22
Changes in 2024.11.75
Bug fixes
Welcome View
SDK and toolchain management
Create a new board
Toolbar actions
Application View
Build management
Sysbuild support
Build configuration page
Actions View
Debug
Memory report
Working with devices
Panel Views
nRF Connect terminal profile
Bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2024.11.16
Changes in 2024.11.36
Bug fixes
General changes
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2024.11.16
General changes
September 2024
nRF Connect
Version 2024.9.31
Support for Hardware Model v2
Welcome View
Manage toolchains
Manage SDK
Create a new board
Browse samples
Application View
Build configuration
Build management
Debugging
Debugging View
Peripherals View
Status Bar
nRF Connect Add-on Index
Other improvements
Known issues
Visual Studio Code does not detect all files used by a build
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2024.9.26
Devictree language support
Devicetree Visual Editor
Nodes View and Visual Editor
Context Overview
Bug fixes
Known issues
Visual Studio Code does not detect all files used by a build
nRF Kconfig
Version 2024.9.20
nRF Kconfig GUI
Kconfig language support
Diagnostics
Known issues
Visual Studio Code does not detect all files used by a build
nRF Terminal
Version 2024.9.14
February 2024
nRF Connect
Version 2024.2.214
Changes in 2024.3.25
SDK management
Application management
Build management
Debugger
Building
File types
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2024.2.418
Changes in 2024.3.78
Devicetree Visual Editor
Devicetree language support
Linting
nRF Kconfig
Version 2024.2.71
Fixes in 2024.3.21
nRF Terminal
Version 2024.2.78
Changes in 2024.3.15
November 2023
nRF Connect
Version 2023.11.301
SDK management
West workspace management
Toolchain management
Application index
Debugging
CMake presets support
Building
Flashing
nRF Util
Other improvements
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2023.11.120
Devicetree language support
Devicetree parser
C language support
Linting
Context management
nRF Kconfig
Version 2023.11.64
nRF Kconfig GUI
Kconfig language support
Zephyr header file suggestions
September 2023
nRF Connect
Version 2023.9.169
Changes in 2023.9.336
Changes in 2023.10.49
Changes in 2023.11.24
Toolchain Management
Toolchain Management Menu
Install a new Toolchain
Uninstall a Toolchain
Set Active Toolchain
Toolchain specific actions
Default toolchain
Removed GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH from inherited environment
SDK Management
SDK Management Menu
Install SDK
Uninstall SDKs
Set Active SDK
Open SDK Directory
Create West Workspace
Listing unidentified SDKs
Support for custom SDK structures
West output moved to the Output window
Create New Application
New Application Menu
Create a blank application
Copy a sample
Sample Browser
Integration in VS Code's own panels
Onboarding
Quick Start handover from nRF Connect for Desktop
Welcome View
The Welcome page has been removed
Applications View
Create new build configuration button
Build Configuration Tooltip: Edit button
Details View
Separate sections for Kconfig and Devicetree files
Zephyr Snippets
Debugger
Refresh Peripheral View
Cleaned up memory section addition
New Build Configuration
Select build optimization level
Devicetree overlay selection
Board Name in board selection
Status Bar
More notifications moved to status bar
Create Board
C/C++ Language support
Refresh IntelliSense configuration when compilation ends
Enforce absolute paths for indexer
Fixed bug in Zephyr SDK Toolchain resolution
Other improvements
Configure the nRF Util path
New board IDs
Improved Memory Report UI interaction
SonarLint extension integration
Merged West update commands
Hid Devicetree action for Sysbuild and TFM builds
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2023.9.57
Export node visualizations to SVG
Low power mode toggle
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2023.9.31
Changes in 2023.9.94
nRF Kconfig GUI
"Go to definition" button
Show documentation in Kconfig UI when node is clicked
Fuzzy search scores
Language server changes
nRF Terminal
Version 2023.9.29
Serial port configuration
June 2023
nRF Connect
Version 2023.6.345
Fixes in 2023.7.129
Debugger
Memory Explorer
Write support
Copy bytes
Add memory sections from the UI
Clear highlighted symbol
Persistent Memory Explorer state
Thread Viewer
Show max stack usage in Thread Viewer
Fix thread stack size in nRF Connect SDK v2.4.0
Peripherals View
Fixed CLR register behavior
Fixed sorting of peripherals in the Peripherals View
Removed dependency on Cortex-Debug
Sysbuild support
Sysbuild checkbox in Add Build Configuration
Sysbuild in Sidebar Views
Disabled pristine build on all child images
Showing multiple progress bars for multi-image builds
Other changes related to sysbuild
SDK management
Falling back to pointing to newest SDK
Keeping track of browsed SDKs across sessions
Scanning all west projects for boards
Updated west manifest schema
Only update settings when making changes in the Quick Setup
West Source Control section
More robust SDK version parsing
Toolchain management
Install and uninstall Toolchain packages
Install and update for nRF Command Line Tools
Improved Toolchain picker command
Fix minor issues with the Toolchain picker in the Welcome View
Build management
Allow removing workspace folder applications
Fixes for the Copy Build Command button
Stopped hardcoding NCS_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION into build configuration details
Fixed crash on Add Build Configuration screen on broken CMake Presets files
Fixed active build switching
Fixed handling of sample.yaml multiline platform_allow
Device management
Allow cancelling device actions
Restored Remove Device Alias command
C/C++ language support
Never pass non-existing compilers to cppTools
Escaping nested quotes in defines
Other improvements
Added support for upcoming build system variables
Disabled opening the tasks file on unsaved workspaces
Freetext board revision setting
Bug fixes
Fixed support report generation when J-Link could not be executed
Fixed duplicate environment path on Windows
Fixed generated links to sample sources
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2023.6.108
Fixes in 2023.7.56
General Visual Devicetree Editor changes
Show warning when editing board file in the SDK
Filter compatible properties by context
Fixed integer enum properties being inserted as strings
Widened header node picker
Add scrollbar to the Add Node modal
Pin Overview
New Pin Management node selector
Filtering GPIO ports by enabled status
Supporting legacy "-pin" pin configuration
Open relevant pin assignment
Circuit schematics
Jumping to pin from the circuit schematic
Removed SoC circuit schematic
Corrected LED connection to GND/VDD when active high/low
nRF Kconfig
Version 2023.6.51
Support for sysbuild
Disabled save to non-existing files
nRF Terminal
Version 2023.6.78
Fixes in 2023.7.47
Improved setup
Allow picking a connected device
Use device name as terminal name
Inline connection parameter configuration
Add carriage return to RTT output
April 2023
nRF Connect
Version 2023.4.148
Fixes in 2023.4.179
Connected Devices management
Using nRF Util Device to populate the Connected Devices View
Support for nRF54
Support for other flash runners
nRF Debug's Memory Viewer
Overall layout
New hover tooltip
New symbol search UI
Reveal symbol in Memory View
SDK management
Reduced noisy SDK notifications
New application workflow
Configuration error prompts
Identification of raw Zephyr installations
Status Bar error behavior
Application management
Automatically add top-level workspace folders as applications
Builds in subdirectories
Add Build Configuration workflow
Always pass selected project conf file to build system
Tooltip to explain debug options
nRF54 in board selection drop-down
Fix Kconfig values in pristine build
boardRoots setting update
Memory report
Single footprint report instead of ROM and RAM
RAM and ROM tabs placement swapped
Hex size column in the partition report
Actions View
New Devicetree Visual Editor action
Changed order of actions
Performance improvements
Webview styling
Housekeeping
Updated minimum VS Code version to 1.66
Only activate extension in some workspaces
Other improvements
Disabled West SCM if the nRF Connect SDK is not in the VS Code workspace
nRF Debug Peripheral View: Improved peripheral naming
New Application: Added sample name to the initial commit message
Updated Getting Started walkthrough
Bug fixes
Removed escape from quotes in defines
Made IntelliSense file lookup case insensitive on Windows
Accepting spaces in shields
Task unbind with multiple configurations
Stopped disabling Toolchain Manager button
Stopped crashing on invalid toolchain version formatting
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2023.4.61
Devicetree Visual Editor
Links in build output
Changes to linting rules
Editing
Stopped listing type bindings with no compatibles
Stopped returning the current node entry in autocomplete
Fixed invalid semicolon insertions
Devicetree View
Removed buttons for devicetree contexts
Switched to IEC designations for units
Workspace management
Support glob patterns in devicetree.modules setting
Housekeeping
Bug fixes
nRF Kconfig
Version 2023.4.17
nRF Kconfig GUI: Renamed Save to Apply
Editing
Stopped reparsing broken Kconfig contexts
Kconfig GUI reloads on save
Improved stability and error recovery
Account for ZEPHYR_BASE changes in module reload
Housekeeping
nRF Terminal
Version 2023.4.15
nRF Terminal profile: Switched to native terminal
Housekeeping
November 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.11.140
Fixes in 2023.1.44
Fixes in 2023.2.56
Debugging improvements
nRF Debug Thread Viewer
Read current thread's stack pointer from register
Thread state icons
Clickable thread locations
Display stack usage
nRF Debug Memory Viewer
Clickable symbol name links
Tooltip can now stay in place
Removed table header row
New Configure debugging button
New debug configuration fields
Custom memory tab
Debugger skipping secondary images on entry
Debugging Peripherals View
CMSIS Core peripherals
Write to registers
Improvement to flashing when debugging with Ozone
Improved messages and fixed errors
Documentation restructure
Other improvements
Partition overlaps in Memory report
New Clean Build Configuration task and command
Pristine build and Erase and Flash to Board task bindings
Variables inserted when generating a new workspace
Tags and samples manually defined for new workspace applications
Git repository initialization in the new application's directory
Bug fixes
Show full path to collapsed folders
Added CMake preset variables to BOARD_ROOTS
Fixed CMake preset variable interpretation
Fixed parsing and merging of the -DBOARD_ROOT= argument
Fixed duplicate sample browser boards
Fixed sample entries in the Sample Browser list
Fixed display of peripherals on Windows
Replaced text for the extension's Welcome page
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.11.153
*-gpios pins now registered in the Sidebar
Cell count fallback
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.11.50
Kconfig tasks run in the default shell
nRF Kconfig GUI scroll when jumping to an item
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.11.29
September 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.9.179
Fixes in v2022.10.30
New default debugger: nRF Debug
New debugging features
nRF Debug panel
Thread Viewer
Memory Viewer
Peripherals View
Additional fixes
Pass toolchain environment to debug adapter
J-Link Zephyr plugin
Resolve child image builds
Memory report viewer
Visual representation
Partition report tab
Updated Status Bar Item
Trusted Firmware-M images
Hiding all actions for TF-M images
Hiding irrelevant files in TF-M's details view
Custom application list rendering for TF-M
Connected Devices View
Helpful text for missing nRF Command Line Tools
Sort connected devices alphabetically
Building improvements
Prevent concurrent build tasks to run on the same build configuration
Propagate soft reset and recover from tasks.json file
Filter out empty CMake variables from CMake presets
Other improvements
Interpret sample browser query spaces as OR for filenames
Improved terminal output link for Flash notification
Zephyr SDK 0.15.x: GDB is -no-py by default
Disabled nRF Connect SDK selector upon "cannot change" message
Stopped using the active build's linked device in debug
Updated UI terms
Bug fixes
Search in files: added the workspace folder prefix for all workspaces
Provided absolute path for Zephyr compiler and debuggers
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.9.11
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.9.15
2022.10.7 additionally fixes the following issues:
Shield support
Properties file recognition
Bug fixes
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.9.15
2022.10.7 additionally fixes the following issues:
July 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.7.111
2022.7.242 additionally fixes the following issues:
Memory report viewer
Experimental debug adapter
Current implementation features
Shield support
CMake Presets schema
Workspace configuration for applications
IntelliSense configuration
Build configuration creation
Additional actions in Views
Device handling
Custom task binding
Connected Devices View actions menu
Warning before erasing
Startup time improvements
Creating an application improvements
Other improvements
Updated UI terms
Disabling automatic application switching
Shortened file search include filter
Add prefix to Add Folder As Application in menu
Generate Support Information from the Welcome View
Bug fixes
Don't write shell env command to history
Fix issue when prj*.conf file was reported not present on disk
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.7.36
Devicetree editing improvements
Added include completion
Added code action for missing required properties
Added warning on children of disabled nodes
Insert semicolon after closing brace
Devicetree View improvements
Enhancements to existing actions
Moved nRF DeviceTree actions into submenu
Added icons to GPIO pins
Brought back bus node pins
New actions
Add Alias
Enable/disable toggle on interrupt requests
Copy C Identifier for nodes and properties
Edit interrupts
Performance improvements
Other improvements
Added file icons
Reparsing all contexts on SDK changes
Bug fixes
Addressed context issue when DeviceTree file is already open on startup
Fixed deep binding inclusions being ignored
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.7.24
nRF Kconfig GUI search
Removed prompt/ID filtering based on query format
Jump to invisible items
Small enhancements
Minor bug fixes
File associations
Kconfig file icons
Recognize all Kconfig files
Status Bar notification for the project's .conf files not in context
Extension configuration
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.7.21
Save the content of the terminal to file
Improved finding of J-Link on Windows
Fixed a bug with repeated RTT connections
June 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.6.22
2022.6.142 additionally addresses the following issues:
Generate build configuration
Classifying applications and project configuration files
Added a multi-select component
Editing build configurations
Saving and sharing build configurations
Workspace configuration
Inferring a single workspace SDK
Improve when invalid nRF Connect SDK message is shown
Create application workflow
Prevent creating an application under an invalid path
Reloading opened samples in the sample browser
Task execution
Bind custom tasks to actions
Searching in the project
Search for the selected text from the editor in Nordic help resources
Searching only in files that are part of a build configuration
Build configurations
Show build images in separate groups for each core
Build all configurations in an application
Enhanced build configuration tooltips and actions
Other improvements
Feedback page
Zephyr SDK support
Allow toolchain selection on Linux
Improved styling in webviews
Load Devicetree contexts when changing build configuration
Show notification on new releases
Bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.6.8
Added support for Nordic's pinctrl entries
Added support for Zephyr updates
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.6.2
Kconfig syntax highlighting
Added macros to syntax grammar definition
Highlight negative numbers
nRF Kconfig GUI improvements
Keep the nRF Kconfig tree state when switching tab views
Fixed the keyboard navigation in the Kconfig tree view
Add links to dependency names in the description box
Show the parent item of a searched item
Display 'No visible children' item for relevant tree nodes
New GUI buttons
Forward and backward navigation buttons
Added a button to show hidden nodes
Search improvements
Sublime text fuzzy search
Bug fixes
Release files on parser errors
Stay on a checkbox item after toggling with keyboard shortcuts
April 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.4.219
Connected devices
Flashing improvements
softreset
skipBuild
Set MCUboot devices into bootloader mode
Better messaging for device connection status
Improved visibility for device connections
Webviews
Create a new application
Generate build
Welcome page and panel
Education and information support
Faster access to create a new board
Build configurations
TF-M child image support
Removed redundant build panel information
Source files are now automatically available for child images
Intellisense works before building an application
Configuration files are tracked
Actions
Notification improvements
Extension checks
SDK version change warning in unsaved workspace
Reset hidden notifications
Warning for M1 machines requiring the Universal version of SEGGER J-Link
Other improvements
Performance improvements
Provided more tooltip information
Support west flash --dev-id
Bug fixes
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.4.31
Diagnostics
Environment
Sidebar tooltips
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.4.55
Configuration files
Source file code actions
Change symbol values
Open symbols in the nRF Kconfig GUI
nRF Kconfig GUI
Other improvements
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.4.61
Copy and paste
Status bar item improvements
Terminal title bar buttons
Setup
Welcome prompt
March 2022
nRF Connect
v2022.3.104
Version 2022.3.104
Fixed
v2022.3.70
Version 2022.3.70
Added
Updated
Fixed
Removed
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.3.68
Added
Updated
Fixed
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.3.16
Added
Fixed
Updated
January 2022
nRF Connect
Version 2022.1.192
Added
Updated
Fixed
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2022.1.153
General
Updated
Bindings
Updated
Code completion
Added
Updated
Fixed
Lint
Updated
Fixed
nRF Kconfig
Version 2022.1.78
Added
Fixed
Removed
nRF Terminal
Version 2022.1.30
Fixed
December 2021
nRF Connect
Version 2021.12.137
Added
Updated
Fixed
Removed
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2021.12.6
Code completion
Updated
Fixed
Commands
Updated
Removed
Lint
Updated
Parser
Fixed
nRF Kconfig
v2021.12.174
Version 2021.12.174
Added
Updated
Fixed
v2021.12.60
Version 2021.12.60
Added
Fixed
November 2021
nRF Connect
v2021.11.221
Version 2021.11.221
Fixed
v2021.11.134
Version 2021.11.134
Updated
Fixed
v2021.11.109
Version 2021.11.109
Added
Updated
Breaking changes
Fixed
Removed
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2021.11.4
Fixed
nRF Kconfig
Version 2021.11.7
nRF Terminal
Version 2021.11.7
Fixed
October 2021
nRF Connect
Version 2021.10.103
Added
Updated
Fixed
Removed
September 2021
nRF Connect
Version 2021.9.314
nRF DeviceTree
Version 2021.9.20
nRF Kconfig
Version 2021.9.10
nRF Terminal
v2021.9.26
Version 2021.9.26
Updated
v2021.9.20
Version 2021.9.20
Added
August 2021
Version 2021.8.13

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