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Freedom Studio

The fastest way to get started with software development on SiFive RISC-V processors

SiFive Freedom Studio

Give your teams the fastest way to get started with software development on SiFive RISC‑V processors. Freedom Studio is optimized for productivity and usability, giving your pre/post-silicon and software development teams all the tools they need to write and optimize the best software, identify hard-to-find hotspots, and eliminate the toughest bugs with ease.

Built on the popular Eclipse IDE, Freedom Studio is packaged with the latest plugins, tools, and viewers, providing your software developers with crucial insight to the heart of your SoC—the processor. Maximize performance of your software running on simulation models, FPGA, an instruction set simulator, or HiFive development boards.

  • Executables for x86_64 computers running Windows, macOS, or Linux operating systems
  • ASM/C/C++ software development environment
  • SiFive Insight (debug/trace) graphical viewer
  • Integrated serial terminal and semi hosting
  • Performance profiling tools and pipeline viewer
  • ELF and GNU-Linux cross toolchains

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