PlatformIO 2025 Year in Review
Strengthening foundations, earning trust at scale, and continuing the journey with developers and partners around the world
Even amid unprecedented challenges, PlatformIO Labs didn’t stand still - this period became one of steady progress, learning, and long-term growth.
The year brought tests, but also victories. Our team in Ukraine kept working, learning, and building, even in difficult conditions. Adapting quickly and supporting each other helped us grow steadily. We finished the year stronger and more ready for what comes next.
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Major Milestones
6 Million Unique Installations
From the first installation to now, our PlatformIO IDE for VSCode extension has grown faster than we ever imagined. Today, it has been installed over 6 million times! Each installation represents someone choosing to make their work easier, smarter, or more fun. Seeing this many people benefit from our work is truly inspiring.
Our success has also inspired many silicon vendors to introduce their own solutions and tools for VSCode. Even so, PlatformIO remains the most popular VS Code extension for embedded development and we’re proud to hold this position thanks to the trust of our community.
Thank you for choosing PlatformIO and helping us grow stronger every day!
Long-Term Support You Can Rely On
We’re proud to say that we remain fully committed to maintaining all our development platforms, old and new. Over the past year, we delivered more than 20 releases, including updates to platforms that are less popular or considered “legacy”. We do this because we believe in providing reliable tools for every developer, no matter the project size or popularity of the platform. Every release reflects our dedication to quality, stability, and continuous improvement - ensuring that every user can rely on PlatformIO for their work, today and in the future.
Petabytes of Traffic
Our Trusted Package Registry has become a core part of daily workflows for many developers and companies. As more teams rely on it for development and CI/CD pipelines, our yearly traffic has grown to petabytes of data. We’re happy to see this number increase, because it shows trust and long-term adoption. For us, it means we’ve become a reliable partner that teams can depend on for stable, fast, and scalable delivery of their services.
Helping Developers Learn and Build
Our blog continues to be a public space for sharing high-quality content with the community. The content ranges from sneak-peeks of upcoming books to full-featured tutorials on CI/CD and other advanced workflows. Every post is designed to be practical, easy to follow, and useful for developers of all levels. We love seeing our readers try new ideas, improve their projects, and connect with the PlatformIO community through the knowledge we share.
Words of Appreciation
Thank you to everyone in the PlatformIO community. Your enthusiasm, ideas, and trust have fueled our growth and motivated us to reach new heights. We’re proud of what we’ve built together and can’t wait to continue this journey - collaborating, innovating, and achieving even more in the years ahead.
Have a great 2026!
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