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PICKitPlus for PICkit 2 and PICkit 3 Programmers

Support for the latest Microchip microcontrollers using the PICKitPlus applications. PICKitPlus provides a low-cost option to use the PICkit programmers.

PICKitPlus for the PICkit 2 Programmer

Supports the latest Microchip microcontrollers and a wide range of EEPROMs using a PICkit 2 Programmer.

PICKitPlus for the PICkit 3 Programmer

Supports the latest Microchip microcontrollers and a wide range of EEPROMs using a PICkit 3 Programmer..

PICKitCommandLine for PICkit 2 and PICkit 3 Programmers

PICKitCommandLine provides a low-cost option for simple integration with compilers and IDEs via the command line.

PICKitAutoWatch for PICkit 2 and PICkit 3 Programmers

PICKitAutoWatch is the easy method to automate programming with point and click IDE integration.

PICKitPlus as a Service

The PICKitPlus development team can help you, or your organisation, deliver your projects through optimising and supporting design activities or simply be part of solution development and delivery team.

The PICKitPlus team provides software and hardware that makes interfacing with microcontroller and IoT devices simple. We want to enable you to easily program, read and verify your projects code when using microcontrollers and EEPROMs. We also design and manufacture hardware like programmers, LCD controllers and sensors that make development and integration easier.

We aim to help you avoid the complexities of full-featured Integrated Development Environments by making things easy. Our software is the easiest way to work with microcontrollers and EEPROMs. PICKitPlus software leverages the investment made in the PICKit 2 and PICKit 3 programmers to reduce the learning curve and the development time, and our hardware solutions are kits that are easy to build then you can integrate the solutions into your projects.

We are a UK based team. We design, develop and support our solutions from the UK.

PICKitPlus portfolio of applications

Our software supports Windows XP to Windows 10, Linux and Raspberry Pi. To see the specifics of an application see here. We support our applications and the associated parts database - we license per named user, the license includes one year of application support and we also provide free updates to the parts database as we add more parts.

PICKitPlus Graphical User Interface (GUI) Applications for the PICkit2 and PICkit3 programmers.

PICKitCommandLine Application for the PICkit2 and PICkit 3 programmers.

PICKitAutoWatch Application for the PICkit2 and PICkit 3 programmers.

PICKitGang Programmer.

Buying PICKitPlus Software

Buying PICKitPlus software is simple - buy via PayPal. We process your request when we get confirmation from PayPal, this may take a few hours. Then, we complete an Export Controlled or Sanctioned Countries, Entities and Persons assessment.

We work extended UK office hours. We will send your user specific download information as soon as practical.

We have listed our most popular software below


PICKitPlus Basic Suite: This suite provides the core applications for a typical user. The suite contains the two PICKitPlus GUI applications and PICKitCommandLine application. One year software support/software maintenance plus free updates the parts database.		£23 GBP

PICKitPlus Flex Suite: This suite provides the best experience for the typical user, developers and the professional developer community. This suite is the PICKitPlus Basic Suite plus PICKitAutoWatch. This suite is the best value for money. PICKitAutoWatch supports our supported parts plus the Microchip Programmers-on-Board of the Microchip Xpress Boards products. One year software support/software maintenance plus free updates the parts database.		£30 GBP

PKCMD-LX Application: This application provides the best experience for the Linux user, developers and the professional developer community. This application is the programming application for Linux users. PKCMD-LX supports our supported parts. Uses Linux AppImage for ease of installation and use. See the Linux prerequisites on our purchasing page. One year software support/software maintenance.		£13 GBP

PICCMD-Pi: This application provides the best experience for the Raspberry Pi user, developers and the professional developer community. This application is the programming application for Pi users. PKCMD-LX supports our supported parts. Uses Pi AppImage for ease of installation and use. See the Linux prerequisites on our purchasing page. One year software support/software maintenance.		£13 GBP

PICKitPlus Hardware

We have a growing list of hardware solutions - the latest products are shown below. See the Our Hardware tab for more details.


PICKitPlus Programmers TOP SELLER Own our PICKit 2 programmer. A SMD PICkt2 board that our CTO designed. Two models. A standard model and model specifically for the Pi4. See our PICKitPlus programmer , see here.		£25 GBP+ postage
LCD Rucksack: The flexible way to connect an LCD to a microcontroller that supports I2C, SPI and Serial communications. A simple kit you can build and then use. Provided with documentation and examples. We are accepting orders for the LCD Rucksack kit now, see here.		£22 GBP+ postage
Level Probe: A compact logic probe for the analysis and troubleshooting of logic circuits. The probe will recognise high, intermediate and low level pulses in logic circuits. A simple kit you can build and then use. Provided with documentation and examples. We are accepting orders for the Level Probe kit now, see here.		£22 GBP + postage

Online Resources

PICKitPlus has a number of resources to help you do even more.

Find our community to help your software usage here.
Email us here for help, advice or to ask a question.

Github and Social

There are many ways to contribute to PICKitPlus:

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