Hi,
I've tried to jump start my first project with an Arduino UNO board and realized that the statement "Remember that boards work out-of-the-box on the Web Editor, no need to install anything." isn't true: you actually need to install the plugin, which I cannot do since I don't have Admin rights on the laptop I'm using.
I suggest to arduino community to change the statement into a more correct one.
Furhtermore: is there a way to program an Arduino board without really install anything?
You can download the zip file of the IDE No install needed.
You however might still have to install drivers.
It is true that you need the correct permissions for a computer to install.
Most users already have those but in cases such as yours where it is clearly not your own personal computer you need to talk to your IT department to get the elevated permission for an install.
There are a good few topics covering that aspect in here that will explain why it is not really Arduino's responsibility for those edge cases.
As mentioned there are also methods to use the regular IDE in PORTABLE mode.
Even those may be subject to some restrictions depending on the individual security policy's set up on a particular computer !
Thanks to both!
The portable IDE did the job (I did not needed additional drivers on Windows 10)
Hi @giuliolele. I'm glad to hear that the portable Arduino IDE is meeting your needs.
Thanks for your feedback about this potentially confusing statement about Arduino Web Editor. I have now removed it from the "Getting Started" main page you mentioned, as well as the other occurrences. I think we will also be adding some more details there about the exact installation requirements.
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