Developers of software for ARC processors may choose among several different tool chains and development environments:
The MetaWare® Development Toolkit includes the MetaWare C/C++ Compiler, MetaWare Debugger, and MetaWare IDE. For more than 20 years, MetaWare tools have been recognized in the industry for producing high quality, high performance and efficient code. MetaWare tools for ARC processors are available from ARC International.