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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 19:16:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify IDE support in contributing guidelines

Updated contributing guidelines to specify that Arduino IDE is no longer supported and recommended using VSCode with PlatformIO.
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8049f4e52..8ef444558 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Here are a few suggestions to make it easier for you to contribute:
 * [Project Structure, Files and Directories](https://github.com/wled/WLED/blob/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md#project-branch--release-structure)
 * [Instructions for creating usermods](https://github.com/wled/WLED/blob/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md#adding-a-new-usermod)
 * KB: [Compiling WLED](https://kno.wled.ge/advanced/compiling-wled/) - slightly outdated but still helpful :-)
+* Arduino IDE is not supported any more. Use VSCode with the PlatformIO extension. 
 * [Compiling in VSCode/Platformio](https://github.com/wled/WLED-Docs/issues/161) - modern way without command line or platformio.ini changes.
 * If you add a new feature, consider making a PR to [``wled-docs``](https://github.com/wled/WLED-Docs) for updating our official documentation.