Improved support by using common code across both the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer.Improved support via a specific forum - PICkitPlus Forum.Support for 8-bit microcontrollers such as the 16f18xxx and the 18f2xKxx ranges - the intent is to support all 8-bit microcontrollers.PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer support in one package.Improved parts discovery with protection.PICkitPlus for the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 programmers provided the following benefits: Erase of program memory space with verification.

Read/write program and data memory of microcontroller.Supports low voltage to 2.0 volts (2.0v to 6.0v range).Great Cow BASIC IDE and MPLAB IDE-X compatible for programming and debugging.USB (Full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to host PC).Improved Help, guidance and direct access to the 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontroller database.Updated and managed 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontroller database.New programming protocol support for new classes of 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontrollers.Supports both PICkit™ 2 and 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer

PICkit Command line user interface application.

Specific solution for the PICkit™ 2 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer

PICkit 2Plus Graphical user interface application.

Specific solution for the PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer

PICkit 3Plus Graphical user interface application.

The intent of PICkit 2Plus and the PICkit 3Plus is to support programming of any 8-bit PIC microcontroller. To donate and obtain PICkitPlus select the preformatted email URL: or, simply send us an email to the same email address. The PICkitPlus software provides a journey to the latest Debugger/Programmers. PICkitPlus is a total replacement for the existing Microchip PICkit2™ and PICkit3™ GUI software. PICkitPlus for the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 applications are called PICkit 2Plus, PICkit 3Plus and PICkitCommandLine.

Pickit 3 standalone programmer