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AVRFuses is a simple fuse programmer for the AVR series of microcontrollers from Atmel. It is written to mimic the look, feel and utility of the AVR Studio fuse programmer. The primary useful feature of AVRFuses is that it lets you intelligently select which fuses to set just like in AVRStudio.

CrossWorks for AVR is the complete development solution for all your AVR projects. The toolset provides a complete and cost-effective solution for programming the AVR family of low-power microcontrollers. CrossWorks supports all megaAVR controllers in the AVR family, from the smallest to the largest.

The open-source Arduino environment makes it easy to write code and upload it to the I/O board. It runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux. The environment is written in Java and based on Processing, avr-gcc, and other open-source software.

AVR Tools provides a Mac OS X GUI for avrdude. The program also includes a terminal emulator which can be used to talk to serial ports, such as the spare RS-232 port on the Atmel STK500 Development board. The terminal emulator can be run stand-alone, without connecting AVR Tools to any development board.