Open PLC Editor - IDE

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Running a preview version

In order to run the development version, clone the repository, and install dependencies via npm, you need network access.

You'll need the following tools:

Git
NodeJS, version >=20 <24

Step by step

Clone the repository locally and go to the project folder.

git clone https://github.com/Autonomy-Logic/openplc-editor.git

cd openplc-editor

Install the dependencies

npm install

Run the development script

npm run dev

Releasing a New Version

The project uses GitHub Actions to automatically build and release new versions for all supported platforms (macOS, Windows, and Linux) in both x64 and ARM64 architectures.

Creating a Release

To create a new release, simply create and push a new tag with the version number:

git tag v4.2.0
git push origin v4.2.0

This will automatically:

Build the application for all platforms (macOS, Windows, Linux) and architectures (x64, ARM64)
Sign and notarize the macOS builds
Create a GitHub Release with all artifacts attached
Generate release notes based on commits since the last release

Version Naming

Use semantic versioning: vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (e.g., v4.2.0)
For pre-releases, add a suffix: v4.2.0-beta, v4.2.0-alpha, or v4.2.0-rc1
Pre-release tags will be marked as pre-releases on GitHub

Manual Workflow Trigger

You can also trigger the build workflow manually from the GitHub Actions tab without creating a release. This is useful for testing builds:

Go to Actions > Build and Release
Click "Run workflow"
Optionally specify a version number
Click "Run workflow"

Note: Manual triggers will build all artifacts but won't create a GitHub Release (releases are only created when pushing a tag).