FreeRTOS Kernel
- Software
- Microcontrollers and firmware tools
- Library
FreeRTOS Kernel is a real-time operating system kernel for microcontrollers, supplying the core task, queue, and scheduling code plus ports to many chip and compiler combinations.
Made by FreeRTOS.
Source on GitHub: github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 170cc3f (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE.md (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 170cc3f (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides the core kernel in three shared source files (list.c, queue.c, tasks.c), with optional co-routine support in croutine.c.
- Includes a portable directory with files specific to each microcontroller and compiler, selected through ports.
- Ships kernel header files in the include directory.
- Offers a sample FreeRTOSConfig.h template to help start a new project.
- Can be consumed with CMake via FetchContent or as a git submodule, or cloned stand-alone.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 170cc3f.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 16 Oct 2026 on main
- Latest release
- V11.3.1 (21 Aug 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots on Robotheca that use it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
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