Virtual COM Port Drivers

Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device to announced equally an boosted COM port available to the PC. Awarding software can access the USB device in the This page contains the VCP drivers currently bachelor for FTDI devices.

Click here to download the Windows vii to Windows xi and Windows Server (see notation * below) driver installer. The Windows driver installer contains both VCP and D2XX drivers.

For D2XX Direct drivers, please click here.

Installation guides are available from the Installation Guides folio of the Documents department of this site for selected operating systems.

VCP Drivers

Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device to appear equally an additional COM port available to the PC. Application software can access the USB device in the aforementioned way as it would access a standard COM port.

This software is provided by Future Technology Devices International Limited "equally is" and any express or implied warranties, including, merely not limited to, the unsaid warranties of merchantability and fettle for a detail purpose are disclaimed. In no upshot shall hereafter engineering devices international limited be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, simply non limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of employ, data, or profits; or business organisation interruption) all the same caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any style out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

FTDI drivers may be used only in conjunction with products based on FTDI parts.

FTDI drivers may be distributed in any form as long as license information is not modified.

If a custom vendor ID and/or product ID or description string are used, it is the responsibility of the product manufacturer to maintain any changes and subsequent WHCK re-certification as a result of making these changes.

For more detail on FTDI Scrap Driver licence terms, please click hither.

Currently Supported VCP Drivers:

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Processor Architecture
Operating System Release Date x86 (32-chip) x64 (64-flake) PPC ARM MIPSII MIPSIV SH4 Comments
Windows (Desktop)* 2021-07-15 2.12.36.iv two.12.36.4 – two.12.36.4A**** – – – WHQL Certified. Includes VCP and D2XX.
Bachelor every bit a
setup executable
Please read the Release Notes
and Installation Guides.
Windows (Universal)*** 2021-11-12 2.12.36.4U 2.12.36.4U – – – – – WHQL Certified. Includes VCP and D2XX.
Linux – –
i.5.0 		– – – – – All FTDI devices now supported in Ubuntu 11.10, kernel 3.0.0-nineteen
Refer to TN-101 if you need a custom VCP VID/PID in Linux
VCP drivers are integrated into the

kernel.
Mac Bone X 10.3 to 10.8 2012-08-x 2.2.18 2.2.xviii 2.two.18 – – – – Refer to TN-105 if you need a custom VCP VID/PID in MAC OS
Mac Bone X ten.ix to 10.xiii 2019-12-24 – 2.4.2 – – – – – This driver is signed
by Apple
 

Mac OS Ten  ten.14

2019–12-24 – ii.4.4 – – – – – This driver is signed
past Apple tree
Mac Bone X10.15 and macOS 11/12 2021-05-xviii 1.iv.seven This is a Beta driver release and the installer should exist run from the Applications folder on your car
Windows CE 4.2-5.2** 2012-01-06
1.ane.0.20 		– –
1.1.0.20
ane.1.0.10
1.i.0.10
one.1.0.x
Windows CE half-dozen.0/seven.0
2016-xi-03
1.1.0.22
CE 6.0 True cat

CE 7.0 CAT 		– –
1.1.0.22

CE half-dozen.0 Cat

CE 7.0 CAT
1.1.0.ten
1.1.0.10
1.ane.0.10 		For utilize of the CAT files supplied for ARM and x86 builds refer to AN_319
Windows CE 2013 2015-03-06 1.0.0 one.0.0 VCP Commuter Back up for WinCE2013

*Includes the following version of the Windows operating system: Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows server 2012 R2. Too, as Windows viii RT is a closed organisation non assuasive for tertiary party commuter installation our Windows viii commuter will non back up this variant of the OS. You must utilise the Windows RT build for this platform.

**Includes the following versions of Windows CE four.2-5.2 based operating systems: Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 SE, Windows Mobile 5, Windows Mobile 6, Windows Mobile half dozen.1 ,Windows Mobile half dozen.5

***Windows 10 and Windows 11 merely. Universal Windows Drivers enable developers to create a single commuter package that runs across multiple dissimilar device types, from embedded systems to tablets and desktop PCs.

****Windows ten and Windows 11 only for ARM64 based Windows PCs. Also works on Mac M1 running Parallels VM with Windows.

No Longer Supported:

Processor Architecture
Operating System Release Date x86 (32-bit) x64 (64-bit) PPC ARM MIPSII MIPSIV SH4 Comments
Windows* 201vii–08-30 2.12.28
2.12.28 		– – – – – WHQL Certified. Includes VCP and D2XX.
Available as a
setup executable
Please read the Release Notes
and
Installation Guides.
Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008 2012-04-13 2.08.24 2.08.24 – – – – – WHQL Certified
Likewise available as a
setup executable
Release notes
This is FTDI'due south final release earlier Microsoft stopped certifying drivers for these versions of Windows.
Windows 2000 2009-10-22 ii.06.00 – – – – – – WHQL Certified
Available as
setup executable
Release notes
Windows 98/ME 2004-11-25 1.09.06 – – – – – – Does not back up FT2232 or FT4232 devices
Windows 98/ME 2004-03-12 1.0.iii – – – – – – Just supports FT2232D devices
Mac Bone 9
Mac OS 8 		2004-05-18 – – 1.0f4 – – – –
Mac OS X 10.9 and above 2015-04-fifteen – 2.iii – – – – – This commuter is signed past Apple
Linux 2009-05-14 1.v.0 1.5.0