Using an Existing .lpr Project from Vivado Design Suite Edition - 2025.2 English - UG908

Vivado Design Suite creates an .lpr file at project startup and populates it with appropriate details when using the Hardware Manager to program and/or debug the design in the project. This file is located in the project_name.hw directory and is named project_name.lpr. You can open this project file in the Vivado Lab Edition.

Typical flow entails:

1. Click the Open Project icon on the Vivado Lab Edition start page.
2. Traverse to the project_name.hw directory located inside the Vivado IDE project directory.
3. Select the .lpr project file inside the project_name.hw directory and click OK.
4. Connect to your hardware.
5. Program and debug with the correct device image file and .ltx file from the appropriate Vivado run directory.
6. User preferences, runtime manager debug dashboard, and window settings are restored at project open.