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Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters
Dear developers, We’re thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This is a moment we’ve built side by side with you. Your feed...
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Where Are My Favorite Extensions in Visual Studio 2022?
Want to continue using your favorite extensions in VS 2022 but aren’t sure where they are? Check out this post to learn how to find them in the Marketplace, outside the Marketplace, or as integrated VS features!
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 3, and Upcoming Native M1 Processor Support
This is an exciting post for us today with several announcements – First, Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 3 is now available with support for the general availability release of .NET 6. Second, our team has been working on native support for the Apple M1 processor, and it will be available soon in a future preview. This post contains additional information on the Visual Studio 2022 for Mac release date as well. Read on for more details, and download the latest preview while you’re at it: If you’re already using a preview version of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac, you can use the Visual Studio > Check for Upd...
Visual Studio 2022 now available
I am really excited to announce that we've reached general availability for Visual Studio 2022. Watch the keynote on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jXO946eDw">YouTube</a>.
More flexible and inclusive ways to manage your documents
One of Visual Studio 2022’s key investments is in helping you personalize Visual Studio so that you can code the way you want. We’ve added new capabilities for added flexibility and inclusivity for working with your documents! Flexible workspace We’ve introduced a way for you to color file tabs by project, so that you don’t have to hunt for your open files. This is also the most requested item on Developer Community! Color tabs can also be a helpful organization tool for folks who has learning differences or focus challenges. To turn on color tabs, navigate to Tools > Options > Tabs & Windows, ...
Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event Agenda
We’re excited to host the Visual Studio 2022 launch event on November 8th. This release is unique: it brings together, the move to 64-bit, new capabilities, and improvements to reliability and performance across your entire developer workflow. The launch event is a celebration of that work, and all the work, our community, and extension
We’ve upgraded the UI in Visual Studio 2022
In Visual Studio 2022, our team made a series of targeted investments to upgrade the Visual Studio user interface. We’re committed to spending time on the things that have meaningful impact to your product experience, so we grounded our work in real problems and suggestions surfaced by you and made sure to work with you every step of the way
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 2 is now available
One month ago, we released the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac after an initial private preview. Today, we’re happy to share that Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 2 is now available. The focus of this preview is to support the new .NET 6 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) release on Intel-based Macs.
Learn to write Visual Studio extensions
Writing extension for Visual Studio can be a daunting task for even the seasoned developer. Figuring out where to start is a not obvious and the whole process a bit mysterious. At least, that’s what you’ve told over the years from trying to write extensions. That’s why we’re now introducing a new video series to make extension writing easier than ever. The series starts at the very beginning to make sure you have the right tools and setup. Then it goes through writing your first extension to show the full process of writing an extension. These are important steps since they provide the base from which you’...
Join us November 8 for the Launch of Visual Studio 2022
On behalf of our entire team, I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2022 on November 8, and the immediate availability of the Visual Studio 2022 Release Candidate (RC) and Preview 5. We invite you to explore the latest capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 at our virtual launch event on November 8. Throughout the day, you can learn from some special guest speakers, talk back to the Visual Studio team, and even download exclusive digital swag. Join us at our virtual event Our free, online launch event kicks off at 8:30 AM Pacific Time on November 8 with a keynote from Scott Hanselman...