Welcome to Visual Studio Community Edition

Visual Studio Community is a free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source contributors, and individual developers. Build any type of application with Visual Studio, from web and cloud services to desktop and mobile apps, and even games.

It provides a rich set of tools for writing, debugging, testing, and deploying code across multiple platforms and languages. With its extensive extensibility, you can tailor Visual Studio to your specific workflow and project needs.

Key Features

IntelliSense

Powerful code completion, parameter info, quick info, and member lists.

Debugging & Diagnostics

Advanced debugging tools, profilers, and diagnostic capabilities.

Extensibility

Access to a vast marketplace of extensions to customize your IDE.

Cross-Platform Development

Develop for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Git Integration

Built-in support for Git version control for seamless collaboration.

Container Tools

Build and debug containerized applications with Docker support.

Getting Started

Download the latest version of Visual Studio Community today and start building your next great application. The installation process is straightforward, guiding you through selecting the workloads that best suit your development needs.

Download Visual Studio Community

First Steps:

  • Choose and install relevant workloads (e.g., .NET desktop development, Web development, Mobile development with .NET).
  • Explore project templates for various application types.
  • Familiarize yourself with the IDE layout: Solution Explorer, Editor, Output window, etc.

Refer to the official documentation for detailed guides and tutorials.

Community & Resources

Join a vibrant community of developers using Visual Studio. Find answers to your questions, share your knowledge, and collaborate on projects.

Integrations

Visual Studio seamlessly integrates with a wide range of Microsoft and third-party services and tools, enhancing your productivity:

  • Azure: Effortless deployment and management of cloud applications.
  • GitHub: Direct integration for code hosting and collaboration.
  • Docker & Kubernetes: Streamlined development for containerized applications.
  • NuGet: Package manager for .NET libraries.