Visual Studio: IDE and Code Editor for Software Developers and Teams2025-12-30T10:38:39-08:00

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Unleash your potential with the world’s most popular IDE for the professional developer.

Stay focused, move faster

From first keystroke to final deployment, Visual Studio empowers your developer journey so you can get more done.

Start coding

IntelliSense predicts your next move, delivering precise, context-aware suggestions to streamline your coding flow.

Enhance with AI

Build momentum as Copilot delivers seamless assistance to tackle complex tasks and refine your project with ease.

Debug confidently

A best-in-class debugger helps you identify and fix issues early, keeping your code solid before it hits production.

Test seamlessly

Validate your code with integrated testing for fast iterations and higher quality as you approach the finish line.

Deploy with CI/CD

Finish your path to production smoothly with Git and CI/CD managing repositories and automating deployments.

Modern development, simplified

Built-in full-stack support ready for your next endeavor

.NET 10

Take full advantage of the latest version of .NET with first-class support across web, cloud, desktop, and AI workloads.

C# 14

All the newest features in C# 14 are ready for you, so you can write clearer, faster, more expressive code with less effort.

Aspire

Get first-class support for Aspire. It’s now easier than ever to build cloud-native .NET apps with a great local dev experience.

Intelligent C# Apps

Build smarter C# apps with GitHub Copilot and Azure AI, fully integrated into your workflow in Visual Studio.

Gaming

Build immersive games with modern tools for Unity, Unreal, and C++, all backed by the power of Visual Studio.

Modern C++

Get the latest C++23 language features, STL updates, and cross-platform support, plus deep tooling integration.

Git and CI/CD

Streamline your entire pipeline with smarter Git tooling, GitHub Actions integration, and simplified DevOps workflows.

Built with Visual Studio

Where innovative ideas become breakthroughs

Halo Studios builds the iconic Halo universe with native code in Visual Studio.

HP uses Visual Studio with Copilot to build and maintain large code bases across the company.

Real Madrid connects with 500 million passionate fans worldwide with digital sports platform.

General Motors reimagines the dev tool chain and onboarding experience with cloud-based developer services from Microsoft.

The Profiler Agent in Visual Studio immediately highlighted the bottlenecks and guided me to faster, cleaner performance — like having a built-in performance coach.

Roberto Perez, Senior Global Solutions Architect, Redis

Don’t just watch innovation happen; build it.