Visual Studio: The cloud-connected development environment

Visual Studio does more when you connect it to the cloud

Stay up to date

Visual Studio will notify you of updates to the development environment and installed extensions. We’ll automatically download updates in the background, so you stay focused on your code. Stay informed with the latest developer news in the Visual Studio Installer.

Manage libraries

Manage external libraries and extensions without leaving Visual Studio.

Sync settings

Sign in with your Microsoft Account or GitHub identity to sync your settings across multiple PCs.

Code smarter

Get AI-powered code completion and refactoring with IntelliCode.

Collaborate seamlessly

Get real-time presence info and collaborate instantly with Live Share. Work with GitHub and Azure DevOps repos, manage pull requests, and do code reviews directly from within Visual Studio. Use integrated features like CodeLens to find out about changes your team makes to code.