Modern Web Tooling
Visual Studio has the open tools and the flexibility you need to create and deploy modern web applications.
ASP.NET…and more
Develop for the web with ASP.NET, Node.js, Python, JavaScript
Use the language that makes you happy and productive. Move between languages and project-types with ease using the best editor for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript in the world. Tap into the power of LESS, and SASS so front-end developers can join in the fun.
Software containers
Build, debug, test, and deploy software containers
Create and deploy your applications with confidence using Visual Studio’s Container development tools. Build Docker images containing all your application’s dependencies making it easy to run applications on a wide range of services in Azure or other container hosts.
Many platforms
ASP.NET Core and .NET Core run on Windows, Mac, and Linux
Write your web applications and services with ASP.NET Core using Visual Studio. Deploy to any web server, or graduate to cloud scale in Microsoft Azure. If you like, code in your editor and OS of choice with omnisharp.net.
Modern web
Angular, jQuery, Bootstrap, Django, Backbone.js, Express
Increase productivity with powerful web frameworks. Visual Studio includes IntelliSense for your client-side JavaScript and also lights up with advanced support for today’s most popular web frameworks like Angular and Bootstrap.
Open source
ASP.NET and .NET Core are Apache- and MIT-licensed code on GitHub
Found a bug or got a new idea? Open an issue or send a pull request. All of the ASP.NET and .NET Core CLR runtime components and the Azure SDKs for any language are available on GitHub and taking contributions. Get involved today!
Extensible ecosystem
Extend Visual Studio, explore our community, and make it your own!
Customize Visual Studio by leveraging the thousands of extensions available from the constantly growing ecosystem or even build your own.
Mobile web apps
Target iOS, Android, and Windows
With Tools for Apache Cordova you can build a single app for iOS, Android, and Windows using your skillset in web standards: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Use the fast and reliable Android Emulator for Hyper-V as well!
Cloud scale
Deploy to any host; scale to the cloud
Visual Studio includes integrated tools to deploy your web application to any host or scale to the Microsoft Azure cloud. Publish and manage your websites and virtual machines from within Visual Studio.
The best code editor
All in one place with a world-class IDE
Write, edit, explore, debug, test, and deploy code in Visual Studio. Manage your source, track your bugs and work items in Visual Studio Team Services or Team Foundation Server (TFS). Work with the Git repo of your choice, including those in GitHub. Get unprecedented insight into your code with CodeLens, putting everything you need to know into a single line.
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The best debugger
All in one place with a world-class IDE
Identify issues in your C#, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, or any other VS-supported language using the world-class debugger. Diagnose bugs locally or remotely, in any browser, or in the cloud. Take advantage of advanced breakpoint configuration for fine-grained execution control, and flexibly inspect state through the many views in Visual Studio.
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Free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source and individual developers
Professional developer tools, services, and subscription benefits for small teams
End-to-end solution to meet demanding quality and scale needs of teams of all sizes