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PowerShell Tools

PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio brings the richness of the Visual Studio development experience together with the power of PowerShell.  Using this extension you can:

IntelliSense

PowerShell Tools provides IntelliSense for cmdlets, parameters, .NET classes, variables and paths.

Debugging

Set breakpoints and step through PowerShell scripts with the Visual Studio debugger. View local variables, call stack and set watch variables.

Project System

Organize scripts in a Visual Studio project that can generate manifests and package scripts as executables.

Interactive Console

The PowerShell Interactive Window provides an interactive console experience that supports IntelliSense.

Pester Test Adapter

The Pester Test adapter displays tests and allows you to run them from the Test Explorer window.

PowerShell Pro Tools

PowerShell Pro Tools provides additional features for PowerShell pros.

PowerShell 6 and 7 Support

Execute scripts in PowerShell 6 and 7 within Visual Studio.

Static Script Analysis

PSScriptAnalyzer support provides inline recommendations and quick fixes.

Windows Forms Designer

The PowerShell Windows Forms designer generates PowerShell script with the built-in, drag and drop forms designer.

PowerShell Script Packaging

The PowerShell script packaging system compiles PowerShell scripts to executables with a large set of options.

Variables Tool Window

The variables tool window provides access to variables even when you aren't in the debugger.

Modules Tool Window

The modules tool window displays modules loaded into the current session and available on the system.