Exclude from Build

Extension for Visual Studio

This extension allows to exclude from build or include in build multiple C/C++/C#/VB files and directories with one click.

1. Select directories and/or files you'd like to exclude or include
2. Right-click the selection or go to menu Tools
3. Choose Exclude from Build or Include in Build

Files are excluded/included based on file extension:

• .c, .cc, .cpp, .cxx, .c++, .m, .mm
  • Exclude sets Excluded from Build file property to Yes/True
  • Include sets Excluded from Build file property to No/False
• .cs, .vb
  • Exclude sets Build Action file property to None
  • Include sets Build Action file property to Compile
• .xaml
  • Exclude sets Build Action file property to None
  • Include sets Build Action file property to:
    • ApplicationDefinition if the file defines <Application>
    • Page otherwise

For C/C++ it is possible to affect only the Active project configuration (default) or All project configurations. Choose one of the options in menu Tools -> More. The behavior of the basic buttons can be changed in Tools -> Options -> Exclude from Build.

Download

You can download this extension from Visual Studio Marketplace or GitHub.

Supported Versions

Visual Studio 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 - version 1.6

Visual Studio 2022 - version 1.10 and newer