ConfuserEx Tools for Visual Studio

ConfuserEx for Visual Studio integrates the free and open source ConfuserEx protector into Visual Studio for easy automatic obfuscation of release builds and ClickOnce applications.

ConfuserEx is included with this extension

Note: Only works with .NET Framework projects. It is recommended to migrate to the "Obfuscar Tools for Visual Studio" and Visual Studio 2022.

Set up the ConfuserEX protections to enable in the ConfuserEx options page in Tools->Options.

Three new items are added to the Tools menu.

Click "Protect with ConfuserEx" to set the current project for obfuscation after release builds.

Click "Remove ConfuserEx Protection" to stop automatic obfuscation.

ClickOnce Applications are also obfuscated before publishing.

Debugging will not work on obfuscated executables or libraries. Use Ctrl+F5 to run without debugging.

The method outlined in this guide was very helpful in creating this extension.