Release notes

Version 1.0.0 (Smart Startup Project Switcher)

• Rebranded from "Switch Startup Project" to "Smart Startup Project Switcher".
• Extended architecture compatibility to natively support Visual Studio 2026.
• Replaced the deprecated ListAllProjects configuration property with the ListSingleProjects toggle.
• Implemented strict semantic OutputType parsing to intercept and intelligently hide Class Libraries and Test projects from generating dropdown clutter.
• Migrated from legacy AppVeyor CI to native GitHub Actions workflows.

Version 4.4

• Skip Shared Project because they cannot be started.
• Disable the drop down when the solution is closed.

Version 4.3

• Add support for Visual Studio 2022 for ARM64
• Add boolean property BeginGroup in the multi-targeting projects for grouping configurations.

Version 4.2

• Add support for Visual Studio 2022 (issue #102)
• Do not modify launchsettings.json file if configuration only contains profile name (issue #83)

Version 4.1

• Add support for switching the target framework of multi-targeting projects (issue #89)

Version 4.0

• Add Output Window pane named "SwitchStartupProject"
• Replace ActivityLog messages and popup messages with log messages in Output Window (issue #60)
• Rename command and tooltip of dropdown to "SwitchStartupProject" to avoid confusion (issue #67)
• To improve Visual Studio responsiveness load the SwitchStartupProject extension in the background when a solution is opened
• Make project names and paths in config file case insensitive (issue #63)
• Simplify VSSDK package management by using the VSSDK meta package (issue #78)
• Refresh configuration of current item when configuration file has changed (issue #76)
• Add support for switching the solution configuration and solution platform (issue #70)

Version 3.5

• Fix support for configuration parameters of C++ projects (issues #55, #61)
• Fix detection of active configuration
• Add support for configuration parameters of CPS (for example .NET Core) projects (issue #56)
• Add support for switching launch profiles of CPS projects (issues #42, #65, #66)
• Add support for build macros in configuration parameters, thanks to Chris Huseman

Version 3.4

• Add support for starting an external program or browser (issue #54) thanks to Jon List
• Add support for enabling remote debugging (issue #35)

Version 3.3

• Add support for configuring working directories of projects (issue #27)
• Add support for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) projects (issue #44)
• Improve handling of unloaded projects (issues #48 and #49)

Version 3.2

• Add support for Visual Studio 2017 RC (issue #47)
• Support solutions with multiple projects of the same name (issue #39)
  • Show solution folder names to disambiguate
  • Allow multi-project configurations to unambiguously refer to projects by path
• Bugfix: Support multi-project configurations with same name as project (issue #45)

Version 3.1

• Less smart, less GUI, more stability, more power for the user
  • Removed smart mode: It was not smart enough and often failed with newer project types. (issue #30)
  • Removed MRU mode: It was not really useful and made it hard to share configurations. (issue #29)
  • Removed GUI: Visual Studio and the GUI frequently caused problems when storing the configurations. (issues #26, #28)
  • Configuration file is now read only. (issue #31)
  • Immediately apply configuration file changes to currently active startup projects. (issue #32)
• New configuration file extension: .sln.startup.json
• Reorganize readme, license and release notes files

Version 3.0

• Add support for the upcoming Visual Studio "15"
• Continuous Integration builds on AppVeyor (issue #34)

Version 2.8

• Add support for F# Exe/WinExe projects in Smart Mode (thanks to TeaDrivenDev)
• Add support for command line arguments (issue #21)
• Add button to clone multi-project startup configuration (issue #18)
• Store single project mode for each solution (issue #22)
• Fix issue #11: Select the current startup project in the dropdown when a project has been (re-)loaded
• Fix issue #20: Select last used multi-project configuration in dropdown box when re-opening a solution
• Fix issue #23: Make sure multi-project configurations of last opened solution are not deleted when creating a new project/solution
• Fix issue #24: Handle renaming of projects

Version 2.7

• Fix issue #17: Prevent exceptions when creating a new website.
• Re-enable support for Visual Studio 2014 (see issue #13).

Version 2.6

• Fix issue #16: Fix MRU mode: Most recently used projects should only show projects that are in the solution
• Fix issue #14: Add support for visual fortran projects (and other project types that don't implement IVsAggregatableProject)

Version 2.5

• Fix issue #12: Fix web site projects support

Version 2.4

• Track configuration file and reload settings upon change
• Save configuration file whenever solution gets saved
• Smart mode: Improve detection of startable projects
• Support for Visual Studio 2014
• Migrate source code to Visual Studio 2013

Version 2.3

• Fix issue #10: Improve behavior with projects that are not in dropdown list
• Fix issue #9: Support Azure projects
• Fix issue #5: Support VS 2013 projects in smart mode

Version 2.2

• Fix issue #8: Fix multi project configurations in VS 2010

Version 2.1

• Fix issue #6: Enable dropdown after installation and restart
• Fix issue #7: Support VS 2012 projects loading in background

Version 2.0

• Support for multiple startup projects.