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Visual Studio Extension Project Template

Visual Studio Extension Project Template

Michael Dick [MSFT]

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This extension contains a Visual Studio project template and will make it easy to get started with building your first extension.
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Welcome to Visual Studio Extensions!


This template will help you get started with Visual Studio Extensions. Start by adding a new item:

  1. Right-click the project node in Solution Explorer and select Add > New Item
  2. Expand the Extensibility node under Visual C# or Visual Basic
  3. Choose from the available Item templates: Visual Studio Package, Editor Items (Classifier, Margin, Text Adornment, Viewport Adornment), Commands, Tool Window, etc. and click Add


Other resources to get you started:

 

  • Getting Started Guide
  • Extension samples on GitHub
  • Extensibility chat room on Gitter

Thanks for building cool features for Visual Studio!


Michael

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