A Visual Studio extension bringing JetBrains Rider-style inline execution and terminal output to C# console projects inside an integrated terminal pane.
Overview
Toolbar Launch Button
Integrated Terminal Output
Toolbar integration
Interactive terminal execution
Requirements
Visual Studio 2026 or newer
.NET SDK (.NET 6+ / .NET Framework)
Key Features
Toolbar Execution & Auto-Save Toggle: Run active Console projects directly from the main toolbar. Includes a dedicated button to toggle auto-saving files before execution.
Integrated Terminal Pane: Embeds standard input and output inside Visual Studio's native terminal pane instead of launching external cmd.exe pop-ups.
Alt + F5 Hotkey: Built-in keyboard shortcut to trigger build and execution instantly.
Interactive Standard I/O: Full support for Console.ReadLine(), Console.ReadKey(), and real-time terminal interaction.
Process Lifecycle Control: Automatically reuses terminal tabs and cleanly terminates active background processes to prevent file-lock errors.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Command
Launch Active Project
Alt + F5
CSharpInlineLaunchPad.Run
(Rebindable via Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard)
Language Scope & Roadmap
Currently designed for C# / .NET console execution.
Supported: C# (.cs) / .NET Console Applications
Roadmap: C++ (.vcxproj) support is under consideration for a future release (v1.2.0).
JetBrains and Rider are trademarks or registered trademarks of JetBrains s.r.o. This extension is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by JetBrains.
