KIDE Test & Debug

.NET solution explorer with integrated test runner and debugger for VS Code.

Golas

• Modern, mainstream C# development
• Working with large codebases

Unity, Mono, Android, Legacy framework out of scope

Features

Solution Explorer

• Solution Tree — Browse .sln/.slnx solutions with folders, projects, and files in a hierarchical tree view.
• File & Folder Management — Create, rename, delete, move, copy files and folders within and across projects via context menu or drag-and-drop.
• NuGet & Project References — Add, update, or remove NuGet package references and project-to-project references.
• Inline Actions — Quick-access buttons on hover: Create File, Create Folder, Edit project, Add/Remove references and packages.
• New Project from Template — Create new .NET projects (Class Library, Console App, xUnit/NUnit test projects, ASP.NET Core Web API) directly from the solution context menu.
• Search in Folder — Open VS Code search scoped to the selected directory.
• Open Containing Folder / Terminal — Open the selected directory in the OS file manager or integrated terminal.
• Dependency Nesting — Files with DependentUpon metadata (.resx, .Designer.cs) are displayed nested under their parent.
• Collapse State Persistence — Tree expand/collapse state is saved per solution.
• Cross-Project Operations — Move or copy files between projects via drag-and-drop or cut/paste.

Test Explorer

Run and debug NUnit and xUnit tests with the integrated Test Explorer. Run tests by clicking the run button or debug by right-clicking and selecting Debug Test.

.NET Core Debugger

Debug C# applications with the built-in .NET Core Debugger NetCoreDbg.

Press F5, select the KIDE Debugger(launch) configuration, or use the launch.json snippet below.

Set the startup project via context menu → Set as Startup Project.

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "KIDE Debugger (launch)",
            "type": "kide-netcoredbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${command:kide.activeTargetPath}",
            "preLaunchTask": "kide: Build"
        },
        {
            "name": "KIDE Debugger (attach)",
            "type": "kide-netcoredbg",
            "request": "attach",
            "processId": "${command:kide.pickProcess}"
        }
    ]
}

Autocompletion

VS Code

We recommend the C# Extension without DevKit.

VSCodium / other forks

On vscode forks use KIDE C#