Switch to Visual Studio

A VSCode extension that allows users to quickly jump to Visual Studio and navigate to the current file and cursor position.

Features

🚀 Quick Jump: One-click jump from VSCode to Visual Studio
📍 Precise Navigation: Automatically navigate to the current file's cursor line and column
🔍 Smart Detection: Automatically detects installed Visual Studio versions (2010-2022)
⚡ Hotkey Support: Ctrl+Shift+Y (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+Y (macOS)
🎯 Multi-Version Support: Supports all major Visual Studio versions from 2010 to 2022
🧠 Smart Instance Selection: Automatically displays selection dialog when multiple instances are running
🔄 Instance Reuse: Prioritizes using existing Visual Studio instances

Ctrl+Shift+Y (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+Y (macOS): Open current file in the best available Visual Studio version

Press F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P to open the command palette, then search for:

Open in Visual Studio - Smart selection of best version or display selection dialog
Open in Visual Studio 2022 - Force use VS2022
Open in Visual Studio 2019 - Force use VS2019
Open in Visual Studio 2017 - Force use VS2017
Open in Visual Studio 2015 - Force use VS2015
Open in Visual Studio 2013 - Force use VS2013
Open in Visual Studio 2012 - Force use VS2012
Open in Visual Studio 2010 - Force use VS2010

Windows operating system
Installed Visual Studio (any version 2010-2022, Community/Professional/Enterprise)
VSCode 1.89.0 or higher

The plugin supports and automatically detects the following versions:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\[Year]\[Edition]\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\[Year]\[Edition]\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio [Version].0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe

Gets the current file path and cursor position (line and column) from VSCode's active editor
Detects installed and running Visual Studio versions on the system
Smart selection of best instance or displays selection dialog (when multiple instances exist)
Uses PowerShell COM automation to connect to existing Visual Studio instances
Opens the file through ItemOperations.OpenFile()
Precisely navigates to cursor position using Selection.MoveToLineAndOffset()

Currently only supports Windows systems
Requires full Visual Studio installation (does not support Visual Studio Code or Build Tools)
File paths with special characters may need additional handling

MIT License

Hope this plugin improves your development efficiency!