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Write cleaner code faster. Discover top VS Code Coding tools and extensions to optimize code readability, generate syntax skeletons, and enforce style guides.

DeepSeek Chat for Visual Studio

DeepSeek Chat for Visual Studio

zmy15

DeepSeek AI chat integration for Visual Studio 2022.

Tools Tools/Coding #ai
10,222 3.0
Image Watch

Image Watch

PatrikHuber

Provides a watch window for visualizing in-memory images and matrix types when debugging native C++ code.

Tools Tools/Coding #debugging
5,539 5.0
Claude Code for Visual Studio

Claude Code for Visual Studio

firish

Bring Claude Code into Visual Studio: a native diff window with accept/reject (and reject-with-feedback), automatic selection and C#/C++ compiler-diagnostics context, live debugger access (Claude reads your runtime state and can opt-in drive the debugger), Roslyn code navigati...

Tools Tools/Coding #claude code
4,204 5.0
Material Folder Icons

Material Folder Icons

VixTruong

Adds Material-style folder icons to Visual Studio Solution Explorer while leaving file icons, project contents, and unknown folders unchanged.

Tools Tools/Coding #c
1,272 5.0
Visual Studio OpenCode

Visual Studio OpenCode

HKLab

Integrates OpenCode AI coding assistant into Visual Studio. Provides a WebView2 tool window to interact with OpenCode directly from the IDE.

Tools Tools/Coding #llm
968
Claude Code Studio

Claude Code Studio

wluisdev

Claude Code integration for Visual Studio 2022 — chat interface powered by WebView2 with streaming responses, session history, and file attachments.

Tools Tools/Coding #ai
726 4.3
GitHub Copilot Customizations (Unofficial)

GitHub Copilot Customizations (Unofficial)

SiddheshPrabhugaonkar

Author and manage GitHub Copilot customization files (workspace instructions, file-based instructions, prompts, agents, skills, hooks) from Visual Studio. Unofficial, community-built.

Tools Tools/Coding #github
482
Qt Bridge for C#

Qt Bridge for C#

TheQtCompany

QML editor support for Qt Bridge for C# projects in Visual Studio.

Tools Tools/Build
422
Clickable File Path on Footer

Clickable File Path on Footer

KarlLee

Interactive status bar file path. Supports absolute/relative toggles, slash toggles, rich file stats, and Explorer shortcuts.

Tools Tools/Coding #productivity
416 5.0
Fail Fast

Fail Fast

MadsKristensen

Cancels a solution build as soon as the first project fails, helping you find the real error faster and avoid waiting for the rest of the build.

Tools Tools/Coding
411 5.0
Codex for Visual Studio

Codex for Visual Studio

KazushiKamegawa

AI coding assistant powered by OpenAI Codex.

Tools Tools/Coding #productivity
399
Local Model Integrator

Local Model Integrator

MichaelJordanlxman

Chat with locally-hosted or remote AI models directly inside Visual Studio. Supports OpenAI-compatible endpoints, Ollama, and custom model APIs.

Tools Tools/Coding #ai
393