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Dev Essentials - Part II - Visual Studio (IDE) Extensions
The Visual Studio extensions I use daily to boost productivity, enforce code quality, automate documentation, and streamline the .NET development workflow.
In this second part of the Dev Essentials series, I present the extensions I use in Visual Studio (IDE) — the ones that survived years of use and actually make a difference.
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Helps migrate .NET Framework projects to modern .NET.
AWS integration directly inside Visual Studio.
Align code assignments and declarations by a chosen character.
Cleans, digs, and simplifies C# code automatically.
Opinionated C# formatter — runs on save.
Reverse engineering, migrations and diagram visualization for EF Core.
Generates XML documentation comments automatically.
Decompiler — inspect any .NET assembly.
The most powerful productivity extension for Visual Studio.
Colorizes the Output window for easier log reading.
Colorizes matching brackets for better readability.
Manage all resource files (.resx) in one place.
Roslyn analyzer for correct Serilog usage.
Scans for vulnerabilities in dependencies and code.
Static code analysis for bugs, code smells and security issues.
BDD framework for .NET with Gherkin syntax support.
Generates unit test boilerplate from a class in one click.
Colorizes keywords, string escapes, and rainbow braces.
Automatic time tracking for your coding activity.
Adds xUnit project templates to the New Project dialog.
How to install
Go to Extensions → Manage Extensions inside Visual Studio and search by name. Most extensions restart VS on install. For bulk installation, consider using a .vsconfig file to share your extension set across machines.
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