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Windows Live Messenger Plug-in Development Bible
Updated: 3 Nov 2008
An article explaining several Win32 reverse engineering techniques applied to Live Messenger research and plug-in development.
C++ (VC8.0), ASM, Windows, Win32, Visual-Studio (VS2005), GDI, COM, Dev
 
IndioX86 4.98
Internet Explorer AdBlock
Updated: 17 Jan 2008
Internet Explorer AdBlock Add-on
C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C++/CLI, C, Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Win32, ATL, WTL, COM, Dev
 
Geert van Horrik 4.93
Reusable Rules Wizard
Updated: 7 Apr 2007
A small reusable framework that implements a Rules Wizard resembling Outlook's Rules and alerts feature allowing users to configure and store their own rules.
C#2.0, .NET2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS2005, Dev, WinForm
 
Herre Kuijpers 4.91
Adding iCalendar Support to Your Program - Part 1
Updated: 14 Apr 2010
This article describes the steps to load and view iCalendars in your program by using the DDay.iCal library
C#, Windows, .NET (.NET2.0), Dev
 
Douglas Day 4.87
A Simple Plug-In Library For .NET
Updated: 18 Apr 2011
In this article, I will introduce plug-in based development and explain a simple library named SPS (Simple Plug-In System) that is used to develop plug-in based applications and services in .NET.
C#, .NET, Dev
 
Halil ibrahim Kalkan 4.83
.NET Based Add-in/Plug-in Framework with Dynamic Toolbars and Menus
Updated: 2 May 2006
An article on a .NET based add-in/plug-in framework, with dynamic toolbars and menus.
C#, XML, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
thomas_tom99 4.73
Themer.UIApplier (Alpha)
Updated: 26 Sep 2007
This article demonstrates Themer, an attrative User Interface (UI) at runtime
C#, XML, Windows, .NET2.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Amar Chaudhary 4.71
C# FTP Client Library
Updated: 23 May 2007
Easy to use FTP client library with features in mind.
C#1.0, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
jmers 4.63
Task Plug-in: A Flexible .NET Plug-in Architecture
Updated: 12 Jun 2007
The Task Plug-in library is a set of classes, interfaces, enumerations and attributes that collectively support the ITaskPlugin interface. The ITaskPlugin interface is a .NET interface created to demonstrate how to create a “Plug-in” architecture utilizing the Microsoft .NET Framework.
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Architect, Dev
 
Joseph Guadagno 4.62
Plug-in Engine with Event Support
Updated: 16 Mar 2006
An article describing how to make a fully extensible plug-in manager that supports events from one plug-in to the other.
C#, .NET2.0, WinXP, VS2005, Dev
 
James J. Regan IV 4.58
A Flexible Plugin System
Updated: 3 Sep 2008
A generic plugin system used to load and manage plugins
C# (C#2.0), .NET (.NET2.0, Mono), Dev
 
jgauffin 4.58
VS SDK/VS Package Find Item in Solution Explorer Window
Updated: 20 Jan 2010
Visual Studio Integration Package Menu command. Find Item by using a Regular Expression in Solution Explorer window.
C#2.0, C#3.0, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, Dev
 
db_developer 4.47
Number base conversion class in C#
Updated: 22 Dec 2006
Library class to convert numbers between any number bases (from 2 to 36)
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
MarkGwilliam 4.35
FlashSelector - Block Flash selectively
Updated: 5 Mar 2006
Flash block add-in using Internet Explorer BHO.
VC6, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, ATL, Dev
 
JaeWook Choi 4.23
Plugins Manager
Updated: 22 May 2008
A plugins manager class to manage a plugins structure
C#, Dev
 
Luca Bonotto 4.00
MSN Messenger Timer AddIn
Updated: 18 Nov 2007
An article on Messenger AddIn development using Timers
C#2.0, .NET2.0, WinXP, GDI+, COM, VS2005, Dev
 
Talha Ekram 3.00

Macros and Add-ins - DevStudio Add-ins 

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Mouse Gesture Add-in for MS DevStudio 6
Updated: 8 Nov 2004
An article on Mouse Gesture add-in for MS DevStudio 6.
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
JaeWook Choi 5.00
Window Tabs (WndTabs) Add-In for DevStudio
Updated: 11 Jul 2002
Window and File Management add-in for Visual C++
VC6, eVC3.0, Windows, WinMobile, Mobile, Dev
 
Oz Solomon 5.00
Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++ 5.0/6.0/.NET
Updated: 10 Jan 2005
An application/add-in to organise and renumber resource symbol IDs
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Windows, MFC, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe 4.98
True Colour Developer Studio Addin
Updated: 26 Jan 2000
Use any colour in the Developer Studio IDE
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
Simon Capewell 4.96
CodePlotter 1.6 - Add and edit diagrams in your code with this 'Visio-like' tool
Updated: 27 Sep 2003
A Visual Studio addin for creating and editing ASCII diagrams in source files
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
 
.dan.g. 4.91
Undocumented Visual C++
Updated: 17 Sep 2000
Spelunking in the Badlands of MSDEV
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Nick Hodapp 4.89
Auto-Incrementing Build Numbers
Updated: 8 Mar 2000
Describes a way to automatically generate an application build number.
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
Navi Singh 4.89
Restore Class View Add-In
Updated: 21 Jun 2001
An add-in to restore class view information for a workspace.
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Jignesh Patel 4.88
SppMk - a unit testing and GNU make support add-in for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 11 Jul 2002
A DevStudio add-in described provides two interesting IDE integration features: adding a new tab to VC WorkspaceView window and running an arbitrary process under IDE with output sent to "Build" tab of VC Output window.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, ATL, STL, Dev
 
Pavel Kobyakov 4.83
WWhizInterface: Enhancements to the Visual C++ Automation Interface
Updated: 28 Jul 2001
A C++ interface with a number of Visual C++ automation enhancements, allowing for more robust add-in programming.
VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev
 
Joshua Jensen 4.81
Tags Visual Studio Add-In
Updated: 22 May 2003
Add-In to add Tags support to Visual Studio
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Paul Vickery 4.80
Strip'em Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 7 Mar 2001
This Add-in converts the text format (DOS or UNIX) of a file when it is saved in Visual Studio.
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Itay Szekely 4.78
ProjectZip 1.6 - Zip up the source code for your latest CodeProject article
Updated: 31 Mar 2004
A one-click process to building the source files in the active project into a self contained zip file, using this simple-to-use Visual Studio Add-In
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
 
.dan.g. 4.76
GUIDGen Developer Studio AddIn
Updated: 26 Dec 2001
An Add-In that replaces and extends the GUID Generator component included with Developer Studio
VC6, Win2K, ATL, Dev
 
Eddie Velasquez 4.72
Image Watch Add-in for DevStudio 6.0
Updated: 12 Jun 2003
A debug tool to Display the Images in CDC, HDC, HBITMAP, Data in a complex arrays, etc. just like Quick Watch in VC, without adding code to your project.
VC6, Dev
 
HuangShansong 4.69
JesCopyRightWriter - ITextDocument, ITextSelection Sample
Updated: 11 Mar 2009
A simple DevStudio Add-in to demonstrate Text Object Model (TOM)
VC6, Windows, Win32, MFC, Dev
 
Jellow TK 4.67
ToDoList Add-on
Updated: 20 Apr 2002
A Visual Studio add-in to help navigate to TODO:, TASK: etc comments, as well as showing STL containers in debug mode such as std::string, std::list etc
VC6, Win2K, STL, Dev
 
Alex Kucherenko 4.66
An Add-in to show Visual C++ DeveloperStudio Object Model
Updated: 17 Jun 2003
This small add-in provides DeveloperStudio Object Model in a hierarchy TreeView and enables users to see its properties.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, ATL, Dev
 
YuHao 4.65
Structured Storage File Viewer Visual Studio Add-In
Updated: 3 Dec 2001
Visual Studio add-in that allows you to view the contents of a Structured Storage File.
VC6, Dev
 
Lim Bio Liong 4.64
AutoText Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 3 Mar 2001
Adds the auto text feature from MS Word (tm) to the Developer Studio (tm)
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Christoph Weber 4.64
WizGen Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 4 Oct 2000
This Add-in is similar to class wizard but can be used for MFC extension libraries
VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev
 
Philip Oldaker 4.64
Visual Studio Bookmark Saver Add-In
Updated: 6 Feb 2000
Visual Studio add-in which saves and restores bookmarks after closing and re-opening a file.
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
Jignesh Patel 4.63
SmartReplace AddIn [VC 6.0]
Updated: 23 Aug 2003
Yet another replace dialog
VC6, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Roman Keskenti [SmoCoder] 4.62
Increment File and Product Version Number
Updated: 29 Nov 2004
An add-in to automatically increment the FileVersion and ProductVersion fields in your application's resource file.
VC6, WinXP, Dev
 
Jordan Walters 4.57
MoreFast Add-In for faster Development
Updated: 8 Aug 2002
A VS addin that does a variety of different tasks to make programming easier.
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Manish Pansiniya, Bhavesh Pethani 4.56
Pocket UML
Updated: 25 Oct 2002
PocketUML is a portable UML add-in for Visual Studio.NET
C++, C#, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
Jie Tang 4.50
Build Manager AddIn [VC 6.0]
Updated: 27 Jul 2003
Enhancement of the AutoBld sample AddIn
VC6, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Roman Keskenti [SmoCoder] 4.50
ThePalette Visual Studio Add-in
Updated: 13 Jul 2005
Color picker/dropper with zoom, user-defined multiple palettes, automatic parsing/replacement/insertion into code, and support for RGB, HSV, HLS, CMYK macros as well as HTML and plain (hexa)decimal color formats.
HTML, VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Franc Morales 4.48
Enhanced Windows List Developer Studio Addin
Updated: 13 Feb 2001
A smart replacement for standard Developer Studio' "Windows" dialog.
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Yuri Tkachov 4.48
Import and Static Library Symbols Explorer Add-In for Visual Studio : Version 2.
Updated: 23 Dec 2001
Visual Studio add-in that allows you to list down all the exported symbols inside an Import or Static Library. This add-in also allows you to save the exported symbols listing and to include a library file into your current Project. This add-in also includes a facility to scan through library files.
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Lim Bio Liong 4.43
FreeVCS++ - FreeVCS Visual C++ add-in
Updated: 8 Jan 2002
The add-in enables you to use FreeVCS, the free Version Source Control, in Visual C++
VC6, VC7, Win2K, Dev
 
Vitaly Belman 4.43
Finding an add-in toolbar in Visual Studio
Updated: 18 Aug 2001
Adding GUI support in Visual Studio Add-ins can be difficult. This class makes the task a lot easier.
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Alex Kucherenko 4.41
Auto File Save Add-in for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 9 Mar 2000
Add auto-save feature to Visual Studio 6.0.
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Itay Szekely 4.40
DebuggerEx – Customizing Visual C++ Debugger
Updated: 12 Jun 2005
This is a Visual Studio add-in component built in ATL COM. This will help you to customize some features of the Visual C++ debugger. The addin will configure your own data types into debugger's tool-tip display using Autoexp.dat file.
VC6, WinXP, ATL, Dev, QA
 
Brigil V 4.39
Morefast Doc-Comments Maker
Updated: 5 Dec 2002
This Add-In Is About Easy File/Function Commenting ...
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Manish Pansiniya 4.36
Custom Auto Complete for Visual C++ 6
Updated: 17 Mar 2004
Add-In that enables customized auto complete to code/comment blocks in Developer Studio IDE
VB6, C++, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Ilan Shapira 4.28
VC6 with XP look
Updated: 22 Dec 2002
How to make VC6 look a little more XP
VC6, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
soundman32 4.26
Replace in Files AddIn
Updated: 24 Aug 2000
Search and Replace in multiple files Add-in for Visual C++ 6.0
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
Daniel Zilcsak 4.15
VS Service Pack
Updated: 31 Mar 2001
Visual Studio Add-In that displays the latest service pack installed
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Sardaukar 4.08
RescueAgent
Updated: 27 Dec 2000
A code Rescue Add-in for Visual C++ Developers.
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Michael Pelts 4.00
Visual Studio 6.0 Boomark Manager Add-in
Updated: 8 Jun 2006
Add-in to save and restore bookmarks to and from a .xml file and to activate and deactivate bookmarks.
VC6, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Inacio D'Silva 4.00
Project Explorer
Updated: 29 Apr 2000
A DevStudio Add-in that adds the ability to launch windows explorer in the directory of the currently active project
VC6, Dev
 
Mark Wickman 3.96
Restore Class View Add-In 2.0
Updated: 21 Jan 2004
An add-in to restore class view information for a workspace, using binary or XML format
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Paolo Messina 3.91
Increment Private Build Number
Updated: 8 Feb 2000
An add-in to automatically increment the PrivateBuild field in your applications resource file.
VC6, MFC, Dev
 
Mihai Filimon 3.89
Useful Managers
Updated: 11 Aug 2001
An add-in for Devstudio that provides tag indexing and search, window, bookmarks, session and other managers
VC6, Dev
 
Mike Melnikov 3.87
WinDiff Visual Studio Add-in
Updated: 1 Jan 2002
A Visual Studio Add-in that allows the current file, or it's containing folder to be compared using WinDiff
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Derek Lakin 3.79
Add-in to create a class derived from CObject
Updated: 7 Jul 2001
Visual studio add-in to generate classes derived from CObject or subclasses. Includes serialization, Dump, AssertValid etc.
VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev
 
Rudolf Jan Heijink 3.75
Creating an Add-in to host a GUI inside the Developer Studio IDE
Updated: 5 Jun 2002
An article on hosting your own custom window inside of Microsoft Developer Studio
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Jim Crafton 3.69
Kill Running Project Process Add-In
Updated: 24 Jun 2004
Killing a running project process within Visual Studio
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Fabio Fornaro 3.67
Visual Studio Favorites
Updated: 16 Mar 2003
Add shortcuts, favorites, and more to Visual Studio.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, ATL, Dev
 
Todd C. Wilson 3.67
Extended Command Line Wizard and Fast Project Change
Updated: 26 May 2008
I work with about 1500 projects, and usually I need to change the project a lot of times a day. Also, I’m a command line enthusiast, and I don’t like the default command window of the DevStudio. I built this small plug-in to improve these two things.
C++, ATL, Dev
 
Vider 3.64
Extending WndTabs - The WndTabs SDK
Updated: 4 Apr 2001
Make the WndTabs tabs work for you - with this powerful API.
VC6, Windows, MFC, Dev
 
Oz Solomon 3.57
Time Stamp Add-In for Visual C++
Updated: 18 May 2002
This Add-In automatically adds the last modified date and time to a file
VC6, Win2K, ATL, Dev
 
Pavel Sokolov 3.54
WTL message map wizard add-in
Updated: 5 Nov 2004
Ease the work with the WTL message map.
VC6, WinXP, Dev
 
Black Horus 3.50
Active Tools v1.0
Updated: 4 Dec 2001
This addin provides some useful functions for editing source code: change selection case to upper case, change selection case to lower case, capitalize selection and conver spaces in a selection to TABs.
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Andrey Levin 3.38
Method Documentation Utility for Visual C++ 6
Updated: 26 Mar 2004
Add-in that generate automatic documentation template for C++ methods.
C++, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Ilan Shapira 3.33
Improved Method Documentation for Visual C++
Updated: 24 Jun 2004
Customizable method documentation generator
VB6, C++, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Ilan Shapira 3.27
Cleaning Directories Add-In for Visual C++
Updated: 21 Jan 2004
Cleaning the output directories' junk files.
VC6, Win2K, MFC, STL, Dev
 
Bogdan Rechi 3.22
Active Comments 1.25
Updated: 4 Dec 2001
This addin allows your source code to have references to external files, MSDN articles, voice comments etc.
VC6, Dev
 
Andrei Levin 3.20
Windows Switcher Add-In
Updated: 4 Jan 2004
How to speed-up navigating in big workspace using keyboard
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Mariusz Wojtysiak 3.10
DebugHelp Devstudio Add In
Updated: 31 Jan 2001
Debug Help is a Visual C++ 6.0 AddIn that helps developers insert debug statements in their program code.
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Amit Dey 2.40
Level Add-in
Updated: 29 Jan 2001
An add-in that helps you hide 'inactive' pieces of your code in include files
VC6, Win2K, Dev
 
Red Pilgrim 1.93
Visual Studio Source Code Control Provider Switcher Add-in
Updated: 29 May 2002
This article shows how to create a VS Add-in that allow you to change the source code control provider
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Bassam Abdul-Baki 1.00

Macros and Add-ins - DevStudio AppWizards 

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Screen Saver AppWizard
Updated: 17 Jun 2004
An article on creating a Screen Saver AppWizard
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Fabio Fornaro 4.95
A Visual Studio Wizard to add more project configurations
Updated: 22 May 2011
This article explains how to automate Visual C++ project configurations using the Visual Studio wizard engine.
C++, Javascript, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Jamming1 4.71
CORBA Application Wizard - An Introduction
Updated: 19 Sep 2004
An Application Wizard making it easier to start using CORBA in your Console and Windows Applications
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Franz Klein 4.65
Win32 Simple Application AppWizard
Updated: 22 Jun 2004
An article on creating an AppWizard to create Win32 based applications.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Fabio Fornaro 4.62
CORBA Application Wizard - A Tutorial on usage. Part II
Updated: 3 Nov 2003
A tutorial on how to use the CORBA Application Wizard
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Franz Klein 4.59
CORBA Application Wizard - A Tutorial on usage. Part I
Updated: 3 Nov 2003
A tutorial on how to use the CORBA Application Wizard
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Franz Klein 4.47
Small Application Wizard
Updated: 23 Aug 2006
A wizard for Visual Studio .NET to build small applications with just a few clicks.
VC8.0, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Daniel Pistelli 4.22
Win32 AppWizard (exe)
Updated: 18 Aug 2001
A simple AppWizard for writing Win32 Applications
VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev
 
Young-Cheol Bok 3.42

Macros and Add-ins - General 

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Quick Attach to Process by Macro
Updated: 18 Aug 2009
Quick Attach to Process by Macro
VB
 
Sần Hải Quang 5.00
Integrate the latest MSDN with VC6 and Hook functions of COM
Updated: 27 Mar 2005
Integrate the latest MSDN with VC6 and Hook functions of COM.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, COM, Dev
 
Chunhua Liu 4.95
Sample Excel Function Add-in in C
Updated: 21 Dec 2004
How to program an Excel XLL add-in in C.
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev
 
JChampion 4.94
Excel user defined functions unlimited
Updated: 30 Nov 2006
Describes how to return tables of values as the result of user defined functions (UDF) in Excel.
C++, SQL, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, COM, ADO, DBA, Dev
 
HerbD 4.91
Using MatLab Add-in for MS Visual Studio 6
Updated: 4 Jul 2003
How to Use the MatLab Add-in for MSVC++ 6
VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev
 
Cambalindo 4.82
A simple Switch Framework for the Visual Studio prompt and the devenv command
Updated: 20 Apr 2007
A library for creating custom switches for the devenv command prompt (extensibility example).
C++, C#2.0, C#3.0, .NET2.0, WinXP, Win2003, .NET3.0, VS2005, Dev, Virtualization, virtual-machine
 
jonnynolimits 4.78
Creating Custom VSIX Project Templates Using an EMGU Example
Updated: 27 Mar 2012
A Complete Guide to Creating Deployable Custom Project Templates
C++, C#, VB, XML, F#, Visual-Studio, General, Forms, GUI, Extension, EMGU, EMGUCV
 
C_Johnson 4.69
Customization of Project and Item Templates - Part III
Updated: 25 Apr 2011
Creation of Project and Item Templates in Visual Studio - Part III
C# (C#3.0), Windows, .NET, Dev
 
arunsuji 4.67
Customized Visual Studio .NET package: your fully integrated document window inside the IDE
Updated: 20 Dec 2003
Create a fully integrated document window inside the Visual Studio IDE.
VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Michael Sheinin 4.64
Excel Add-in Using Excel C API and COM
Updated: 7 Jul 2003
Demonstrates an Excel add-in that uses the excel4 C API as well as COM automation techniques.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
 
basementman 4.62
Write Templates for Visual Studio 2010
Updated: 21 Jun 2010
A presentation about Visual Studio item and project templates - how they make you more productive, how to create and deploy them.
Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
KateGregory 4.59
How-to create a custom project template using Visual C++ .NET
Updated: 10 Apr 2006
A tutorial on writing your own project template for Visual C++ .NET.
C++/CLI, C, Javascript, VC7.1, VC8.0, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Hugo PEREIRA 4.59
Increment Build Number in VS.NET
Updated: 28 Jan 2008
Little quick and dirty program (60 lines) which updates the version build number each time a release is built.
C#, Windows, .NETCF, .NET (.NET1.1), Visual-Studio (VS.NET2003), Dev
 
Ariadne 4.56
Extended Outlook Textbox to prevent text erase on lost focus
Updated: 17 Aug 2005
This article is provided to change the default behaviour of the Outlook textbox. The lost Win32 focus message is handled to save the text before the textbox looses focus.
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Pablo Yabo 4.56
Customization of Project and Item Templates in Visual Studio
Updated: 18 Apr 2011
How to customize project and item templates in Visual Studio.
C#, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
arunsuji 4.50
Introduction to the Visual Studio Extensions series
Updated: 19 Jan 2010
An introduction to the series of articles and presentations on extending Visual Studio.
Windows, Visual-Studio
 
KateGregory 4.44
Open Related C++ .h/.cpp Files and Call Compiler in a .h File
Updated: 24 Jul 2007
Macro to find related .h/.cpp files and do some action.
C++, VB7.x, VB8.0, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
jamesfancy 4.44
Boosting Developer Productivity by Writing Extensions to Visual Studio 2008
Updated: 6 Oct 2009
How to write your own code snippets, macros, add-ins, templates, and wizards to make Visual Studio work your way.
Windows, Visual-Studio
 
KateGregory 4.43
Automating Project Settings in Visual studio using Macros
Updated: 18 Apr 2007
Set of macros that helps in automating project settings of a project.
VBScript, VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev
 
Nibu babu thomas 4.43
SS_Log, *easily* implement logging in code, then double-click on log message to jump to code.
Updated: 29 Apr 2002
This is a logging class that outputs to a file or log window, provides filtering of messages without re-compile, and allows double-clicking on log message to jump straight to code location.
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Steve Schaneville 4.15
Simple DTE macros-accelerator c/cpp - h navigation
Updated: 11 May 2005
Simple DTE macros, essentially accelerating navigation between source c/cpp and header files in Visual Studio 7 IDE
VB, VC7.1, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Andrew Novik 3.93
Set Your MSN Live Messenger to Auto Reply
Updated: 26 Jan 2007
What if one is getting angry when sending you IMs but not getting any Response. If he/she got patience , then you are safe. But there could be a punch for you on next DATE. Why spoil your DATE. Just go on installing this "AutoReplyAddIn".
C++, C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Sheez08 3.87
See latest additions to CodeProject from VS.NET Start Page
Updated: 18 Jan 2004
An article on customizing the VS.NET IDE with the latest Additions from Code Project
C++, C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
ignatandrei 3.84
Top Ten Free Extensions for Visual Studio 2010
Updated: 18 Jan 2010
Ten free extensions for Visual Studio 2008 you can download today and start using to save time and effort.
VS2010, Dev
 
KateGregory 3.82
Top Ten Free Extensions for Visual Studio 2008
Updated: 19 Jan 2010
Ten free extensions for Visual Studio 2008 you can download today and start using to save time and effort.
Windows, VS2008
 
KateGregory 3.69
Build localized apps as separate executables
Updated: 26 Jul 2002
How to build a separate executable for each language version.
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Petr Stejskal 3.60
Extending Visual Studio 2008 - What and Why
Updated: 26 Jan 2010
A presentation about Visual Studio Extensions - motivations for using them, and some background on what they are and where to get them.
Windows, Visual-Studio
 
KateGregory 3.50
A DDK's project wizard for VC2003
Updated: 14 Nov 2003
A DDK's project wizard for VC2003.
VC7.1, Win2K, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
SevenCat 3.36
Customization of Project and Item Templates - Part II
Updated: 22 Apr 2011
Creation of Project and Item Templates in Visual Studio - Part II
C# (C#3.0), Windows, .NET
 
arunsuji 3.00
Custom Keybindings Add-In for Microsoft Visual Studio
Updated: 24 Feb 2002
Store custom keybindings in ascii file and transport between workstations.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Dave Gallucci 2.50
AutoStart - Launch applications automatically when starting visual studio
Updated: 15 May 2007
This is an addin for visual studio 2003 and 2005, it launches applications which your defined automatically when starting visual studio
VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, ATL, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
Satervalley 2.00
Windows Service Debugger
Updated: 16 Jul 2003
Macro which starts Windows service and attaches the debuger.
C++, VB, Windows, .NET1.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
srirambalaji 1.56
Write Extensions for the Visual Studio 2010 Editor
Updated: 2 Dec 2009
How to extend the Visual Studio editor to make editing code more pleasant and productive
C#, Windows, Dev
 
KateGregory 1.33
Code usability
Updated: 16 Dec 2002
Macro to add description to any function written by developers.
C++, VB, .NET1.0, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
oferudi 1.13
source code to HTML
Updated: 11 Aug 2005
This macro convert cpp source code to HTML code
VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
murakami 1.00
Visual Studio Project Manipulations
Updated: 3 May 2012
This project provides mass manipulation of Visual Studio projects.
Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Alexandros Pappas  

Macros and Add-ins - Macros 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Comment/Uncomment Macro and more
Updated: 18 May 2002
Useful Visual Studio macros to simplify commenting code
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Adam Solesby 5.00
Reformat source code
Updated: 26 Sep 2005
A great macro for reformatting C++ source code.
C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Alvaro Mendez 4.96
Template Completion in the VC++ editor
Updated: 17 Feb 2003
A helpful macro to simplify code typing
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Stanislav Volodarskiy 4.85
Message with style
Updated: 22 Feb 2002
Add this simple #define to add compiler messages with location to your source code
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves 4.84
CollapseAll Macro for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 20 Sep 2002
A simple macro to collapse all the project nodes in the Solution Explorer
VB, VC7, Windows, .NET1.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Edwin Evans 4.82
Source Navigation Macros
Updated: 27 Dec 2000
Three simple macros that aid in navigating in and between your source code files.
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Michael Pelts 4.67
Switch between Header and CPP file
Updated: 26 Sep 2001
A simple macro that allows you to quickly switch between associated header and implementation files.
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Miezoo 4.55
Windows version requirements macros
Updated: 1 Jun 2005
Operating system version requirements to the corresponding values for the currently running version of the system.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev
 
Dalibor Drzik 4.50
A handy keyobard shortcut for "Double Click" on VC6 IDE
Updated: 3 Jun 2000
Mark a word in VC6 without leaving the keyboard to double click with the mouse.
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Alberto Bar-Noy 4.40
BreakInfinite
Updated: 14 Nov 2005
A set of macros used to break the infinite loops at run-time in DEBUG mode (VC++).
VC6, Windows, Dev
 
Mircea Puiu 4.37
Reformatting XML
Updated: 9 Apr 2001
A Developer Studio macro to reformat XML
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Mark M. Baker 4.36
Cool Techniques - Metamacros
Updated: 1 Dec 1999
A technique to allow macros to call other macros
VC6, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Thales P. Carvalho 4.29
Adding tags support to Visual Studio
Updated: 20 Aug 2001
Visual Studio Macro to provide tags support
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Paul Vickery 4.21
An Automatic Build Incrementer for VC6
Updated: 11 Jul 2000
An article on how to add an automatic build incrementer to VC6
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Curt Blackmon 4.16
Useful VC6 Macros for quick Google Groups lookup
Updated: 8 Jan 2002
Useful VC6 Macros for quick Google Groups lookup.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
SGarratt 4.08
Design by Contract macros for C++ and link to Doxygen
Updated: 27 Oct 2004
Macros to write "Design by Contract" conditions in the header of the functions and inoculate it in your doxygen documentation automatically.
VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev
 
Antoine Tandin 4.04
Simple Traverse Calculator
Updated: 18 Feb 2011
Calculate traverse for Surveying or Geologic mapping.
VB, Windows
 
threeCubed 4.00
Macros to go to beginning or end of function body, and to find corresponding function definition.
Updated: 19 Jun 2002
Simple Macros to navigate through code
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
luandh 3.95
C/C++ macros programming
Updated: 24 Apr 2008
Sophisticated use of macros, never write things twice!
C++, Dev
 
valdok 3.83
Emacs-style Clipboard Ring
Updated: 26 Mar 2001
Enhanced multi-clipboard similar to the Emacs kill/yank ring.
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Damon Otoshi 3.50
Build Duration Macro
Updated: 1 Oct 2001
A DevStudio macro that displays the project's build duration
VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Miezoo 3.43
Devstudio Copyright Macro
Updated: 31 Jan 2001
A simple macro for adding a copyright notice to the start of your files.
C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Amit Dey 3.42
Output Macros
Updated: 26 Apr 2005
Macros to open the output directory of your current configuration and to copy the output file of your current configuration.
VBScript, VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev
 
Kyudos 3.36
Macro for Google Search in VS.NET
Updated: 1 Jul 2003
A simple-yet-powerful macro for VS.NET to search for selected text in google.
C++, VB, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Wooseok Seo 3.18
Macro to make a class serializable in VC 6.0 MFC projects
Updated: 14 Dec 2002
A simple macro that adds all the code necessary to make a class serializable in a MFC 6.0 application.
VC6, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Ali Khanlarkhani 3.00
Write a C++ class
Updated: 11 Apr 2000
A Macro which writes an empty C++ class.
VC6, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Dhananjay Gune 2.81
Align your code
Updated: 29 Jul 2000
Align multiple lines of assignments after the equal sign, for example
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Scott Kirkwood 2.77
List Excess @Register Tags VS.NET Macro
Updated: 3 May 2004
When designing an as(p/c)x page you get lots of excess @register tags. This macro identifies those tags
C++, VB, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Rooc 2.65
Multiple Clipboard Macros
Updated: 24 Jan 2001
Three simple macros that work together to add multiple clipboard functionality to Microsoft Visual C++.
VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Michael Pelts 2.50
Visual Studio Headlines
Updated: 18 Mar 2003
A macro to show news headlines in Visual C++.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Davy Mitchell 2.38
Toggle Tool Windows in VS.NET
Updated: 19 Mar 2003
De/Activate common tool windows without using the mouse
VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Behnam Nikbakht 1.60
Macro to add a manifest to your application to give XP style
Updated: 27 Feb 2005
Create a manifest file automatically for your application.
VC6, WinXP, MFC, Dev
 
Stephan Poirier 1.26
Macros : Upper case -> Lower case -> Capitalized case
Updated: 1 Dec 2003
This macro provides some useful functions for editing : change selection case to Upper case, Lower case, Capitalized case with rotation
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Hae Moon, Kwon 1.10

Macros and Add-ins - Tools 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Mole For Visual Studio - With Editing - Visualize All Project Types
Updated: 29 Jan 2008
New Silverlight Movies For Mole. Mole v4.2 has GREAT new features! Visualizer with property editing. Mole is a high performance, full featured, multifunction visualizer that allows detailed inspection of WPF, WCF, WF, ASP.NET, XBAP's and WinForm applications. Editing of properties is now support
C# (C#3.0), VB (VB8.0, VB9.0), .NET (.NET3.0, .NET3.5), ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WCF, XAML, WPF, Architect, Dev, Design
 
Andrew Smith, Josh Smith, Karl Shifflett 4.97
Graphics Debugger Visualizer
Updated: 8 Mar 2008
A debugger visualizer for managed Graphics objects
C#2.0, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
OrlandoCurioso 4.97
SolutionConverter
Updated: 27 May 2010
A Visual Studio solution version converter to upgrade/downgrade solutions between VS versions.
C#3.0, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Arthur Liberman 4.92
A Utility to Convert VS.NET 2003 Project Files
Updated: 14 Mar 2004
This utility converts projects and solutions from VS.NET 7.0 to VS.NET 7.1 and vice versa.
C#, VB, VC7, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
dacris 4.91
Zeta Color Visualizer
Updated: 26 Dec 2007
A Visual Studio .NET 2008 Debugger Visualizer for the Color structure
C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), VS2008, Dev
 
Uwe Keim 4.88
CodeDom CodeObject Debugger Visualizer
Updated: 5 Jul 2009
Using VisualizerObjectSource.TransferData for private communication with the DialogDebuggerVisualizer
C# (C#3.0), .NET (.NET3.5), Visual-Studio (VS2008), Dev
 
OrlandoCurioso 4.73
Visual C++ (version 7-9) .vcproj project file formatter and normalizer
Updated: 14 Dec 2010
A vcproj formatter that makes vcproj diffing/merging a breeze even with simple text-based mergers. Controllable text encoding.
XML, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, VC9.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
pasztorpisti 4.67
Mole For Visual Studio - Visualizer For All Project Types
Updated: 31 Dec 2007
A high performance, full featured, multifunction visualizer allows detailed inspection of WPF, WCF, ASP.NET, XBAP's and WinForm applications. This includes viewing and drilling into public, protected and non-public members of any element or sub-element in the application. Current Version 3.0.0.4
C# (C#2.0, C#3.0), VB (VB8.0, VB9.0), .NET (.NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5), ASP.NET, Win32, Win64, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008), ADO.NET, WCF, XAML, WPF, WebForms, Architect, Dev, Design, WinForm
 
Andrew Smith, Josh Smith, Karl Shifflett 4.67
Bazaar in Visual Studio: External Tools
Updated: 16 Aug 2011
How to integrate Bazaar into Visual Studio using the IDE's External Tools
Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010), Dev, VisualStudio
 
knockNrod 4.67
Config Customization at Build Time in Visual Studio
Updated: 22 Jun 2008
Modify config files with machine- or build-specific differences at compile time.
C++, C#, VB, XML, Windows, WinMobile, .NET, Architect, Dev
 
Jim Rogers 4.66
MacroText
Updated: 2 Feb 2002
The application turns a regular code copied from a file to a macro text - A text you can paste to a VC++ macro to create new macros swiftly.
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Vitaly Belman 3.92
Use your own ATL-Objects in Dev-Studio Macros
Updated: 17 Feb 2002
Shows how to develop ATL-Objects to extend VB-Script. Uses ISharedPropertyGroupManager to keep data in memory. Supervises MSDEV-shutdown.
VC6, VC7, Win2K, ATL, WTL, Dev
 
<b>T</b>om <b>C</b>ollins 2.50
Renaming a workspace - .dsp and .dsw
Updated: 28 Mar 2003
A hack to rename a workspace (MSVC6 only).
VC6, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, STL, Dev
 
beetung 2.18

Macros and Add-ins - Visual Studio .NET Addins 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
NUnit Starter
Updated: 13 Oct 2009
How to create Visual Studio 2008 Add-in compatible with Visual Studio 2003
C#, Windows, .NET (.NET1.1, .NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008)
 
Julijan Sribar 5.00
Microsft Visual Studio 2005 Doxygen Add-In
Updated: 29 Jun 2010
MSVS Add-in for Doxygen documentation system
C++ (VC8.0), Windows (WinXP), Visual-Studio (VS2005), WTL, COM, plugin
 
aleksey_m_t 5.00
Moving Code Blocks Among Code Regions using VS 2010 Extensions
Updated: 1 Apr 2010
Extend VS 2010 by invoking menu item to the context menu that enables moving code blocks among code regions
C#, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2010), WPF
 
Muhammad Gouda 4.98
CLRDebugEnable: A Visual Studio .NET add-in that allows non-admin accounts to debug CLR applications running under different logon credentials
Updated: 7 May 2003
A Visual Studio .NET addin that allows non-admin accounts to debug CLR applications running under different logon credentials.
VC7, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, ATL, Dev
 
Rama Krishna Vavilala 4.97
Useful enhancements for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 1 Jul 2003
Several tools packed into one addin for Visual Studio .NET
C++, VB, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
SteveKing 4.95
Visual Studio Add-in for testing regular expressions
Updated: 1 Dec 2010
An add-in for debugging and creating regular expression directly in Visual Studio
C#, VB, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Andreas Andersen 4.94
Project Line Counter Add-In v2.10 for VS.NET and VC6
Updated: 29 Jun 2003
Get statistics about your source code with a click of a button
VC6, VC7, Windows, Dev
 
Oz Solomon 4.92
VSEDebug - VS.NET Debugging Enhancement
Updated: 25 Apr 2004
VSEDebug is a VS.NET debugger add-in that adds the ability to debug complex types in simpler form.
C#, VC7, VC7.1, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
cppmanuf 4.92
WTL Helper
Updated: 27 Aug 2007
Add-in for Microsoft VC++.NET 2003 that helps to insert message handlers for WTL.
VC7.1, Windows, .NET1.1, WTL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Sergey Solozhentsev 4.91
wiicwgp (what is in the clipboard is what get pasted) Add-in
Updated: 17 May 2003
An add-in that allows HTML element text to be pasted exactly as it is in the clipboard, disallowing VS.NET to add any extra attributes.
C++, C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Rama Krishna Vavilala 4.88
EeekSoft Tools.Net
Updated: 28 Jun 2003
Group of useful vs.net tools packed together
C#, VC7.1, Windows, .NET1.1, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Tomas Petricek 4.86
Generate properties automatically
Updated: 2 May 2005
An add-in for Visual Studio to generate properties automatically.
C#, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Franck Desbrosses 4.82
Comment Reflower Add-in for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 1 Jan 2005
A Visual Studio .NET 2003 add-in that reflows (rewraps) text in comments to make them easier to read.
C#, VC7.1, Windows, .NET1.1, COM, VS.NET2003, Dev, WinForm
 
Ian Nowland 4.82
Common Add-Ins
Updated: 28 Apr 2008
Writing add-ins for DevStudio, Visual Studio, and Office
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, VS2005, Dev
 
Sp1ff 4.79
ClassWiz: A VS.NET addin that provides a classwizard similar to that in VC++ 6.0
Updated: 29 Jun 2003
A VS.NET addin that provides a classwizard similar to that in VC++ 6.0
VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
Rama Krishna Vavilala 4.79
Increment File and Product Version Number - Multiple IDE
Updated: 21 Oct 2008
An add-in to automatically increment the FileVersion and ProductVersion fields in your application's resource file. Works in VC6 and VS2005, and probably all versions in between.
C++, Windows (WinXP, Vista), Visual-Studio, ATL, STL, Dev, QA
 
Jordan Walters 4.74
Source Code Super Search
Updated: 10 Mar 2009
A simple solution for searching source code directories
C#, .NET2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, .NET3.0, VS2008, Dev, SysAdmin
 
thund3rstruck 4.73
VSHelper - Visual Studio IDE Enhancements
Updated: 14 Jul 2009
VSHelper adds some usability enhancements to Visual Studio .NET
C++ (VC6, VC7.1, VC8.0), Windows, .NET (.NET1.1, .NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS.NET2003, VS2005), Dev
 
Ivo Beltchev 4.72
x.doc - a code documentation comment manager add-in for VS2005
Updated: 17 May 2007
x.doc is a Visual Studio 2005 add-in that provides a means to manage and visualize source-code comment documentation interactively in the IDE
C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Willem Fourie 4.69
.NET Command Prompt Here
Updated: 22 Aug 2003
Command Prompt Here for VS.NET Users
VC7, VC7.1, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
flipdoubt 4.63
Lexware Assembly Reference Tool for Visual Studio 2005 / 2008
Updated: 16 Aug 2010
Visual Studio 2005 / 2008 both lack a good way to define assembly references per solution configuration (‘Debug’ or ‘Release’). This tool fills this gap.
C#, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010), Dev
 
Thomas Dörr 4.63
GUIDGen AddIn for Visual Studio.NET
Updated: 20 May 2004
An Add-In that replaces and extends the GUID Generator component included with Visual Studio.NET
VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, ATL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Eddie Velasquez 4.53
An add-in for Aspect Oriented Programming in Visual Studio.NET
Updated: 7 Dec 2003
A Visual Studio AddIn that provides the aspect oriented capabilities to the .NET languages (C#,VB.Net,J#)
C++, VB, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Mosalem 4.50
Auto Build Environment Add-in for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 20 Nov 2002
Provides support for customized global environment build settings on a per solution basis
VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, ATL, Dev
 
Joshua Jensen 4.50
Dependency-Grapher for C++-Projects
Updated: 8 Jul 2002
An add-in written in VB.NET to generate an inheritance and/or dependency graph of a c++-project. Uses the graphviz library from AT&T.
VB, VC7, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
SteveKing 4.50
Fast Solution Build Add-in for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 16 Dec 2002
Performs VC6-style dependency checking for VS .NET multi-project solution builds
VC7, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
Joshua Jensen 4.46
Solution level Auto build increment Add-In
Updated: 13 Jun 2008
Auto build version increment addin for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008
C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), VB, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008)
 
Yogesh Jagota 4.44
Debugger support for CRC hash values
Updated: 4 Mar 2007
Using Expression Evaluator to convert a CRC hash value to a string in the debugger.
VC6, VC7.1, VC8.0, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Ivo Beltchev 4.36
HOWTO: CVS with VS.NET
Updated: 17 Feb 2003
An introductory HOWTO on setting up CVS with VS.NET
C++, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
leppie 4.25
Cyclomatic Complexity Viewer
Updated: 30 Jun 2005
A Cyclomatic complexity viewer application.
VC6, VC7.1, WinXP, ATL, WTL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Franz Klein 4.23
SnipPit - A Snippet Repository
Updated: 12 May 2008
A SQL Server based VS add-in (and separate desktop app) snippet respository.
VB (VB9.0), Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2008), Dev, WinForm
 
Marckus 4.20
Use Visual Studio Extensibility to Make a Solution Notebook Tool Window
Updated: 29 Jan 2009
How to create VSPackage add-ins for Visual Studio with persistent solution-based storage
C#, Windows, Visual-Studio
 
Tom Bellin 4.17
Close the Start Page Add-In for Visual Studio
Updated: 26 Mar 2009
A custom Add-In to close the Start Page in Visual Studio after you open your project
C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET (.NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5), Dev
 
EricFaust 4.16
Building a Refactoring Plugin for VS.NET
Updated: 1 Jul 2003
This article describes how to develop a refactoring addin for Visual Studio.NET
C++, C#, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
Stephan Meyn 4.09
Visual Studio Add-in Library
Updated: 15 Sep 2010
This library allows you to quickly and simply create add-ins for VS2008 and VS2010 (VS2005?).
C#, XML, .NET, VS2008, VS2010, Dev
 
KL@DotNet 4.00
TFS: Check Out - Get Latest
Updated: 8 Sep 2007
Addin for Visual Studio 2005 to prompt user to get the latest version before checking out a file for edit
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
ghmcadams 3.78
GoToFile Add In - Navigate Large Visual Studio Solutions Quickly
Updated: 20 Mar 2009
A Visual Studio Add In that quickly takes you to your desired file with few keyboard hits. Alt + G to list files in solution.
C#, .NETCF, .NET, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, Design
 
Syed Rafey Husain 3.67
Automatic Build Dependencies (ABD) add-in for VC project in .NET 2003
Updated: 2 May 2005
Visual Studio .NET 2003 add-in to set automaticaly build dependencies of VC projects and to generate linked libraries dependency graphs.
C#, VC7.1, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Lionel Grenier 3.62
Creating Visual Studio Tool Windows
Updated: 13 Apr 2009
How to create native tool windows for the Visual Studio environment as an add-in.
C#, .NET, Dev
 
lithium2709 3.60
"ClassWizard" in VS.NET 2003
Updated: 29 May 2003
Simulate the Class Wizard in VS.NET 2003
VC7.1, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Nicolas Bonamy 3.59
Building The Code Project Add-In for Visual Studio 2008
Updated: 24 Jun 2009
Harnessing the wealth of information found on CodeProject.com from within the Visual Studio IDE.
C#, Visual-Studio, XAML, WPF, Dev
 
The Code Project 3.29
DB Manual Copy Visual Studio 2005 Add-In
Updated: 30 Nov 2005
Add-in for copying SQL Server 2005 Express data files between project main folder and output folders.
VB, SQL, Windows, .NET, SQL2005, VS2005, DBA, Dev
 
Tommi G 3.00
Forward/Backward navigation with the mouse thumb buttons for Visual Studio 2008 (C++)
Updated: 28 Sep 2008
Forward/backward navigation with the mouse thumb buttons for Visual Studio 2008 (C++).
C#, Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Visual-Studio (VS2008), Dev
 
Jochen Baier 2.96
FITpro - Acceptance Test
Updated: 16 Jan 2008
FITpro is built upon the Framework for Integrated Test (Fit). It provides integration with Eclipse and MS VS, and web UI. FITpro advanced features include code generation, suite support, and test to fixture links. Project homesite - http://sourceforge.net/projects/fitpro/
C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET (.NET1.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, .NET3.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008), Architect
 
vbulgarov 2.14
Comments Workbench for C++ - A Visual Studio .NET Add-in
Updated: 8 Jun 2004
Comments workbench for C++ - a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, ATL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
lazybug_in 1.67
VSS Helper Addin for VSTS 2005
Updated: 2 Feb 2009
VSS Addin for Visual Studio 2005 - to get check out information on a file
C#2.0, Windows, .NET3.0
 
Senthil Kumeresh  

Visual Studio Add-ins 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Numbered Bookmarks - Visual Studio Extension VSX 2010
Updated: 1 Mar 2010
A Visual Studio 2010 extension for creating numbered bookmarks.
C#3.0, C#4.0, .NET3.5, XAML, VS2010, Dev, .NET4
 
The Manoj Kumar 5.00
ZoomSliderVSX - Visual Studio Extension (VSX) 2010
Updated: 8 Feb 2010
Scrollable Zooming Extension for VS 2010
C# (C#3.0, C#4.0), Windows, Visual-Studio (VS2010), WPF, Dev
 
Abhijit Jana 4.95
GBackupSolution - Visual Studio Extension VSX 2008/2010
Updated: 17 Mar 2010
Visual Studio 2008/2010 Extension for backing-up your solution to Gmail.
C# (C#2.0, C#3.0, C#4.0), Win7, Win32, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010), WinForm
 
Tiep Le 4.92
Forward/Backward Code Navigation with the Mouse Thumb Buttons Inside Visual Studio 2010 (C++, Visual Basic, F#)
Updated: 7 Feb 2010
Addin to navigate in your code using the thumb buttons of your mouse
C++, C#, VB, F#, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2010), Dev
 
Jochen Baier 4.76
Writing a P2P Snippet sharing Extension for Visual Studio 2010 (VSX 2010)
Updated: 31 Mar 2010
CodeXchange is a simple Visual Studio extension which allows you to create, edit and share snippets with your peers without leaving the Visual Studio 2010 IDE.
C# (C#3.0, C#4.0), Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, IDE
 
Marc Piulachs 4.57
Visual Studio Backup Macro
Updated: 25 Sep 2010
Macro to backup the contents of a solution with a simple click
VB, Visual-Studio, Dev, Design
 
ja_benetti 4.36

VS.NET Add-ins 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Solution Build Timer for VS2005
Updated: 21 Aug 2008
Add-in for VS2005 that provides the time taken to build a complete solution.
C# (C#2.0), Windows, Visual-Studio (VS2005), Dev
 
Brett Rowbotham 5.00
Knit - A Visual Studio Add-In
Updated: 30 Dec 2007
Knit is a Visual Studio add-in tool that allows a developer to apply multi-step patterns to solution and assembly meta-data.
XML, C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, Mono, DotGNU, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, Visual-Studio, Dev, WinForm
 
AGD-H 5.00
Find File in Solution
Updated: 28 Mar 2010
Find any file in solution using incremental search and advanced filtering
C#, .NET (.NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010), Dev
 
Alex Blekhman 5.00
VSS – OnTime Bridge
Updated: 27 Apr 2010
VSS add-in providing for VSS – OnTime bridge
C#, Windows, .NET, Dev
 
G. Filkov 5.00
Special QuickWatch for a DataSet
Updated: 26 May 2004
A VS.NET add-in to know the content of the any dataset during debugging.
C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
mohammed barqawi 4.94
Useful ReSharper plugin for localization
Updated: 26 Apr 2007
This ReSharper plugin contains features that helps you for localization
C#1.0, C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, ASP.NET, WebForms, VS2005, Dev, WinForm
 
Alexander Nesterenko 4.94
.NET Regular Expressions Find and Replace Add-In for Visual Studio 2008
Updated: 12 Oct 2009
A .NET Regular Expressions Find and Replace add-in for Visual Studio 2008
C#, XML, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2008), Dev
 
jhillman 4.93
Media Player in Visual Studio 2010 (VSX)
Updated: 31 Mar 2010
Player extension for Visual Studio that switches between Internet radio stations
C#, VS2010, Dev
 
vankaandreev 4.93
Building the Reflector Add-In
Updated: 17 Jul 2003
Making Reflector into a Visual Studio.NET Add-In
C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Jamie Cansdale 4.93
The Code Project Browser Add-in for Visual Studio 2005 and 2008
Updated: 27 Mar 2008
An add-in for browsing, downloading and managing CodeProject samples directly in Visual Studio
C#, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
SlickEdit Inc. 4.90
Improving Code Auto Completion in C#
Updated: 16 Sep 2009
An article on improving code completion in C#.
C#, Windows, .NET3.5, VS2008, Dev
 
Paul "Jonno" Johnson 4.90
How to Create a Visual Studio Add-in that Launches from the Project Window
Updated: 27 Mar 2011
A step by step guide on how to create a Visual Studio add-in that launches from the Project window.
C#, Cloud, Visual-Studio, Dev, Application, Development, AddIn
 
John Voclare 4.90
Code Template Add-In for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 6 May 2004
A Visual Studio .NET addin that provides a mechanism for inserting commonly used code snippets.
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Eddie Velasquez 4.90
JSLint.VS - JavaScript Verifier for Visual Studio
Updated: 9 Nov 2009
A Visual Studio add-in that uses JSLint to verify JavaScript files that are part of a solution.
Javascript, C#2.0, Windows, .NET, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
 
Predrag Tomasevic 4.89
Versioning Controlled Build
Updated: 8 Oct 2011
A Visual Studio add-in and command-line utility that automates versioning of .NET and VC++ projects
C#, Windows, .NET (.NET1.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS2008), Dev
 
Julijan Sribar 4.89
XSLT Transformations and XSLT Intellisense within the .NET IDE
Updated: 28 Jan 2003
Demonstrates the implementation of XSLT Intellisense in Visual Studio .NET using macros
C++, Windows, .NET1.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Doug Doedens 4.88
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Add-in that adds diff tools, an explore command, Subversion support and web project reporting. Version 2.1
Updated: 27 Jul 2005
With this add-in, you get new tools and commands that boost your productivity while developing and some helpful reports specially for web projects. Version 2.1.
C#, VC7.1, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Matthias Hertel 4.88
Visual Studio Style Tool Manager
Updated: 9 Aug 2007
A component for managing external programs in your application, modeled on the Visual Studio 'External Tools' feature.
C#2.0, .NET2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS2005, Architect, Dev, Design, WinForm
 
Miszou 4.88
Standard Regular Expression Searcher Addin For VS.NET 2003
Updated: 11 Jan 2005
Standard Regular Expression Searcher add-in for VS.NET 2003.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
niugang 4.88
Strongly Typed Collection Builder Addin for VS.NET 2003
Updated: 4 Jul 2003
VS.NET addin that creates a strongly typed collection from a class.
C#, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Erick Sgarbi 4.87
Line Counter - Writing a Visual Studio 2005 & 2008 Add-In
Updated: 13 May 2009
Provides a complete Solution and Project line counting and summary tool, written as a Visual Studio 2005/2008 Managed Add-in.
C#, .NET2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS2005, Dev, WinForm
 
Jon Rista 4.87
A Generic List and Dictionary Debugger Visualizer for VS.NET
Updated: 27 Aug 2011
A cool List and Dictionary debugger visualizer for VS.NET 2005, 2008 and 2010
C# (C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET (.NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008), Dev
 
Daniel Carvalho Liedke 4.87
A nice macro that automates the task of making regions in C# code
Updated: 3 Jan 2005
At ComponentScience where I work, we heartily embrace the use of regions to logically separate our code into meaningful blocks. After doing it manually for a couple of years, I decided to write myself a little macro to make my life easier.
C#, VB, VBScript, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Phillip H. Blanton 4.86
.NET addins for Visual Studio 6.0
Updated: 20 Dec 2005
Extend the VS6 IDE with .NET addins.
C++/CLI, C#, VC6, VC7.1, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Johann Anhofer 4.85
Automatic variable replacement in Visual Studio code pane
Updated: 26 Nov 2006
This article describes how to create an add-in to automatically replace variables as code is changed or added in Visual Studio.
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
Grant Simms 4.85
Add-ins for Visual Studio
Updated: 15 Dec 2005
An article on how to build add-ins for Visual Studio.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
manicguitarist 4.83
Blog Reader Add-In for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 22 Apr 2004
A blog reader, integrated into Visual Studio. Shows a list of blogs, blog entries, and which entries you haven’t read yet
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
jconwell 4.81
VS File Finder
Updated: 8 May 2005
A Visual Studio add-in to help navigate around large projects.
VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, ATL, STL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
J W Payne 4.78
Go Back Add-in for VS.NET 2003
Updated: 19 Mar 2005
Creates a Visual Studio 2003 add-in to return back to a previous location.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
M.Lansdaal 4.74
VSDebugHelper - Capture memory snapshot of a debugged process to a file
Updated: 15 Apr 2011
The VsDebugHelper add-in allows to capture a buffer from the program being debugged into a data file and back.
C++, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Igor Okulist 4.74
Wrapi, a Visual Studio add-in for automatic wrapper implementation
Updated: 23 Jan 2007
Wrapi, a visual studio add-in for automatic wrapping of class fields or properties in c#, vb.net and c++
C#, Windows, .NET, VS2005, Dev
 
Elia Sarti 4.73
Use a splash screen in your application
Updated: 12 Jul 2006
This article will show you how to display a splash screen during application initialization using C# in VS2005
C#, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
cncxz 4.72
Building a Refactoring Plug-in for VS.NET - the Sequel
Updated: 31 Aug 2004
Describes how to extend the original refactor add-in with additional features.
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Stephan Meyn 4.70
XML Comments for Managed C++ Applications
Updated: 9 Nov 2004
Visual Studio .NET Add-in allowing XML style comments in Managed C++ applications.
C++/CLI, C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Jay Nelson 4.70
Visual Studio 2005/2008 Addin to Open Src Files (*.h/*.cpp) Consistently on the Left/Right
Updated: 13 May 2010
Visual Studio 2005 Addin to open *.h files on the left and *.c/*.cpp files on the right
C++, C#3.0, Windows, .NET3.0, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
 
mikem8 4.70
SharpDevelop in the Real World: Code Annotations
Updated: 22 Jun 2007
Use the open-source IDE to add annotations to your code and review FxCop reports
XSLT, C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA
 
Gary Mann 4.68
SolutionZipper: VS 2005 Add-in Cleans and Zips a Solution in One Step
Updated: 3 Aug 2007
A convenient tool for quick solution back-ups.
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
Robert Nadler 4.67
Regions Add-In for VS.NET 2003
Updated: 11 Feb 2005
Create an add-in for VS.NET 2003 to create regions.
C#, VB, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
JWT 4.66
Swap Assignments Macro
Updated: 20 Sep 2006
A Visual Studio macro to swap assignments in source code
C#2.0, Windows, .NET, VS2005, Dev
 
Member 96 4.65
How to quickly debug a NUnit test in Visual Studio
Updated: 30 Sep 2009
An article on quickly debugging NUnit tests.
C#, .NET3.5, VS2008, Dev
 
Paul "Jonno" Johnson 4.64
Code Snippet storage Add-in for VS.NET
Updated: 3 May 2005
A Visual Studio .NET Add-in which allows storage of short code snippets.
C#, .NET1.1, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Guinness4Strength 4.63
Commenter - A CodeRush Plugin which Helps you to Comment your Code
Updated: 29 Nov 2008
Writing a CodeRush plugin commenter will help you to comment your code and make it easier to navigate through your code.
C++, C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, .NET2.0, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
exDreamDuck 4.62
P/Invoke Library - VS2005 & 2008 Add-in
Updated: 26 Feb 2008
The article describes the P/Invoke Library Visual Studio add-in.
C++/CLI, C#, VB, Windows, .NETCF, .NET, Dev
 
Ernest Laurentin 4.60
VS.NET MSN Messenger Add-In
Updated: 29 Jul 2002
An add-in for VS.NET to enable MSN Messenger in a tool window
C#, VC7, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
John A Davis 4.60
Linkify Add-in for Visual Studio
Updated: 2 Aug 2008
Link source code comments to your bug tracker, MSDN, development Wiki and more.
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
 
peterchen 4.59
Source code generator for any data type
Updated: 5 May 2008
How to extend Visual Studio so it can generate code for any data type.
C# (C#2.0, C#3.0), VB (VB8.0, VB9.0), .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008), COM, Dev
 
Guillaume Hanique 4.57
ZipStudio - A versatile Visual Studio add-in to zip up Visual Studio solutions and projects
Updated: 14 Jun 2004
Zip up a Visual Studio solution, project(s), or all selected project items directly from the Visual Studio Solution Explorer window.
C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Willem Fourie 4.56
Visual Studio 2010 Add-in that Adds Diff Tools, Web Project Reporting and Some Subversion Support
Updated: 12 May 2010
With this add-in, you get new tools and commands that boost your productivity while developing, and some helpful reports especially for web projects - Version 2.2
C#, Windows, .NET (.NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005), Dev
 
Matthias Hertel 4.56
ADCollectionsVisualizer
Updated: 14 Sep 2008
A VS2005 visualizer to help view the content of a wide variety of collection-type objects
VB, Windows, .NET2.0, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Adam Dawes 4.52
Build Number Automation for Visual Studio .NET Projects
Updated: 18 Sep 2003
A Visual Studio .NET macro to automatically update the build number written in AssemblyInfo.cs.
C#, VB, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Darrel Liu 4.48
The most useless plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 and Live Messenger
Updated: 5 Feb 2008
The most useless plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 and Live Messenger.
C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C++/CLI, C, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
tsxy 4.45
Switch between Header and CPP File for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 3 Jun 2008
Here are two methods that allow you to quickly switch between associated header and implementation files in Visual Studio .NET
C++, Windows, Dev
 
Pavel Sokolov, Pierre Arnaud 4.45
CP+ Visual Studio.NET Add-In
Updated: 30 Jul 2002
An app which retrieves the latest Articles and Lounge Posts from CP and displays them to you within your VS.NET IDE
C++/CLI, C#, VC7, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
Paul Watson 4.43
Visual Studio .NET RSS Viewer with XSL
Updated: 9 Mar 2004
Another macro to show an RSS feed in VS.NET, nicely formatted using the CP colors
C#, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Corneliu Tusnea 4.42
Visual Studio .NET Shortcuts for Toggling Tool Windows
Updated: 14 May 2002
Activate common tool windows without using the mouse
C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Kevin McFarlane 4.42
Increase Build Numbers in Visual C++ .NET using Macros
Updated: 18 May 2004
Implements a macro for Visual C++ .NET for automatic build number increments in VERSIONINFO definitions of project .RC files.
VB, VC7, VC7.1, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Roman Komary 4.41
ToggleAspNetCodeBehind Macro for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 25 Oct 2003
A VS.NET macro to toggle between ASP.NET files and the associated Code Behind files.
VB, Windows, .NET, ASP.NET, Dev
 
Austin Bain 4.40
Add-in to attach ASP.NET debugger
Updated: 30 Oct 2008
This Visual Studio add-in puts a nice-cool shortcut button on your debug toolbar to attach your code to the ASP.NET debugger (aspnet_wp.exe).
C#, .NET2.0, WinXP, ASP.NET, VS2005, Dev
 
Achintya Jha 4.40
Visual Studio Add-ins with Icons Made Easy
Updated: 26 May 2006
How to create a Visual Studio add-in with a custom icon.
VC7.1, VC8.0, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
Moxxis 4.39
VS.NET Add-in providing easy code navigation feature
Updated: 30 Jan 2003
VS.NET Add-in providing easy code navigation feature.
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Thierry Bouquain 4.39
Automatic highlighting of matching braces for Visual Studio C++
Updated: 5 Nov 2008
This add-in enables highlighting of matching braces next to the cursor for Visual Studio C++.
C++, C#, Windows, Dev
 
Jochen Baier 4.38
Developing a Visual Studio Add-in to enforce company’s standard modification history format
Updated: 21 Jun 2008
Using Visual Studio .NET to develop an add-in to enforce company’s standard modification history template.
C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Rahil Jan Muhammad 4.36
Visual Studio 2005 Auto-versioning Add-in
Updated: 21 Oct 2007
An add-in that handles incrementing assembly and file version numbers under certain conditions.
VB8.0, .NET2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS2005, Dev, Design
 
]Whatever[ 4.33
Native Browser Addin for Visual Studio
Updated: 2 May 2010
Visual Studio 2005/2008 AddIn for browsing exported methods of native libraries
C#, VB.NET, Windows, .NET, Win32, PInvoke, DLL
 
Thomas van Veen 4.33
C# SDI/MDI Application wizards
Updated: 30 Nov 2003
Useful project templates for C# document-centric applications
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Stephane Rodriguez. 4.33
Wallpaper for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 30 Mar 2004
How to add an image to the background of the Visual Studio .NET edit window.
VC7.1, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, ATL, STL, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
rudy_g 4.31
Quick and Easy Customizing Visual Studio Tool Window Integration Package for Beginner Developers
Updated: 29 Oct 2008
An article that represents a quick review of basic package integration with Visual Studio IDE
C#2.0, C#3.0, Windows, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Hristo Bojilov 4.29
Adding Custom Controls to Visual Studio.Net Toolbox Programatically
Updated: 13 Jan 2005
The goal of this article is to simplify the process of programmatically adding custom controls to Visual Studio .Net control toolbox.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Serkan Inci 4.28
Changing the Visual Studio .NET Add-in Default Tool Menu Item Icon
Updated: 11 Jul 2002
This article discusses how to change the icon that is placed on the tools menu by the Visual Studio .NET Add-in Wizard
C#, VC7, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Dev
 
Nathan Blomquist 4.25
VS.NET Macro Creation
Updated: 2 Mar 2004
An article on how to create VS.NET Macros and automate repetitive coding tasks
Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Dev
 
James Coleman 4.21
Introducing TaHoGen, Part II: Plugging a CodeSmith-style Template Engine Directly into the VS.NET IDE
Updated: 23 Sep 2005
Have you ever wanted to output your CodeSmith templates 'directly' into the Code Window of the VS.NET IDE? If you have, then this article is for you!
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Philip Laureano 4.21
CvsIn Add-in for Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003 and Visual Studio 2005
Updated: 22 Sep 2006
CvsIn add-in for Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003 and Visual Studio 2005.
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, WinXP, MFC, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
jiulun 4.14
Find and Bookmark Text Add-in
Updated: 7 Jul 2004
A VS.NET sample add-in that finds and bookmarks all occurrences of a selected text. The add-in creates a new menu item in the Code Window's context menu.
C#, VC7, VC7.1, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
hitch 4.13
Exploring EnvDTE
Updated: 5 May 2009
Some basics of EnvDTE. I'm no expert, though...
C#, Windows, .NET, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
 
ColinBashBash 4.07
VS.NET Change Case Add-In
Updated: 19 Apr 2005
This article describes step by step creation of an Add-In for VS.NET.
C#, VB, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
S Sansanwal 4.03
Building a Shared Code Library as a VS.NET Plug-in
Updated: 30 Mar 2005
A plug-in for VS.NET that stores code snippets in a database. From the plug-in you can add code, search the database for code snippets. Also includes examples on how to integrate with the IDE as a plug-in.
VB, SQL, .NET1.1, WinXP, SQL2000, VS.NET2003, DBA, Dev
 
paul heap 4.00
VS.NET add-in - search and jump to functions in current source file
Updated: 27 Nov 2003
VS.NET add-in to go to any function in the current source file using wildcard search.
C#, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Stuart Carnie 4.00
Adding Menu Items to context menus inside the Visual Studio .NET IDE
Updated: 14 Nov 2005
This article describes how to add our custom menu items and sub menuitems to the context menu in the code window of the VS .NET IDE.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Saravanan Suriyanarayanan 4.00
Visual Studio Addin to run Macros
Updated: 18 Oct 2006
A Visual Studio add-in to simplify running your macros
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
joujoukinder 4.00
Replace Reflector(ed) Code
Updated: 20 Sep 2005
A VS.NET add-in which replaces wrongly generated code by Reflector, for interfaces' properties and events.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
murugan_gs 4.00
Code Convert Visual Studio Add-in for C# and VB.NET
Updated: 20 Nov 2007
Adds a convert from C# to VB.NET and from VB.NET to C# button to the tools menu
C#2.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
Doron Goldberg 3.95
How to run all your NUnit tests in a solution in Visual Studio
Updated: 22 Sep 2009
An article on always running all your NUnit tests after a build.
C#, .NET3.5, VS2008, Dev, QA
 
Paul "Jonno" Johnson 3.93
ProcRunner - a generic tool runner add-in for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 2 Oct 2002
Runs different tools on a per-project basis. Multiple command lines are supported.
C#, VC7, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Pavel Kobyakov 3.93
Reading Command line build logs into the Visual Studio build output window
Updated: 31 Dec 2003
Shows how to write a macro to read build log files into the output window.
VB, VC7, VC7.1, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Jon Nethercott 3.89
Resource Editor for VS.NET 2003
Updated: 30 Mar 2004
A Resource Editor integrated on VS.NET 2003 using VSIPExtras.
C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Gaston 3.89
Visual Studio .NET Macros for quick insertion of C# Conditional and Iteration Statements
Updated: 14 May 2002
These macros insert C# code constructs into your document at the insertion point.
C++, Windows, Dev
 
Kevin McFarlane 3.88
Quick Open Add-in for Visual Studio
Updated: 6 Mar 2006
Step-by-step creation of a quick open add-in for Visual Studio 2005
C#, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
fatihboy 3.85
Refreshing project references with a Macro
Updated: 24 Feb 2004
How to write a macro in order to refresh all the references of all the project of the solution
Windows, .NET, Dev
 
Gustavo Bonansea 3.83
VS.NET Version Resource Auto-Increment Add-in
Updated: 12 Dec 2004
A VS.NET version resource auto-increment add-in.
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Brandon Sneed 3.80
Visual Studio 2008 CVS Setup
Updated: 10 Oct 2008
This document describes how to setup a CVS server connection for Visual Studio 2008.NET.
.NET (.NET3.5), SysAdmin
 
Ahmed A Saleh 3.75
Visual Studio event macro to repair messed up DreamWeaver comments
Updated: 6 Dec 2004
A macro for Visual Studio 7 to repair DreamWeaver comments when a file is saved.
C#, VB, HTML, VC7, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, ASP.NET, WebForms, Dev
 
Charles Windhausen 3.68
Collapse All Add-in for all Visual Studio Projects
Updated: 4 Aug 2011
To Collapse All the Open Projects in Visual Studio IDE 2005, 2008 or 2010 using C#
C#, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010)
 
Sreekesh NK 3.67
HJAddin for Visual Studio 2005 IDE with code template included
Updated: 23 Oct 2006
HJAddin brings back the code template for VS2005 users, and presents a framework for writing an add-in using C++ with ATL.
C++ (VC8.0), WinXP, VS2005, Dev
 
Hai Jin 3.67
Auto-Increment Project Build Number (VS 2008 compatible)
Updated: 30 Mar 2009
Increase the build number of the project each time you compile
VB, Visual-Studio (VS2008)
 
That Asian Guy 3.64
SmartHelp 3.04, a multi-functional VS.NET add-in
Updated: 25 Jul 2002
A handy VS.NET add-in that adds a bunch useful utilities
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, Dev
 
Goran Mitrovic 3.61
Filter build output and add sound
Updated: 22 Jul 2002
As I started with VS.NET I had unfamiliarities. The build output had useless stuff and I couldn't make build sounds as I always had. I made the macro to fix it. See and learn (the macro is only for VS.NET)
C++, VB, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Vitaly Belman 3.50
Visual Studio .NET RSS Headline Viewer
Updated: 9 May 2003
A macro to show RSS headlines in Visual Studio .NET.
VB, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Davy Mitchell 3.47
'Find Function headers' macro for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 28 May 2002
This macro will help you when you want to quickly move between function headers in your code.
C++, Windows, Dev
 
Wooseok Seo 3.33
Code Store - A VS.NET Add-in
Updated: 15 Sep 2003
A Visual Studio .NET add-in to provide instant integrated access to an online repository of .NET components.
C#, Windows, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Derek Lakin 3.33
Adding Try/Catch Block using AddIn For Visual Studio .NET 2003
Updated: 8 Jul 2005
This add-in adds try/catch blocks inside your method automatically on clicking it.
C#, .NET1.1, WinXP, ASP.NET, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Santhi.M 3.29
Comment/Uncomment Macro .NET
Updated: 22 Aug 2006
Macros for Visual Studio .NET to simplify the commenting of code.
C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
LeathurBoy 3.25
VS.NET Add-In for creating functions
Updated: 7 Feb 2005
Writing add-ins for VS.NET 2003.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Thoths 3.18
Visual Studio Add-in that produces compact HTML code documentation
Updated: 5 Aug 2005
A Visual Studio add-in that produces compact HTML code documentation from embedded XML.
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Mike Knuckey 3.00
Creation and Update Comment Stamps Macro
Updated: 15 Jul 2004
This is a Visual Studio .NET 2003 macro, it can automatically insert comment blocks to your source files about copyright, creation date, author and update, etc., basically anything you want for your source files’ header.
C++, C++/CLI, C, VB, VBScript, eVC, Windows, WinMobile, Mobile, .NET1.0, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Modesty Zhang 3.00
Paste as Visual Basic
Updated: 10 Feb 2006
A Visual Studio add-in that converts C# code to Visual Basic.
VB, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Stumpy842 3.00
Enhanced QuickWatch
Updated: 7 Apr 2006
A Visual Studio .NET 2003 add-in to view XML, Datasets and Exceptions
C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Sudhin Devarachetty 3.00
Abstract Method / Interface Implementation Macro
Updated: 9 Jun 2003
Macro for auto-implementing abstract methods extended by given class or interfaces.
VB, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Yaron Golan 2.92
DAO ClassWizard for Visual Studio .NET
Updated: 8 Feb 2003
Create and maintain CDAORecordset classes for MS Access Tables in Visual Studio .NET
VC6, VC7, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev
 
drice 2.71
Boilerplate using Visual Studio .NET Macro
Updated: 19 Apr 2005
Inserting boiler plate templates using VS.NET macro.
VB, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
charmis 2.50
Strongly typed collections
Updated: 30 May 2004
A simple tool to generate typed collections.
C++, C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev
 
Yanier Castellanos 2.28
Automatically Increment Build Numbers in Visual Studio 2005
Updated: 19 Apr 2006
A demonstration of how to harness the power of the DTE and macros in Visual Studio, to create a build number incrementer.
VB, Windows, .NET, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
 
Bellerephon 2.25
Page Focus Add-in for ASP.NET Projects
Updated: 2 Mar 2004
The currently edited page becomes the start page at debug time.
C#, .NET1.1, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Bogdan Rechi 1.75
Update Service Reference on Project Level
Updated: 28 Jun 2011
Visual Studio add-in to create proxies on folder and project level.
XML, VB.NET, Visual-Studio, Dev
 
Alexandros Pappas  
Methods Navigation with a Drop-Down List
Updated: 7 Aug 2009
An easy to use, low real estate Methods DDL navigation tool.
VB8.0, VB9.0, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
 
Barry G. Hynum  

Macros and Add-ins - VS.NET Macros 

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Use Visual Studio Macros to Format ListView or FormView Templates as Tables
Updated: 15 Jun 2011
The default FormView template has no structure. Use this Visual Studio macro to format templates as tables.
VB.NET, VS2008, VS2010, Dev, Web-Development, macros
 
jabit 5.00
Automation of running Boost.Test with Visual Studio macros
Updated: 18 Apr 2012
Automating Visual Studio with macros with an example of running unit tests developed with Boost.Test.
C++, VB.NET, Visual-Studio, Dev, Boost.Test
 
Maxim Kastsiukavets 4.33
Changing VS Code Region Coloring Using XML
Updated: 16 May 2007
This article shows how to change the color schemes of code regions in VS quickly by using XML.
VB8.0, Windows, .NET2.0, VS2005, Dev
 
Rakusu 1.40

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