Download the extension from the VS Marketplace or get the CI build
The easiest way to set up Visual Studio for the ultimate WinUI development experience.
See the change log for changes and road map.
After installing the WinUI Essentials and restarting Visual Studio, the following extensions will be installed:
- Template Studio for WinUI (C#)
- Project Reunion Templates
- XAML Styler
- Rapid XAML Toolkit
- Windows Template Studio
- Windows App SDK (Experimental)
If you already have one or more of these extensions installed, they will not be re-installed.
If you know of any good extensions that you think would benefit developers using WinUI, please log an issue with the suggestion on the GitHub issue tracker.