Introducing the "LaunchyBar" Visual Studio extension!
Quick access to your favorite tools!
Miss VS Code's Activity Bar? LaunchyBar brings that same quick-access toolbar experience to Visual Studio!
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Introducing the 'VSIX Manifest Designer' Visual Studio Extension
A modern designer for extension developers!
Tired of editing raw XML in your VSIX manifest files? Me too. So I built a modern, visual designer that integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio 2022 and 2026.
Introducing the 'Debugalizers' Visual Studio extension!
Beautiful debug visualizers for Visual Studio!
Stop squinting at minified JSON in the debugger. I built an extension that gives you beautiful, formatted views of your string data while debugging!
Introducing the 'Couchbase Explorer' Visual Studio extension!
Couchbase database tooling for Visual Studio!
Couchbase Explorer brings database browsing and management directly into Visual Studio 2022 and 2026. Connect to your Couchbase Server clusters, browse buckets, scopes, and collections, and view documents - all without leaving your IDE.
Introducing the 'Git Ranger' Visual Studio extension!
Enhanced Git tooling for Visual Studio!
Git Ranger brings enhanced Git tooling to Visual Studio 2022 and 2026. See who modified each line, when, and why - right in your editor. Inline annotations, gutter margins, author color coding, age heat maps, and more. Inspired by GitLens for VS Code.
Introducing the Visual Studio Code MCP Server!
Giving AI access to VS Code's language intelligence!
VS Code has incredible language intelligence - IntelliSense, Go to Definition, Find References - but it's locked inside the IDE. This extension bridges that gap, exposing VS Code's language server capabilities through MCP so your AI tools can tap into the same semantic understanding.