Component |
ID |
Description |
Visual Studio core editor (included with Visual Studio Community 2017) |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.CoreEditor |
The Visual Studio core shell experience, including syntax-aware code editing, source code control and work item management. |
Azure development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Azure |
Azure SDK, tools, and projects for developing cloud apps and creating resources. |
Data storage and processing |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Data |
Connect, develop and test data solutions using SQL Server, Azure Data Lake, Hadoop or Azure ML. |
.NET desktop development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop |
Build WPF, Windows Forms and console applications using the .NET Framework. |
Game development with Unity |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedGame |
Create 2D and 3D games with Unity, a powerful cross-platform development environment. |
Linux development with C++ |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeCrossPlat |
Create and debug applications running in a Linux environment. |
Desktop development with C++ |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop |
Build classic Windows-based applications using the power of the Visual C++ toolset, ATL, and optional features like MFC and C++/CLI. |
Game development with C++ |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeGame |
Use the full power of C++ to build professional games powered by DirectX, Unreal, or Cocos2d. |
Mobile development with C++ |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeMobile |
Build cross-platform applications for iOS, Android or Windows using C++. |
.NET Core cross-platform development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCoreTools |
Build cross-platform applications using .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS |
Mobile development with .NET |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCrossPlat |
Build cross-platform applications for iOS, Android or Windows using Xamarin. |
ASP.NET and web development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb |
Build web applications using ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. |
Node.js development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Node |
Build scalable network applications using Node.js, an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime. |
Office/SharePoint development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Office |
Create Office and SharePoint add-ins, SharePoint solutions, and VSTO add-ins using C#, VB, and JavaScript. |
Universal Windows Platform development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal |
Create applications for the Universal Windows Platform with C#, VB, JavaScript, or optionally C++. |
Visual Studio extension development |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension |
Create add-ons and extensions for Visual Studio, including new commands, code analyzers and tool windows. |
Mobile development with JavaScript |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.WebCrossPlat |
Build Android, iOS and UWP apps using Tools for Apache Cordova. |
Unaffiliated components |
Component.GitHub.VisualStudio |
GitHub extension for Visual Studio |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.Component.Blend.SDK.WPF |
Blend for Visual Studio SDK for .NET |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.Component.HelpViewer |
Help Viewer |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.Net.Component.3.5.DeveloperTools |
.NET Framework 3.5 development tools |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DependencyValidation.Community |
Dependency Validation |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.LinqToSql |
LINQ to SQL tools |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TestTools.Core |
Testing tools core features |
Unaffiliated components |
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TypeScript.2.0 |
TypeScript 2.0 SDK |