You can install extensions from Visual Studio Marketplace or the Extensions and Updates dialog box in Visual Studio. It's designed to let you find your favorite extensions more easily. Roaming Extension Manager keeps a list of all the Visual Studio extensions you've installed on any machine or instance of Visual Studio. The pane on the left categorizes extensions by those that are installed, those available on Visual Studio Marketplace ( Online), and those that have updates available. :::image type="content" source="media/finding-using-visual-studio-extensions/vs-2022/extensions-and-updates.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Manage Extensions window in Visual Studio"::: Or, type Extensions in the search box and choose Manage Extensions. To open the Manage Extensions dialog, choose Extensions > Manage Extensions. Use the Manage Extensions dialog box to install and manage Visual Studio extensions. ::: moniker range=">=vs-2019" Manage Extensions dialog box ::: moniker range=" Extensions and Updates, or type Extensions in the Quick Launch search box. And for information about finding extensions, see the Where Are My Favorite Extensions in Visual Studio 2022? blog post. For information about using extensions, see the individual extension page on Visual Studio Marketplace. Extensions may be controls, samples, templates, tools, or other components that add functionality to Visual Studio, for example, Live Share or Visual Studio IntelliCode.įor information about creating Visual Studio extensions, see Visual Studio SDK.
Extensions are code packages that run inside Visual Studio and provide new or improved features.