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Visual Studio Dev Essentials2026-03-24T08:56:28-07:00

Visual Studio Dev Essentials

Free tools, cloud services, and training using the latest Visual Studio

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Everything you need all in one place

Get everything you need to build and deploy your app on any platform. With state-of-the-art tools, the power of the cloud, training, and support, it’s our most comprehensive free developer program ever.

Developer tools

Editors, designers, and debuggers to develop for any platform

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Cloud services

Compute, storage, analytics, team collaboration and more

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Software

Trials and downloads, from operating systems to Office online apps

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All the tools you need

Tools to develop for any platform – for free. Tools include an extensible integrated development environment and code editors to create apps for macOS, Linux, and Windows, on PC.

  • Visual Studio Community
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  • CODE Magazine*
  • Pluralsight*
  • Syncfusion Succinctly Series*
  • Syncfusion Essential Studio UI Edition*

Comprehensive set of cloud services

Free access to cloud services such as compute and storage, backend services for your mobile or web apps, services for IoT, machine learning, and analytics.

  • Azure Free Account – includes 1 year of free services and $200 credit for the 1st month
  • Azure DevOps
  • Power Apps Community Plan
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Software trials and downloads

Free access to software trials and downloads make it easy for you to develop for multiple platforms.

  • SQL Server Developer Edition
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