Welcome to the .NET nanoFramework Visual Studio extension repository!
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Welcome to the .NET nanoFramework Visual Studio extension repository!
This repo contains .NET nanoFramework Visual Studio extension and associated tools.
Build status
| Component | Build Status | Stable version | Preview version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio 2022 extension | |||
| Visual Studio 2019 extension | |||
| Visual Studio 2017 extension (:warning: Deprecated) |
Feedback and documentation
For documentation, providing feedback, issues and finding out how to contribute please refer to the Home repo.
Join our Discord community here.
Visual Studio extension distribution
nanoFramework Visual Studio extension is distributed through Visual Studio Marketplace. You can either search it on the marketplace or follow the URLs above for the appropriate version.
This is the experience you'll have when installing the extension:

And when creating your first project:

Developing for the Visual Studio extension
If you are working on developing code for nanoFramework Visual Studio extension please take a look at the available documentation here.
Credits
The list of contributors to this project can be found at CONTRIBUTORS.
Icons
The icons used in the extension are courtesy of Icons8. Thank you very much for your great work!
License
The nanoFramework Visual Studio extension and associated tools are licensed under the MIT license.
Code of Conduct
This project has adopted the code of conduct defined by the Contributor Covenant to clarify expected behavior in our community. For more information see the .NET Foundation Code of Conduct.
.NET Foundation
This project is supported by the .NET Foundation.