Visual Studio Code provides developers with a new choice of developer tool that combines the simplicity and streamlined experience of a code editor with the best of what developers need for their core code-edit-debug cycle. Visual Studio Code is the first code editor, and first cross-platform development tool - supporting OSX, Linux, and Windows - in the Visual Studio family.
At its heart, Visual Studio Code features a powerful, fast code editor great for day-to-day use. The Preview release of Code already has many of the features developers need in a code and text editor, including navigation, keyboard support with customizable bindings, syntax highlighting, bracket matching, auto indentation, and snippets, with support for dozens of languages.
The system requirements in the table below apply to Office 365 ProPlus, as well as all business, education, and government plans. They also apply to standalone plans for individual services, such as email-only or online meetings-only plans. Yes, you must have a Mac to do Xamarin.iOS development. The Mac is required for building as well as running the iOS simulator. You can either use it as a build server, and actually do your development in Visual Studio (either in a standalone PC, or on a VM running on your Mac), or you can do your development directly on the Mac using Xamarin Studio as your IDE. Use Windows side by side with macOS ® (no restarting required) on your MacBook ®, MacBook Pro ®, iMac ®, iMac Pro ®, Mac mini ®, or Mac Pro ®.Share files and folders, copy and paste images and text and drag and drop files between Mac and Windows applications. Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements| Microsoft Docs. For more information, see Visual Studio 2017 for Mac release notes, Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Product.
For serious coding, developers often need to work with code as more than just text. Visual Studio Code includes built-in support for always-on IntelliSense code completion, richer semantic code understanding and navigation, and code refactoring. In the Preview, Code includes enriched built-in support for ASP.NET 5 development with C#, and Node.js development with TypeScript and JavaScript, powered by the same underlying technologies that drive Visual Studio. Code includes great tooling for web technologies such as HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, and JSON. Code also integrates with package managers and repositories, and builds and other common tasks to make everyday workflows faster. And Code understands Git, and delivers great Git workflows and source diffs integrated with the editor.
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To install Visual Studio 2017 for Mac, see Visual Studio 2017 Downloads. For information about everything that's new in this release, see the Visual Studio for Mac 2017 release notes. See also Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Platform Targeting and Compatibility. >>Could someone clarify the system requirements for compiling and debugging with a Mac using Xamarin? Actually this forum is to discuss the VS IDE usage, since it is related to the Xamarin, I think the Mac forum would be better.
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Overview
This page contains the minimum system requirements for the Visual Studio 2017 family of products. For information on compatibility, see Visual Studio 2017 Platform Targeting and Compatibility. If you need help with improving performance, see Visual Studio performance tips and tricks.
What's New
See what's new in Visual Studio 2017!
- For Windows, Visual Studio IDE, the Visual Studio 2017 release notes, or What's New in Visual Studio 2017.
- For Mac, What’s New in Visual Studio for Mac or the Visual Studio 2017 for Mac release notes.
- Visual Studio Team Services.
- Visual Studio Code or the VS Code release notes.
Download
Click a button to download the latest version of Visual Studio 2017. For instructions on installing and updating Visual Studio 2017, see the Update Visual Studio 2017 to the most recent release. Also, see instructions on how to install offline.
Visit the visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads page to download other Visual Studio 2017 products.
Note
Installation package size will vary depending on your current Visual Studio configuration.
Tip
For older versions of Visual Studio, see the system requirements for Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2013, or Visual Studio 2012.
Feedback
We would love to hear from you! For issues, let us know through the Report a Problem option in the upper right-handcorner of either the installer or the Visual Studio IDE itself. The icon is located in the upper right-hand corner.You can track your issues in the Visual Studio Developer Community, where you can ask questions and find answers.You can also make a product suggestion through Developer Community or get free installation help throughour Live Chat support.
Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements
The following products support the minimum system requirements below:
- Visual Studio Enterprise 2017
- Visual Studio Professional 2017
- Visual Studio Community 2017
- Visual Studio Team Explorer 2017
- Visual Studio Test Professional 2017
- Visual Studio Test Agent 2017
- Visual Studio Test Controller 2017
- Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Office Integration 2017
- Visual Studio Feedback Client 2017
Supported Operating Systems | Visual Studio 2017 will install and run on the following operating systems:
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Supported Languages | Visual Studio is available in English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. You can select the language of Visual Studio during installation. The Visual Studio Installer is available in the same fourteen languages, and will match the language of Windows, if available. Note: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Office Integration 2017 is available in the ten languages supported by Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017. |
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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017
For detailed information on system requirements for various deployment scenarios, and for information onintegration with Microsoft Office and Microsoft SharePoint, seeVisual Studio Team Foundation Server Requirements and Compatibility.
The following products support the minimum requirements below:
- Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017
- Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2017
Supported Operating Systems | Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017 will install and run on the 64-bit versions of the following operating systems:
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Hardware | For hardware recommendations on single-server and multi-server deployments, see Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Requirements and Compatibility. |
Supported Languages | Visual Studio Team Foundation Server is available in the following languages:
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 for Mac
To download Visual Studio for Mac, see visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-mac.
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For more information, see Visual Studio 2017 for Mac release notes, Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Product Family System Requirements, and Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Platform Targeting and Compatibility.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
To download Microsoft Visual Studio Code, see code.visualstudio.com.
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For more information, see Requirements for Visual Studio Code,the release notes, and Visual Studio Code FAQ.
Remote Tools, Performance Tools, and IntelliTrace Standalone Collector for Visual Studio 2017
The Remote Tools, Performance Tools, and IntelliTrace Standalone Collector support the same system requirements as Visual Studio with the following changes:
- Also installs on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Requires a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- Requires 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)
- Requires 1 GB of available hard disk space
- Requires 1024 by 768 or higher display resolution
- For the best experience, use the most recent update of these diagnostic tools for your version of Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools 2017
The Build Tools support the same system requirements as Visual Studio with the following changes:
- Also installs on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and on the Server Core option for Windows Server 2016.
- Also installs into a Windows container.
- Requires 2.3 GB to 60 GB of available hard disk space, depending on installed features.
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017
To download the Visual C++ Redistributable, see visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads.
The Visual C++ Redistributable supports the same system requirements as Visual Studio with the following changes:
Visual Studio On A Mac
- Also installs on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows XP SP3
- Requires 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)
- Requires 50 MB of available hard disk space