Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools

Contains targets and tools to enable the building of managed VSIX projects without VSSDK MSI installed.

Only for VS 2015 and onwards.

Version:	17.14.2120
Author(s):	Microsoft
Last Update:	Thursday, October 2, 2025
.NET Fiddle:	Create the first Fiddle
Project Url:	https://aka.ms/vsextensibility
NuGet Url:	https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools

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Install-Package Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools

dotnet add package Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools

paket add Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools


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