Software used to create, debug and deploy software applications, often used by developers for building Windows and web apps.
Visual Studio 2013 is a freeware development app and developer tool developed by Microsoft for Windows, it's professional and modern.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Create C#, Visual Basic and C++ applications in Windows
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.
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Features of Visual Studio 2013
- Cloud Development: Take advantage of cloud services to create and deploy applications on Azure.
- Code Analysis: Analyze and review code for potential issues using the integrated code analysis tools.
- Code Review: Allows developers to review code with annotations, threaded conversations and other collaboration tools.
- Cross-Platform Mobile Development: Develop apps for Windows, iOS and Android using C# and Visual Studio.
- Debugging: Debugging tools to help quickly find and fix bugs.
- Deployment: Easily deploy applications to local or remote servers with the integrated deployment tools.
- Extensibility: Extend and customize the IDE with hundreds of third-party extensions and add-ons.
- IDE Productivity: Improve productivity with advanced features such as code highlighting, auto-formatting and code snippets.
- IntelliSense: Automatically complete code with IntelliSense, providing smart code completion and an enhanced editing experience.
- Refactoring: Refactor code with built-in refactoring tools to improve code readability and maintainability.
- Source Control: Connect to Git, Subversion and other source control systems for easy collaboration and versioning.
- Team Foundation Server: Create, organize and manage software projects with comprehensive version control, project tracking and bug tracking tools.
- Unit Testing: Create and manage unit tests for code with the integrated unit testing framework.
- Web Development: Create modern web applications and services using ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
Compatibility and License
Is Visual Studio 2013 free to download?
Visual Studio 2013 is provided under a freeware license on Windows from programming software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and Express Edition is the latest version last time we checked.
Is Visual Studio 2013 at end of life?
We haven't determined Visual Studio 2013 to be discontinued or obsolete just yet.
What version of Windows can Visual Studio 2013 run on?
Visual Studio 2013 can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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