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Visual Studio Dev Essentials

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

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
Visual Studio Code
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
Power BI
Office Online

* Exclusive benefits only available through the Visual Studio Dev Essentials program.

Free tools, cloud services, and training, included in your membership

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