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Visual Studio 2017 contains many new and exciting features and IDE productivity enhancements tosupport Windows app development, cross-platform mobile development, Azure development, web and cloud development,and more. To try out Visual Studio 2017, seeVisual Studio 2017 Downloads.For more information about everything that's new in this release, see theVisual Studio 2017 release notes andWhat's New in Visual Studio 2017.

For Visual Studio Code, seeVisual Studio Code FAQ.
ForVisual Studio 2017 for Mac, seeVisual Studio 2017 for Mac Platform Targeting and Compatibility.
ForVisual Studio 2017 for Mac release notes.

Installation

You caninstall and use Visual Studio 2017 alongsideprevious versions of Visual Studio, including Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2013, and Visual Studio 2012.

Download

To download Visual Studio 2017, see theVisual Studio Older Downloads page. Also, see instructions onhow to install offline.

Note: Installation package size will vary depending on your current Visual Studio configuration.

System Requirements

For information on the system requirements for installing and running the Visual Studio 2017 family of products,including Team Foundation Server 2017, see theVisual Studio 2017 System Requirement page andVisual Studio 2017 for Mac Product Family System Requirements.

Feedback and Support

For support, or to submit feedback on Visual Studio, see:

• Visual Studio Support
• Submit a product suggestion or idea
• Report a problem or bug

Upgrade Projects to Visual Studio 2017

When following the supported upgrade paths, your Visual Studio source, solutions, and project files will continueto work; however, you should expect to make some changes to sources. While we cannot guarantee binary compatibilitybetween releases, we will do our best to document significant changes to assist you with updates.

Platform Targeting

Visual Studio provides cutting-edge tools and technologies to create apps that take advantage of thelatest platform capabilities, whether Windows, Android, iOS, or Linux. Visual Studio 2017 also targetsearlier platforms so you can create new apps or modernize existing apps that execute on earlier versionsof Windows while leveraging the enhanced development tools, quality enablement, and team collaborationcapabilities in Visual Studio 2017. For more information, seeManaging references in aproject andVisual Studio Multi-TargetingOverview.

• Developing apps for Windows
• Developing apps for Android
• Developing apps for iOS
• Developing apps for Linux
• Developing apps for macOS
• Developing apps for other technologies and platforms

Visual Studio 2017 Support for Windows Development

The following table explains the Microsoft Windows platforms for which you can build apps by using Visual Studio 2017.

Notes

• For support information regarding Microsoft operating systems, seeMicrosoft Support Lifecycle andWindows 10 Release Information.
• For support information on Microsoft .NET Framework, see.NET Framework Support Lifecycle FAQand.NET Framework System Requirements.
• Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB edition andWindows 10 S are not supported for development.You may use Visual Studio 2017 to build apps that run on Windows 10 LTSB and Windows 10 S.Remote debuging is supported on LTSB.
• Universal Windows app development for all target platforms is available when Visual Studio is installed on Windows 10.
• Universal Windows apps can be built from the command line when using Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016. UWP development—includingdesigning, editing, and local debugging—is not available on Windows Server. You may deploy these apps to Windows server anddebug them remotely.
• Cordova, Unity, and Xamarin can also be used for cross-platform development of Universal Windows Apps on Windows 10.

Visual Studio 2017 Support for .NET Development

Visual Studio 2017 supports development of apps that use any of the .NET implementations. Among the workloads and project types, you can find support for.NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono, and .NET Native for Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Visual Studio 2017 supports the following implementations:

• .NET Framework versions 4.7, 4.6.2, 4.6.1, 4.6, 4.5.2, and 3.5
• .NET Core 2.0, 1.1, and 1.0.
• .NET Native
• Mono

Visual Studio 2017 Support for Android Development

Visual Studio 2017 enables you to build native Android apps using Xamarin and C# or using Java/C++, and hybridAndroid apps using Apache Cordova 6.3.1 and JavaScript and TypeScript. The Visual Studio Tools for Unity andthe Unreal Engine enable Android game development. You can also useVisual Studio for Macto build Android apps using a Mac.

You can use Visual Studio setup to easily obtain the Android SDK and Android API levels 19, 21, 22, and 23.You can download additional API levels separately using theAndroid SDK Manager.You can also use Visual Studio Setup to obtain the Android Native Development Kit (R10E), Java SE Development Kit, and Apache Ant.

For more information, seeAndroid development with Visual Studio andMobile App Development.

Visual Studio 2017 Support for iOS Development

Visual Studio 2017 enables you to build and debug apps for iOS by using Apache Cordova, C++, Unity, or Xamarinand a Mac configured for iOS development when using remotebuild, vcremote, the Visual Studio Tools for Unity,or the Xamarin Mac Agent. Xamarin supports iOS 7 and higher, and requires OS X 10.10 "Yosemite" or higher.Apache Cordova supports iOS 8 and higher, and requires OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" and higher. You can also useVisual Studio for Mac to build iOS apps using a Mac.

Visual Studio 2017 Support for Linux Development

Visual Studio 2017 enables you to build and debug apps for Linux using C++, Python, and Node.js.Creating C++ apps for Linux requires theVisual C++ for Linux Development extension. Creating apps with Python orNode,js, requires that you enable remote debugging on the target Linux machine. You can also create, buildand remote debug .NET Core and ASP.NET Core applications for Linux using modern languages such as C#, VB and F#.

• CentOS 7.1 and Oracle Linux 7.1
• Debian 8
• Fedora 23
• Linux Mint 17
• openSUSE 13.2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
• Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04

Visual Studio 2017 Support for macOS Development

Visual Studio 2017 enables you to build console applications and ASP.NET applications that target macOS.However, debugging is not supported. For additional macOS development tools choices, try Visual StudioCode or Visual Studio for Mac.Visual Studio Code provides a streamlined,extensible developer tool experience for macOS.Visual Studio for Macprovides a feature-rich IDE that enables you to build native macOS apps, including ASP.NET, using C#.

Other Platforms and Technologies

Visual Studio 2017 also supports the following platforms and technologies. For more information, seehttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/.

• Anaconda
• Apache Ant
• Azure web apps and connected services, including Azure Data Lake
• Clang with Microsoft CodeGen
• ClickOnce
• Cocos
• Cordova 6.3.1
• Docker
• Entity Framework 6
• F#
• Git for Windows, and GitHub
• HockeyApp
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, and SQL Server 2016
• Microsoft Office 365, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010
• Mobile Center
• Node.js
• PowerShell
• Python andPython IoT tools
• R
• TypeScript 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, and 2.0, and JavaScript
• Unity
• Unreal Engine
• Web Development with ASP.NET, HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, or TypeScript

Compatibility with Previous Releases

.NET Framework

.NET 4.7 is is a highly compatible in-place update of .NET 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2.

Team Explorer and Team Foundation Server

Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2017 will connect to Team Foundation Server 2017, Team Foundation Server 2015,Team Foundation Server 2013, Team Foundation Server 2012, and Team Foundation Server 2010 SP1.

Silverlight

Silverlight projects are not supported in this version of Visual Studio. To maintain Silverlight applications,continue to use Visual Studio 2015.

Windows Store and Windows Phone apps

Projects for Windows Store 8.1 and 8.0, and Windows Phone 8.1 and 8.0 are not supported in this release. Tomaintain these apps, continue to use Visual Studio 2015. To maintain Windows Phone 7.x projects, use Visual Studio 2012.