Visual Studio 2017 Community

Visual Studio 2017 was released during Microsoft’s "Mobile First, Cloud First" era. It was the definitive IDE for , allowing developers to build native iOS, Android, and Windows apps using a shared C# codebase.

⚠️ : VS2017 is no longer receiving feature updates (only security/maintenance). For new projects, Visual Studio 2022 Community (64-bit, .NET 6+, C++20, better Git tooling) is strongly recommended. visual studio 2017 community

This version also provided first-class support for and JavaScript/TypeScript , moving Visual Studio away from being solely a C#/C++ tool and toward a polyglot IDE. Visual Studio 2017 was released during Microsoft’s "Mobile

Would you like a downloadable comparison checklist or help deciding between 2017 vs 2019 vs 2022 Community editions? allowing developers to build native iOS