🎨 A modern visual designer for VSIX manifest files in Visual Studio 2022!
The built-in VSIX manifest designer in Visual Studio is old, outdated, and rather ugly. VSIX Manifest Designer is a modern replacement with a clean, intuitive UI that feels right at home in Visual Studio 2022!
- 📝 Metadata Editor - Edit identity, display name, description, icons, and more
- 🎯 Installation Targets - Configure supported VS SKUs and version ranges
- 🔗 Dependencies - Manage dependencies on other extensions with ease
- ⚡ Prerequisites - Define required VS components
- 📦 Assets - Add and organize extension assets with type selection and project picker
- 📁 Content - Configure project and item templates
- 🎨 VS Theme Support - Seamlessly integrates with Light, Dark, and Blue themes
For the best VSIX development experience, pair this extension with CodingWithCalvin.VsixSdk! VsixSdk modernizes the VSIX build process with SDK-style projects, and VSIX Manifest Designer fully supports it - including smart project detection and template asset handling.
- Open Visual Studio 2022
- Go to Extensions > Manage Extensions
- Search for "VSIX Manifest Designer"
- Click Download and restart Visual Studio
Download the latest .vsix from the Releases page and double-click to install.
- Open any
source.extension.vsixmanifestfile in your solution - The visual designer opens automatically
- Edit your manifest using the tabbed interface
- Save and you're done! 🎉
Contributions are welcome! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests - all feedback helps make this extension better.
- Clone the repository
- Open
src/CodingWithCalvin.VsixManifestDesigner.slnxin Visual Studio 2022 - Ensure you have the "Visual Studio extension development" workload installed
- Press F5 to launch the experimental instance
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Made with ❤️ by Coding With Calvin
