Visual Studio Community ((full)) Access

Visual Studio for Mac is deprecated (replaced by VS Code or C# Dev Kit). On Linux, you’ll need Windows VM or dual boot.

| Feature | VS Community | VS Code | Rider (JetBrains) | |---------|--------------|---------|-------------------| | Price | Free (with license limits) | Free | Paid (subscription) | | Platform | Windows only | Windows, macOS, Linux | Cross-platform | | Resource use | Heavy | Light | Medium-heavy | | C#/.NET support | Excellent | Good (with extensions) | Excellent | | Debugging | Excellent | Good | Excellent | | Learning curve | Steep | Moderate | Moderate | visual studio community

Breakpoints, watch windows, immediate window, conditional breakpoints, memory diagnostics, and multi-threaded debugging. Visual Studio for Mac is deprecated (replaced by

Can be sluggish on machines with less than 8–16 GB RAM. Installation consumes 10–30 GB+ depending on workloads. Can be sluggish on machines with less than 8–16 GB RAM