ReSharper Comes to Microsoft Visual Studio Code: Public Preview Now Open

For the past 20 years, ReSharper has been the legendary .NET productivity tool that changed how millions of developers explore, write, and improve their code in Microsoft Visual Studio. Today, we’re bringing this transformative experience to a new environment. ReSharper is now available as an extension for Visual Studio Code. Whether VS Code is your […]

May 19, 2025 - 23:30
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ReSharper Comes to Microsoft Visual Studio Code: Public Preview Now Open

For the past 20 years, ReSharper has been the legendary .NET productivity tool that changed how millions of developers explore, write, and improve their code in Microsoft Visual Studio. Today, we’re bringing this transformative experience to a new environment.

ReSharper is now available as an extension for Visual Studio Code.

Whether VS Code is your primary editor or a companion tool to JetBrains Rider or Visual Studio, ReSharper’s productivity features will elevate your development experience. Now you can enjoy the same powerful code analysis, Rename refactoring, and intuitive Solution Explorer that millions of developers trust – all within VS Code’s streamlined interface.

What ReSharper for VS Code offers

ReSharper for VS Code brings a focused set of productivity tools to your editing experience, including:

  • Insightful code analysis to detect and fix errors and code smells in real time.
  • Smart code completion and contextual suggestions to speed up development.
  • ReSharper Solution Explorer for VS Code allows you to navigate large codebases with ease.
  • Rename refactoring to safely update symbols across your entire project.
  • Consistent code formatting based on your team’s style guide.
  • Fast navigation to files, types, symbols, and usages.

You can find a full overview of features on our landing page here.

Public preview

ReSharper for Visual Studio Code is currently available as part of a public preview. During this stage, the extension is free to use. Each build is limited to 30 days.


Once the preview ends, ReSharper for VS Code will become available as part of the dotUltimate subscription. You can review the pricing options for dotUltimate here. There will also be a free tier for non-commercial usage.

Getting started is easy

Once you install the ReSharper for Visual Studio Code extension from the Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace, just open your workspace as usual. 

ReSharper will automatically scan for solution files (.sln / .slnx) in your workspace:

  • If it finds one solution, it will open it for you automatically.
  • If it finds more than one, you’ll see an Open Solution button – just click it to choose the solution you want to work with.

From there, ReSharper gets to work indexing your code and enabling its productivity tools right away.

Compatibility notice

ReSharper for Visual Studio Code is not compatible with the Microsoft C# and C# Dev Kit extensions. To ensure smooth operation, make sure both are disabled before using ReSharper.

Support

If you need assistance, a great place to start is our web help documentation. If you don’t find what you’re looking for there, feel free to post your question on the ReSharper community forum, where our team and other users can help.

Feedback and bug reporting

We’re eager to hear your feedback. Please use our issue tracker for that. You can also report bugs and request assistance from inside the product by clicking on the R# icon in the task bar and selecting “Contact Support”. 

More good news

Alongside ReSharper, we’re excited to launch JetBrains AI Assistant for Visual Studio Code in public preview! This tool brings the power of AI into your everyday workflow with natural language chat that understands your project context, intelligent single- and multiline code completion, automatic documentation generation, and more. Discover how it can transform your coding experience in our launch announcement.


We’re excited to bring ReSharper to the Visual Studio Code community and even more excited to see what you do with it. Whether you’ve been using ReSharper for decades or you’re trying it for the first time, we hope this new extension becomes an essential part of your development workflow.