Download - Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

This is critical. Mainstream support for Visual Studio 2019 ended in April 2024. However, Extended Support continues until April 2029 (security fixes only).

Microsoft ended mainstream support for Visual Studio 2019 on April 9, 2024.
Extended support continues until April 13, 2029.
If you need the latest features and .NET 8+ support, consider Visual Studio 2022. microsoft visual studio 2019 download


Once the vs_community.exe (or your edition's installer) is downloaded: This is critical

  • Click Install and grab a coffee – this takes 10–30 minutes depending on your internet speed.
  • Once complete, launch VS 2019. Sign in with your Microsoft account (free for Community) to unlock the license.
  • | Feature | VS2019 | VS2022 | |--------|--------|--------| | Architecture | 32-bit | 64-bit | | .NET support | Up to .NET 6 | Up to .NET 8/9 | | C++ standard | C++17 (partial C++20) | C++23 | | Hot reload | Limited | Excellent | | Git tooling | Good | Built-in & better | | Long-term support | Security only until 4/2024 | Mainstream until 2027 | Microsoft ended mainstream support for Visual Studio 2019


    Need to install on a machine without internet or multiple machines?

    Run the initial installer from the command line to download a full offline cache:

    vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2019_offline --lang en-US
    

    This downloads the entire installer (~20-30GB). Then copy that folder to your target machine and run vs_setup.exe.

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