Find Code Issues Across Multiple Projects

Visual Assist by Whole Tomato Software is an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio that helps developers navigate, understand and maintain C++ and C# code. Its navigation, code completion, refactoring and inspection tools support everyday development tasks, making it easier to explore unfamiliar source files and manage large codebases.

The Visual Assist 2026.5 update introduces project-wide code inspections, extending analysis beyond the active file to selected projects or an entire solution. Results appear as the background scan progresses, allowing developers to review findings without waiting for analysis to finish. The feature provides 94 curated checks and more than 300 additional clang-tidy checks that developers can enable, covering areas such as C++ safety, modernization, readability and performance. Where fixes are available, developers can apply them individually or in bulk, reducing repetitive work when addressing issues across a codebase.

For a full list of what's new in 2026.5, see our release notes.

Visual Assist is licensed on a per-developer basis and offers three licensing options: Standard, Network Named User, and Concurrent. All new licenses include a 1 Year Maintenance Subscription, and Subscription Renewals are also available. See our Visual Assist licensing page for full details.

To find out more and purchase a license, visit our Visual Assist product page.