Visual Assist

Filling gaps in Visual Studio for C/C++ and C# developers.

Published by Whole Tomato Software
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Prices from: $ 273.42 Version: 2024.2 NEW Updated: Mar 14, 2024

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Visual Assist

Visual Assist fills the gaps in Microsoft Visual Studio. It helps developers write code faster and easier. Visual Assist is a key productivity tool relied on by C++ developers worldwide. It is very likely that software you use has been written with the assistance of Visual Assist. Whether it is better navigation than is inbuilt in Visual Studio, to refactorings, code generation, and more, Visual Assist is extraordinarily powerful, is lightweight and fast, is very flexible, and is written by developers for developers. That means it does what your developers need.

Visual Assist

Find any symbol (Shift+Alt+S)In a dialog that supports similar filtering, find any symbol in your solution.
Find any symbol (Shift+Alt+S)In a dialog that supports similar filtering, find any symbol in your solution.
Go to implementation (Alt+G)Despite comparable functionality in Visual Studio, many users rely on Visual Assist to find more definitions and declarations than built-in Intellisense.
Go to implementation (Alt+G)Despite comparable functionality in Visual Studio, many users rely on Visual Assist to find more definitions and declarations than built-in Intellisense.
Go to anything related (Shift+Alt+G)The big brother of Alt+G can take you just about anywhere related to the current symbol. Instead of chasing an implementation with successive presses of Alt+G, use Shift+Alt+G to jump into a hierarchy.
Go to anything related (Shift+Alt+G)The big brother of Alt+G can take you just about anywhere related to the current symbol. Instead of chasing an implementation with successive presses of Alt+G, use Shift+Alt+G to jump into a hierarchy.
Open corresponding file (Alt+O)Open the file that is most related to the active document. In C/C++, Alt+O typically opens a corresponding header or source file. Alt+O opens a menu when more than one destination is possible.
Open corresponding file (Alt+O)Open the file that is most related to the active document. In C/C++, Alt+O typically opens a corresponding header or source file. Alt+O opens a menu when more than one destination is possible.
Find references (Shift+Alt+F)Although built-in Find References has improved over the years, the version in Visual Assist is still faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Find references (Shift+Alt+F)Although built-in Find References has improved over the years, the version in Visual Assist is still faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Quick actions and refactoring menu (Shift+Alt+Q)Access the features of Visual Assist applicable to the current context with Shift+Alt+Q. The content of the menu varies greatly. Experiment from symbols of different types, expressions, lines, and whitespace.
Quick actions and refactoring menu (Shift+Alt+Q)Access the features of Visual Assist applicable to the current context with Shift+Alt+Q. The content of the menu varies greatly. Experiment from symbols of different types, expressions, lines, and whitespace.
List methods in file (Alt+M)Navigate the current file from a simple drop-down of classes and methods in it. Filter the list using substrings.
List methods in file (Alt+M)Navigate the current file from a simple drop-down of classes and methods in it. Filter the list using substrings.
Rename (Shift+Alt+R)Although built-in Rename is occasionally sufficient, the version in Visual Assist is faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Rename (Shift+Alt+R)Although built-in Rename is occasionally sufficient, the version in Visual Assist is faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Use VA HashtagsAdd hashtags to comments and navigate among them via tool window (Shift+Alt+H) or go-to command (Shift+Alt+G). VA Hashtags are effectively bookmarks and tasks that move with your code.
Use VA HashtagsAdd hashtags to comments and navigate among them via tool window (Shift+Alt+H) or go-to command (Shift+Alt+G). VA Hashtags are effectively bookmarks and tasks that move with your code.
Open any file (Shift+Alt+O)Find and open any file in your solution using a simple dialog and a few search tokens.
Open any file (Shift+Alt+O)Find and open any file in your solution using a simple dialog and a few search tokens.
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Find any symbol (Shift+Alt+S)In a dialog that supports similar filtering, find any symbol in your solution.
Go to implementation (Alt+G)Despite comparable functionality in Visual Studio, many users rely on Visual Assist to find more definitions and declarations than built-in Intellisense.
Go to anything related (Shift+Alt+G)The big brother of Alt+G can take you just about anywhere related to the current symbol. Instead of chasing an implementation with successive presses of Alt+G, use Shift+Alt+G to jump into a hierarchy.
Open corresponding file (Alt+O)Open the file that is most related to the active document. In C/C++, Alt+O typically opens a corresponding header or source file. Alt+O opens a menu when more than one destination is possible.
Find references (Shift+Alt+F)Although built-in Find References has improved over the years, the version in Visual Assist is still faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Quick actions and refactoring menu (Shift+Alt+Q)Access the features of Visual Assist applicable to the current context with Shift+Alt+Q. The content of the menu varies greatly. Experiment from symbols of different types, expressions, lines, and whitespace.
List methods in file (Alt+M)Navigate the current file from a simple drop-down of classes and methods in it. Filter the list using substrings.
Rename (Shift+Alt+R)Although built-in Rename is occasionally sufficient, the version in Visual Assist is faster, more powerful, and often more complete.
Use VA HashtagsAdd hashtags to comments and navigate among them via tool window (Shift+Alt+H) or go-to command (Shift+Alt+G). VA Hashtags are effectively bookmarks and tasks that move with your code.
Open any file (Shift+Alt+O)Find and open any file in your solution using a simple dialog and a few search tokens.

Recently, I was developing at home where I do not have Visual Assist. Progress was so slow. It was like programming with stone knives and bearskins.

Mark Graham, BitTorrent

Visual Assist solves problems in Visual C++ and C#. From better navigation to refactoring, this lightweight performant plugin is widely relied on in the industry. Visual Assist has a wealth of features to enhance developer productivity and will improve virtually every Microsoft IDE you have with the multitude of features that comprise Visual Assist.

Visual Assist Features:

  • Navigation
    Move about your code with newfound ease—to any file, method, symbol, or reference in your projects and solutions...
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Latest News

Boost Visual Studio Productivity with a Faster Parser
Boost Visual Studio Productivity with a Faster Parser
February 9, 2024Product Update
Visual Assist 2024.1 features an overhauled parser that makes initial startup times up to 15x quicker than previous versions.
Easily Share Code Snippets from Visual Studio
Easily Share Code Snippets from Visual Studio
December 15, 2023Product Update
Visual Assist 2023.6 adds a new "share with team member" option that lets you instantly send code to other developers via email, GitHub, and more.
Visual Assist 2023.4
Visual Assist 2023.4
August 30, 2023New Version
Adds official support for Unity game engine.
Visual Assist 2023.3
Visual Assist 2023.3
June 5, 2023New Version
Adds parser support for C#'s 'is' operator.
Visual Assist 2023.2
Visual Assist 2023.2
May 2, 2023New Version
Adds support for enabling unevaluated Clang Tidy checkers as Code Inspections.
Visual Assist 2023.1
Visual Assist 2023.1
February 7, 2023New Version
Improves code formatting when pasting Unreal Engine source code.
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