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Saves you having to go find the url in GitHub to then perform the clone from the command line or having to leave VS to switch to another Git client to do the same task. Makes cloning repositories within Visual Studio that bit easier by showing you the available repositories accessible from your account. It will take a small amount of time at first to tell it to add some common words to itвЂ™s dictionary but itвЂ™s certainly worth investing that time.

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The extension only checks plain text, strings and comments so your code is safely ignored. Once you see those big swirly underlines theyвЂ™re hard to ignore. No longer is it the norm to publish webpages with copy typos. I canвЂ™t recommend this extension highly enough, itвЂ™s saved mine and the teamвЂ™s bacon many times. I never use them so itвЂ™s nice to be able to remove them completely. Perfect.Дisable Solution ExplorerвЂ™s Dynamic NodesДЄn extension that removes some of the noise in the solution explorer by removing the Dynamic Nodes (those orange child nodes things.) that are shown when expanding a collapsed. There is also an option to remove this trailing whitespace automatically on file save. Makes trailing whitespace loud and abrasive so you know itвЂ™s there and reminds you to tidy up. This is a small UI change that can really help a lot. Shows the errors, warnings and messages relevant to the file your working on in the top right hand corner. Next time you feel your hand leave the keyboard to reach for the mouse, have a look at the output and see to you if there is a shortcut you can incorporate into your workflow for those productivity gains! This is a great way to try and learn the shortcuts for some repetitive tasks in Visual Studio. Where Visual Studio drops the ball with missing icons for certain file extensions, File Icons steps in to brighten up that solution explorer. Who doesnвЂ™t want everything to look a little more beautiful and File Icons does just that. Our team are moving away from this in favour of other compilers but to get things moving quickly itвЂ™s still a great option. Compile files on file save, project build or trigger manually if needed.

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Need to compile SASS/LESS among others? Install the Web Compiler extension and after some simple configuration have these files compiled in no time.

Another handy feature is that to copy an image as base64, no need to leave VS at all. A right click on a image folder directly in VS will allow you to optimise all images including those in sub folders. The Image Optimizer allows for lossless image compression, reducing the page weight for your website with no compromise in quality. Want to jump directly to the command line at the correct path for the file youвЂ™re working on? Just hit Alt + Space and this extension will do just that. This is an invaluable addition to your Visual Studio workflow. So much easier to use than VSвЂ™s built in method for adding new files. You can even add new folders from the same dialog by adding a вЂ™/вЂ. Simply hit Shift + F2 for a dialog where you enter the name for you new file along with the correct file extension.

This is without doubt the best extension for Visual Studio. Alternatively you can install the extensions individually. Although this extension pack will install all the listed extensions, you can simply remove any of those you donвЂ™t require after. Do read the notes for information on each of the extensions included but some of my my personal highlights are included below. Mads Kristensen is the Visual Studio extension guy and many of his great extensions can be found packaged up in Web Essentials 2017, which is aimed at Web Developers specifically. I will endeavour to keep this list up to date as and when I start using new extensions. As part of my push to вЂwork smarter, not harderвЂ™, here is my list of Visual Studio 2017 extensions in no particular order.

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