Find products that integrate with Visual Studio to amplify productivity and facilitate team collaboration. Stretch the boundaries of software development by building solutions with the Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK).  Host custom tools in the Visual Studio 2008 Shell, or use Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) to make applications extensible.  All of these tools will extend your development experience.

Find partner solutions to extend Visual Studio

The innovative companies and developers that comprise the Visual Studio Ecosystem provide thousands of third-party solutions that integrate with Visual Studio and meet a wide range of development needs. Learn more 

Create extensions for Visual Studio

The Visual Studio 2008 SDK provides a powerful set of tools and samples for developers building products that integrate with and extend Visual Studio. The Visual Studio 2008 SDK includes support for Domain-Specific Language (DSL) Tools and languages Visual Basic and Visual C#, along with an integrated browser to help developers to find the resources they need. Get the latest SDK from the Visual Studio Extensibility Developer (VSX) Center

In addition, the Visual Studio 2008 Shell enables developers to host custom tools or programming languages in a streamlined Visual Studio IDE. Learn More

The Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) Program provides deep technical enablement and broad marketing reach to help partners build, ship, and sell products that integrate with Visual Studio. Learn more.

Use the power of Visual Studio for application customization

A powerful toolset for application customization, Visual Studio Tools for Applications helps ISVs and enterprises increase the business value of their applications by enabling end users to rapidly add specific business functionality, consume web services, and automate common tasks.  Learn more