# hvanbakel/CsprojToVs2017

Tooling for converting pre 2017 project to the new Visual Studio 2017 format.

Repository: https://github.com/hvanbakel/CsprojToVs2017
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/csprojtovs2017
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: conversion, visual-studio-2017, csproj-tooling, csproj, migration, migrate
Last push: 2025-08-10T14:58:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 39/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3384, "days_push": 388, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1100, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.411053+00:00)

## What it is
A .NET global tool that converts legacy Visual Studio project files (pre-2017 csproj) to the modern SDK-style format used by VS2017/2019+. It shortens project files by using wildcards, simplified references, and inline NuGet/AssemblyInfo settings.

## Use cases
- convert old csproj to new visual studio 2017 format
- migrate .net project to sdk-style csproj
- upgrade vs2015 project files to vs2019
- clean up verbose csproj with wildcard includes
- batch migrate solution projects to modern format

## When to choose
- you have legacy non-SDK csproj files you want modernized
- you want smaller, cleaner project files with wildcard includes
- you need an automated, scriptable migration via dotnet tool

## When to avoid
- your project is already SDK-style
- you rely on exotic legacy MSBuild features the converter may not handle
- you need a GUI-based migration

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli, windows
- tags: csproj, visual-studio, project-migration, dotnet-tool, sdk-style-projects, command-line

## Member repositories
- hvanbakel/CsprojToVs2017 (main) score 39

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.411053+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:45:48.179704+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hvanbakel/CsprojToVs2017 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.411053+00:00, sha baaaa79b598b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.