github/VisualStudio
GitHub Extension for Visual Studio observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4082
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1172
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2508 stars · 1196 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The GitHub Extension for Visual Studio is a VSIX plugin that adds GitHub integration to Visual Studio 2015 and newer, living mostly in the Team Explorer pane. It lets developers authenticate with GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise, clone and create repositories, push commits, and work with pull requests, issues, and gists without leaving the IDE.
Use cases
- integrate GitHub into Visual Studio
- clone and push GitHub repositories from inside the IDE
- manage and review pull requests without leaving Visual Studio
- create a new GitHub repository from Team Explorer
- connect Team Explorer to a GitHub Enterprise account
- view and create gists and issues while coding
When to choose
- You are on Visual Studio 2015 through 2019, which lack built-in GitHub support
- You want GitHub repository, pull request, and issue workflows embedded in the Team Explorer pane
- You connect to GitHub Enterprise Server from Visual Studio
- You prefer the classic Team Explorer experience over the newer Git tooling
When to avoid
- You use Visual Studio 2022 or newer, where GitHub and Git support are already built in
- You work in VS Code, Rider, or another editor instead of Visual Studio
- You need actively developed features or new GitHub API capabilities, since the extension's last release was mid-2023 and development has effectively stopped
- You rely on GitHub Copilot or modern GitHub features inside the IDE
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
version-control code-review developer-tools version-control apis windows editor-plugin dotnet visual-studio github git vsix team-explorer pull-requests github-api c-sharp ide-extension superseded-by-built-in-support
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/github/VisualStudio · fetched 2026-08-28 · 87b83a1c5190
- homepage: https://visualstudio.github.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 080339db02e4
- site_page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb6cee1fe5e8
- site_page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · d9e75100443d
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · f29800be2b9a
- site_page: https://www.microsoft.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 904ea9a04d5c
- site_page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support · fetched 2026-08-29 · acd5d8e46ade
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio · fetched 2026-08-29 · 21419c6e2804
- site_page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing?tab=paid-subscriptions · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04c5c1696366
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| github/VisualStudio | main | 10 |
For agents
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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem