📢 Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 has been released

Microsoft releases a new version of Visual Studio 2019, pushing version no. to 16.8. The latest version of Visual Studio 2019 includes many new features and improvements, which you can now download and install on your development environment to build production-ready applications.

If you are already running Visual Studio 2019, check for updates. If you are going to use it for the first time, here's how you can download the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 and get the power of the latest IDE offerings from Microsoft.

You can download either Visual Studio Enterprise 2019, Visual Studio Professional 2019, or Visual Studio Community 2019 by clicking the buttons below. You can also download the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 by navigating to this page.

Often many people ask whether Visual Studio 2019 is free, or can we download Visual Studio 2019 for free. For those asking me the question, the simple answer is if you are using Visual Studio 2019 as an indie developer, or you are using it to build open-source projects, you can download and install the community edition of Visual Studio 2019 for free. Microsoft won't charge you a single penny for that. But if you are using it in a large company, you should either purchase Visual Studio Enterprise or Visual Studio Professional based on your requirement.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 comes with support for .NET 5.0, C# 9, and F# 5. It also contains many new features and improvements. For a complete list of features and improvements part of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8, check out the official Release Notes.