Visual Studio 2019 (version: 16.0.0 Preview 1) leaked online

Visual Studio 2019 Preview build (version: 16.0.0 Preview 1) is now available online to download from Microsoft servers. The installer link was found by @WalkingCat, and before Microsoft removes it from the download server, you can now download it.

Lucky to grab the build on time. Sharing here few screenshots from Visual Studio 2019 (Early) Preview. Please note that, its not yet released by Microsoft.

A quick look to Visual Studio 2019 Preview

You can install Visual Studio 2019 Preview side-by-side with Visual Studio 2017. The download link of the installer is available at the end of this post.

This is the early preview of the Visual Studio 2019 start page, where you will be allowed to select whether to get code from source control repository or create/open a project. Simpler design to get you started.

When you click on "Create a new Project" on the Visual Studio 2019 Start Screen, this is the new Project wizard that pops-up on the screen.

The all new "Create a new Project" wizard allows you to select the platform that you would like to build the application. We could see several platforms (like: Android, Azure, iOS, Linux, MacOS, tvOS, Windows and Xbox) in the dropdown. Here's a sneak peek:

The next screen allows you to configure the project. Here you will be allowed to enter the project name, location, solution name and select the targeted .NET Framework.

How to grab the Visual Studio 2019 Preview?

Visual Studio 2019 not yet officially released by Microsoft, but a leaked version is now available and is downloadable from Microsoft download server. Before the team wake-up and remove it, you can grab the early preview build from here: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1c2f73db-64b2-4a74-bc6a-a87e26d05a86/543be270ca9b12c9002cfe7655c77abf/vs_enterprise.exe

When will the official release version of Visual Studio 2019 be available?

Visual Studio 2019 is expected to be release in the first half of 2019, but a preview version is expected to be release by end of 2018. The link shared above is also a preview version, but not yet officially released by Microsoft. To know what's new coming up in Visual Studio 2019, check out this post: Visual Studio 2019: Release time frames, new features and enhancements planned.