Azure Developer Tools

Easily build, debug, deploy, diagnose, and manage multi-platform, scalable apps and services

Build apps that span IaaS and PaaS
Speed development of enterprise, web, mobile, and IoT apps
Access the cloud directly from Visual Studio and other standalone and command-line tools

Build cloud apps for Java, Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, or .NET
Run Azure commands from your command-line interface
Diagnose live apps with world-class debuggers, profilers, diagnostic tools, and explorers

Visual Studio Tools for Azure

Get all the power and capabilities you need to easily build, manage and deploy cloud scale applications on Azure, right from Visual Studio.

The Azure Workload in Visual Studio 2017 includes all the tools and features you need to bring the power of Azure to your application.

Download the Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Azure to enable great Azure support and experiences for your application.

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Azure SDK

Install the Azure SDK for an additional set of templates and tools that help you access even more cloud resources and services to improve your Azure development experience directly from Visual Studio. Use these tools to deploy infinitely-scalable applications and APIs, configure diagnostics, create and manage app service resources, and integrate your data.

Command Line tools

Azure PowerShell

Cmdlets to create, test, deploy, and manage solutions and services delivered through the Azure platform.

Install and configure Azure PowerShell

Azure Command-Line Interface (Azure CLI)

A lightweight cross-platform command-line tool to manage services and accomplish common tasks.

Install and configure the Azure CLI

PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 2015

Brings the Visual Studio development experience to PowerShell: Edit, run and debug PowerShell scripts locally and remotely, leveraging Visual Studio’s locals, watch, call stack for your scripts and modules.

Get PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 2015

Storage Explorer

Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer Preview is a standalone app that allows you to easily work with Azure Storage data - from any platform, anywhere. Create and manage blobs, tables, queues, generate SAS keys, and more.

Download Storage Explorer for:

Windows Mac Linux

Manage Azure Storage resources with Storage Explorer

Visual Studio Code

Build and deploy multi-platform apps to get the most from Azure services. Use any of the hundreds of cool extensions and themes that help integrate your apps with Azure services and author templates for Azure Resource Manager. Your apps and templates can be deployed to Azure with simple multi-platform scripts.

Get the Azure Resource Manager Tools extension

Create an ASP.NET 5 web app in Visual Studio Code

Docker Tools

Build and debug your applications in a locally hosted or Azure hosted Docker container. Use a variety of tools and extensions to work with Docker Containers.

Docker Tools for Visual Studio 2017 are included in the .NET Core cross-platform development workload.

Docker Tools for Visual Studio Code

Docker Tools for Visual Studio Team Services

Yo Docker

Documentation

Azure Service Fabric Tools

Get started building micro-services using Azure Service Fabric and Visual Studio. These tools create new Service Fabric applications by using a variety of service templates, allowing you to easily debug, deploy, version, and upgrade them.

Install the Azure Service Fabric SDK for Visual Studio

Create your first Azure Service Fabric application in Visual Studio

Free Account

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Visual Studio

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Startups

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