Visual Assist

Fill the gaps in Microsoft Visual Studio when working in C/C++ and C#

Whole Tomato Software delivers productivity tools for C++ and C# development, including one of the most popular plug-ins for Microsoft Visual Studio. Visual Assist fills gaps in the coding experience of Studio, making a great IDE a phenomenal IDE, by providing unmatched functionality for navigation, refactoring, code generation, debugging, and more.

Some of the key features Visual Assist include:

Code completion: Provides suggestions for completing code based on the context of the current document.
Refactoring: Allows developers to easily rename variables, extract methods, and perform other code refactoring tasks.
Error highlighting: Automatically highlights errors in the code, making it easy to identify and fix problems.
Code navigation: Allows developers to quickly navigate to different parts of the code, such as class definitions or method signatures.
IntelliSense: Provides detailed information about symbols and types as you type.
Code generation: Automatically generates common code patterns such as getters and setters, constructors and more.

It is a commercial plugin that supports Visual Studio versions 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

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Features in Visual Assist

Fast Navigation

Move about your code with newfound ease—to any file, method, symbol, or reference in your projects and solutions. Get anywhere from anywhere.

The navigation features of Visual Assist, like the other types of features, are entirely new to the IDE, improve built-in functionality, or in a few instances, apply only to older IDEs.

Code Inspection & Modernization

Inspect your code for specific quality issues as you edit. The Code Inspection feature of Visual Assist, based on LLVM/Clang, diagnoses and fixes typical programming errors, like style violations, interface misuse, and bugs that can be deduced via static analysis.

Refactoring

Reduce the complexity of your code, improve its readability, and make it extensible without changing its external behaviour. Refactor legacy code, code you inherit, or the first version of your work.

Code Correction in Visual Assist

Watch Visual Assist correct mistakes as you make them, especially errors in symbol case and pointer notation. Type entirely in lowercase, and watch it correct the case of all of your symbols. Save the shift key for your definitions.

Code Assistance in Visual Assist

Write code faster with assistance that doesn’t get in your way, especially when you’re on a roll. Visual Assist suggests completions only if they save you serious typing, and quietly fix mistakes in your wake.

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System

System requirements for Visual Assist

Operating System: Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11.
Memory (RAM): 512 MB of RAM is required.
Hard Disk Space: 50 MB of free space required.
Processor: Intel Dual Core processor or later

Licensing

License Options

VISUAL ASSIST IS OFFERED IN THREE EDITIONS:

Standard for Companies and Organizations

Includes support for C/C++ and C#
Includes one year of software updates
Includes one year of priority support, and unlimited community support
Licensed to a company or organization
Licensed per developer, not per computer
The license can be reassigned and transferred per EULA
Qualifies for maintenance renewal

Personal for Individuals

Includes support for C/C++ and C#
Includes one year of software updates
Includes one year of priority support, and unlimited community support
Licensed for use only by the individual who purchased the license
The license cannot be reassigned or transferred
Must be purchased with personal funds
Cannot be reimbursed by a company or organization
Does not qualify for maintenance renewal

Academic for Students and Faculty

Includes support for C/C++ and C#
Includes one year of software updates
Includes unlimited community support
Licensed for use only by the individual who purchased the license
Limited to non-commercial purposes
Does not qualify for maintenance renewal

Support

Resources

We recommend these online support pages and resources to make the most of your product.

Visual Assist Documentation
Visual Assist Support Page
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Support

We offer technical support to all Alfasoft customers. We recommend visiting our Help Centre and Knowledge Base, where you will find helpful resources, including solutions to frequently encountered issues and a wealth of additional information.

If you cannot find the answer, please submit a support ticket at the Help Centre and Knowledgebase. When creating your ticket, please provide as much detail as possible. This will help us better understand the issue and provide a more accurate solution. Always remember to provide information about your product version and operating system.