Install from Visual Studio Marketplace

• Mar 20, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

This tutorial shows how to add CodeRush to Visual Studio 2026 (the process is similar for all supported Visual Studio versions).

You can access the CodeRush for VS 2026 extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace and Visual Studio’s Manage Extensions window.

Follow the steps below to install the CodeRush for VS 2026 extension from the Manage Extensions window in Visual Studio:

1. Open the Extensions | Manage Extensions menu item.

   

2. Use the search box to find the CodeRush for VS 2026 extension. Select it and click Install.

   

3. Wait until the downloading process is finished. Close all Visual Studio windows to start the installation process.

4. The VSIX Installer window should pop up once you close the Visual Studio IDE.

   Use the link on the right of the window to read the License. Click Modify to accept the license terms and start the installation.

   

5. Close VSIX Installer once installation is completed.

   

Note

After you install CodeRush using the VSIX installer, Visual Studio searches for the latest version of CodeRush in the Visual Studio Marketplace (the default behavior). When a new CodeRush version appears in Marketplace, Visual Studio automatically updates the CodeRush extension to the latest release. See the Automatic and Manual Updates topic for details.

Getting Started Resources

For further information on CodeRush, refer to the following resources:

• The First Steps topic - describes the CodeRush’s main features.
• Online Video Tutorials