Microsoft for C++ developers
Tools for every C++ developer on the planet.
Tools
Our C++ tools
Tools to make every C++ developer's lives better.
Visual Studio
Develop on Windows, target any platform with an AI-powered IDE that boosts productivity. Build modern C and C++ apps using tools of your choice.
Visual Studio Code
The lightweight, powerful and extensible editor, built on open source, available on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
vcpkg
Open-source C and C++ dependency manager for all platforms, buildsystems, and workflows.
Microsoft C++ Compiler
Use the MSVC toolchain for developing your C and C++ code.
GitHub Copilot
The AI coding assistant elevating developer workflows.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Access the power of Windows and Linux at the same time on a Windows machine.
Azure SDK
Manage and interact with Azure cloud services from C++.
Visual Studio Tools for Unreal Engine
Develop games for Unreal Engine from Visual Studio.
Pure Virtual C++
Our free, virtual, one-day conference for the whole C++ community.
Stories
Customer stories
Learn how teams around the world are using our tools to augment their workflows.
Learn
C++ on Microsoft Learn
Documentation to help you make the most of our tools.
C++ Language Documentation
Learn to use C++ and the C++ standard library.
Get Started with C++ in Visual Studio
Get up and running with C++ in minutes.
MSVC Compiler and Build Tools Reference
Learn how to use the MSVC C++ compiler.
MSVC Conformance
Find out the latest in our conformance improvements.
C Runtime Library Reference
Learn how to use the C runtime library.
C Language Documentation
Learn to use the C programming language.
C++ Samples
Samples for a host of technologies, including ATL, MFC, and COM.
Repositories
On GitHub
Some of our most popular open-source C++ libraries and tools.
Recent blog posts
David Li
• July 17, 2026
Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot
Slow builds are a consistent theme of feedback from C++ developers. We built GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows so you can leverage Copilot to optimize your project’s build times. This workflow will find optimizations that bring your build times down. At first, we only measured the impact of build optimizations on full clean builds. […] The post Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot appeared first on C++ Team Blog.
Marian Luparu
• July 16, 2026
Pure Virtual C++ 2026 [Meet the Speakers, Part 3]: Modernizing C++
Eric Brumer
• July 15, 2026
MSVC Build Tools Preview updates – July 2026
Alexandra Kemper, Henrique Fernandes Baggio, Sinem Akinci
• July 14, 2026
Rethinking C++ Performance: Faster Code Navigation and GitHub Copilot Tools with Whole Codebase Indexing
Marian Luparu
• July 13, 2026
Pure Virtual C++ 2026 [Meet the Speakers, Part 2]: The AI-Native C++ Developer Workflow
Videos
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