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Download Visual Studio Community 8.8.1

Visual Studio Community 8.8.1

  -  525 MB  -  Demo

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Visual Studio Community 8.8.1.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Visual Studio Community for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

General:
- We fixed several issues with reliability and performance

Debugger:
- We fixed an issue where the Exception window appears outside of the desktop
- We fixed an issue where the Set Next Statement command failed with an error depending on where the editor caret was placed

Shell and Tools:
- We fixed an issue where loading a solution failed after closing VS for Mac in full screen mode on Big Sur
- We fixed the code search in the assembly viewer

Web and Azure:
- We fixed an issue where loading Blazor Web Assembly projects failed if the project path contained spaces

Xamarin:
- We fixed an accessibility issue in the XAML Previewer where a decorative image was erroneously being anounced as "image" by Voice Over
- We fixed an accessibility issue in the XAML Previewer where unnecessary content was being announced by Voice Over when navigating to the "Get started with XAML hot reload" link
- We added support for Xcode 12.2

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