Visual Studio Community Downloads - 2026, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013
Download older Visual Studio Community editions from 2013 to 2026 using official Microsoft links. Ideal for opening legacy .NET Framework projects and Xamarin apps.
It’s sometimes frustrating to open old or legacy .NET Framework projects with the latest version of Visual Studio.
Fortunately, this can be easily solved by installing an older version of Visual Studio.
If you’re a small business, you may want to get the Visual Studio Professional edition. If you’re working in an enterprise environment, you’ll need the Visual Studio Enterprise edition.
While older Professional or Enterprise versions of Visual Studio are usually available on Microsoft’s website, the Community edition is not as easy to find.
Here, I’ve compiled a list of older Visual Studio Community versions using official Microsoft links.
Just a quick note: this list is for Visual Studio, not Visual Studio Code. They may sound similar, but they are completely different products.
Is It Safe and Genuine?
That is a good question. Never trust anything you read on the internet, including my website.
The download links I provide here are official download links from Microsoft. They are genuine and safe to download.
I do not host the installers or use third-party servers. The files all come directly from Microsoft.
When you click the download links here, the download will come directly from Microsoft in one of these domains:
- aka.ms, the official Microsoft URL shortener
- microsoft.com and its subdomains (
go.microsoft.com,download.microsoft.com, etc.), the official Microsoft domain
All you need to do is select and download the Visual Studio version from the available list.
Download Visual Studio Community Edition
Below are the download links for older Visual Studio Community editions. All of them are official links directly from Microsoft, hosted on the aka.ms or microsoft.com domains, which are owned by Microsoft. I don’t host these files myself, and they are not from third-party providers, so you don’t need to worry about their authenticity.
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2026 Community
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2022 Community
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2019 Community
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2017 Community
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2015 Community with Update 3 ISO
- 📦 Download Visual Studio 2013 Community with Update 5 ISO
Alternatively, if you need to work with very old .NET Framework projects, you might want to try SharpDevelop:
- SharpDevelop 5 for .NET Framework versions 2.0 to 4.5.1
- SharpDevelop 1.1 for .NET Framework 1.1
If you’re looking for a macOS version to build legacy Xamarin projects, don’t worry—I’ve got you covered:
Hope this helps, and good luck with your project!
Video
Here’s a video example showing how to install Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition. The similar steps apply to Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2026.
