We are pleased to announce the release of Node.js Tools 1.0 RC for Visual Studio.

Node.js Tools for Visual Studio (NTVS) is a free, open-source plug-in that turns Visual Studio into a Node.js Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It supports a broad range of features including editing, IntelliSense, cross platform and remote debugging, edit and continue, npm integration, profiling, TypeScript, and an integrated REPL window. NTVS also includes a list of project templates that make it easy to quickly create and deploy websites to Microsoft Azure Websites or Cloud Services.

NTVS 1.0 RC is available for:

• Visual Studio Community 2013
• Visual Studio 2013 Express for Web (requires Update 2 or later)
• Visual Studio 2013 Professional or above (requires Update 2 or later)
• Visual Studio 2012 Professional or above (requires Update 4)

Changes since Beta 3

Improved npm integration

The npm UI now supports per-project .npmrc files, so you can switch seamlessly between registry configurations and collaborate more easily with your team. We have also added an ‘Open Folder in Explorer’ context menu command to npm package nodes in solution explorer so that you can browse more quickly to the associated directory in node_modules.

Additionally, many npm UI performance and stability issues have been fixed in RC, so be sure to give it a try if you were having trouble in earlier releases.

Improved code formatting and editing

We have made several improvements to code formatting and editing experiences (including comments, function indentation, control flow, and auto-complete.)

Numerous bug fixes

Numerous issues have been fixed all across the product. We expect the RC release to provide both a much better user experience and improved stability. We would like to thank all of the people who took their time to report issues, send feedback for this release. We very much appreciate your help!

• andrees, avidmost, bdegreve, bkramer, davegordon, edvinv, flightly_bravo, frankyboy, gkirkpatrick, henrikarapuu, ivan1111, jhowe11, lelong37, maer, nabog, rajatmig29, sammons, schlott, stkb, tbarros, thedeeds, thesowee, ts330, undeadbane, vilic, waynebloss

Help Make NTVS Better

NTVS is an open source project and we’re always willing to take high quality contributions. If you’d like to contribute, please check out our issue tracker for outstanding bugs and features which can be implemented. You can also help make NTVS better by reporting issues or helping out your fellow users on our forums.