QuickVsix is a C# command line program for quickly and non-interactively installing and uninstalling Visual Studio extensions.

The default workflow for installing and uninstalling Visual Studio extensions is by way of a sequence of mouse clicks on interactive install and uninstall dialogs, which costs time and focus relative to the non-interactive command line user experience provided by QuickVsix.exe.

QuickVsix works by running VSIXInstaller.exe and then waiting for VSIXInstaller.exe to complete its extension install, uninstall, or reinstall work.

QuickVsix unlocks time savings for Visual Studio extension developers

QuickVsix.exe command line usage

QuickVsix - Quickly and non-interactively installs, uninstalls, or reinstalls Visual Studio extensions.

Usage:
   QuickVsix.exe install-vsix --vsix-file=<FilePath> [--wait-for-any-key]
   QuickVsix.exe uninstall-vsix --vsix-file=<FilePath> [--wait-for-any-key]
   QuickVsix.exe reinstall-vsix --vsix-file=<FilePath> [--wait-for-any-key]
   QuickVsix.exe --help
   QuickVsix.exe --version

Console output for QuickVsix.exe install-vsix

QuickVsix.exe install-vsix --vsix-file=C:\Code\OneStrokeStudio\OneStrokeStudio\bin\Debug\OneStrokeStudio.vsix

Console output for QuickVsix.exe uninstall-vsix

QuickVsix.exe uninstall-vsix --vsix-file=C:\Code\OneStrokeStudio\OneStrokeStudio\bin\Debug\OneStrokeStudio.vsix

Console output for QuickVsix.exe reinstall-vsix is the console output for QuickVsix.exe uninstall-vsix followed by the console output for QuickVsix.exe install-vsix.

Code structure as it appears in Visual Studio 2022

Steps for building QuickVsix.exe from source

git clone https://github.com/NeilJustice/QuickVsix
cd QuickVsix
dotnet build --configuration Release

Resulting executable QuickVsix.exe:

Contents of release QuickVsix-v1.1.0.zip:

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