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Can I or can I not use addin manager in visual studio 2017?


So I have an old Rhapsody addin (RhaspodyAddin.AddIn) that I can't convert to VSIX package file because its 3rd party.

Looking at the online docs: here it suggests that I need to add the addin in the addin manager. But the addin Manager is gone in msvs2017 (I am converting a project from MSVS2012 which does have addin manager).

It says that addins are deprecated since 2013.

So does anyone know what I need to do to use this older .addin style addin or if it is even possible anymore in MSVS2017?


Solution

  • AddIns are no longer supported in Visual Studio, you must ask the vender for a Vspackage based extension (using the .vsix file format)