

A right click on a image folder directly in VS will allow you to optimise all images including those in sub folders. The Image Optimizer allows for lossless image compression, reducing the page weight for your website with no compromise in quality. Want to jump directly to the command line at the correct path for the file you’re working on? Just hit Alt + Space and this extension will do just that. This is an invaluable addition to your Visual Studio workflow. So much easier to use than VS’s built in method for adding new files. You can even add new folders from the same dialog by adding a ’/‘. Simply hit Shift + F2 for a dialog where you enter the name for you new file along with the correct file extension. This is without doubt the best extension for Visual Studio.
#Web essentials vs 2017 install
Alternatively you can install the extensions individually. Although this extension pack will install all the listed extensions, you can simply remove any of those you don’t require after. Do read the notes for information on each of the extensions included but some of my my personal highlights are included below. Mads Kristensen is the Visual Studio extension guy and many of his great extensions can be found packaged up in Web Essentials 2017, which is aimed at Web Developers specifically.

I will endeavour to keep this list up to date as and when I start using new extensions. As part of my push to ‘work smarter, not harder’, here is my list of Visual Studio 2017 extensions in no particular order.
