Microsoft Visual Studio file extensions

Microsoft Visual Studio works with the following file extensions:

Note: You can click on any file extension link from the list below, to view its detailed information. The list of extensions used or otherwise associated with the application may not be complete, because many common file extensions on our website, such as jpg (pictures) or txt (text files), can be opened by a large number of applications, or are too general file format. However most, if not all directly associated file extensions should be listed with its appropriate program. Although its likely, that some file extensions may be missing from the list of associated file extensions with the application, yet they can be opened, be part of, or otherwise be associated with the program.

Microsoft Visual Studio default file extension associations

The most common file formats used with the specific file extensions

.application file extension is used for ClickOnce deployment manifest

.appx file extension is used for Microsoft AppX application package

.appxbundle file extension is used for Microsoft Windows app bundle package

.ashx file extension is used for ASP.NET web handler file

.asm file extension is used for Assembler source code

.asp file extension is used for Active Server Page script page

.aspx file extension is used for Active Server Page Extended ASP.NET script

.config file extension is used for Configuration data

.dll file extension is used for Dynamic Link Library

.exe file extension is used for Program executable

.inc file extension is used for Include data

.lib file extension is used for Microsoft Linker input library data

.o file extension is used for Object format

.ocx file extension is used for ActiveX Control

.rc file extension is used for Microsoft Visual Studio Visual C/C++ resource script

.sdf file extension is used for SQL Server compact edition database

.vsix file extension is used for Microsoft Visual Studio extension package

.vxd file extension is used for Microsoft Windows virtual device driver

.xap file extension is used for Microsoft Windows Phone and Microsoft Silverlight application package

.xsd file extension is used for XML schema description

Other file extensions or file formats developed for use with Microsoft Visual Studio

.accessor.activitydiagram.actproj.ad.addin.adtg.alx.androidproj.appinstaller.appref-ms.appxmanifest.appxsym.appxupload.aps.asa.asa.asax.ascx.asdatabase.asp+.asproj.atp.axd.b.bdcm.bdcr.bsc.btproj.c.c#.ccgame.ccproj.cd.cdf-ms.cfl.classdiagram.cls.clw.componentdiagram.cord.coverage.coveragexml.cpp.cs.csattr.cscfg.csdef.csdproj.csgrad.cshader.cshtml.cso.csproj.csview.csx.cto.ctsym.ctx.cu.cuh.cxx.dacpac.datacontract.datasource.db2.db2ind.db2sp.db2tbl.db2tr.db2udf.db2vw.dbmanifest.dbmdl.dbml.dbp.dbproj.dbschema.dd.def.deployproj.dgml.dgsl.diagsession.disco.discomap.dotfuproj.dotsettings.dsgl.dshader.dslsetup.dsm.dso.dsp.dsprototype.dsw.dtd.dtq.dtsconfig.eappx.eappxbundle.edmx.emsix.emsixbundle.eto.etp.exp.ext.fd.feature.feedback.filters.for.fs.fsi.fsproj.fsscript.fsx.fxcop.gbl.generictest.gsh.gshader.h.hc.hlsl.hlsli.hshader.hxa.hxc.hxd.hxi.hxn.hxq.hxr.hxs.hxw.i.idb.idc.idl.ilk.inl.insp.installlog.iobj.ipch.ipdb.ipproj.itrace.ivi.ivt.joml.jomproj.jse.jsl.jsonld.jsproj.kci.kproj.lastbuildstate.layerdiagram.ldz.licenses.licx.loadtest.lock.lref.ls3proj.lsaprototype.lst.lsxproj.lsxtproj.lvr.lwg.mak.make.manifest.map.mdp.mdp.mfcribbon-ms.mk.modelproj.msdev.msixupload.msm.mtx.myapp.natvis.nb0.ncb.nmk.nupkg.obj.odh.odl.ogx.oln.opt.orderedtest.p7x.package.pag.pbo.pcd.pch.pckgdep.pdb.pgx.phpproj.pixrun.pkg.pkgdef.pkgundef.pkp.plg.projdata.props.psess.pshader.psm1.ptl.publishproj.pubxml.pyproj.qlb.rc2.rcc.rct.rdlc.refresh.res.resjson.resourceconfig.resources.resw.resx.rhistory.role.rptproj.rsp.ruleset.sbr.scn.sct.scvinfo.scx.sdl.sdmdocument.sdv.seexpl.sequencediagram.settings.shproj.sitemap.skin.sln.sma.smdlproj.snippet.snk.spdata.sqlproj.srf.ssc.ssisdeploymentmanifest.stvproj.suo.svc.svcinfo.svclog.svcmap.swt.sync.tab.tbd.tdlog.testrunconfig.testsettings.tlb.tlh.tli.tlic.tmf.trx.tt.ttinclude.udf.uitest.usecasediagram.user.vaf.vam.vap.vb.vba.vbd.vbe.vbg.vbhtml.vbp.vbproj.vbscript.vbw.vc15.vcp.vcproj.vcprops.vcwin32.vcxitems.vcxproj.vddproj.vdp.vdproj.vfproj.vip.vjp.vmx.vscontent.vsct.vsdir.vsdisco.vsglog.vshader.vsixlangpack.vsixmanifest.vsmacros.vsmdi.vsmproj.vsp.vspf.vspolicy.vspolicycache.vspolicydef.vsprops.vsps.vspscc.vspx.vsscc.vssettings.vssscc.vstdir.vstemplate.vsto.vsz.vup.wdm.wdproj.webinfo.webtest.webtestresult.win32manifest.winmd.wiq.ws.wsdl.wsmdi.wsp.wssx.xamlx.xbap.xbf.xmta.xoml.xproj.xql.xsc.xss.xsx.xui.xur._sln._sln100._sln110._sln120._sln140._sln150._sln60._sln70._sln71._sln80._sln90._vbxsln110._vbxsln80._vbxsln90._vcppxsln100._vcppxsln110._vcppxsln80._vcsxsln100._vcsxsln110._vcsxsln80._vcsxsln90._vcsxsln​80._vjsxsln80._vpdxsln100._vpdxsln110._vpdxsln120._vstasln80._vw8xsln110._vwdxsln100._vwdxsln110._vwdxsln120._vwdxsln140._vwdxsln80._vwdxsln90._vwinxsln120._vwinxsln140._wdxsln110._wdxsln120._wdxsln140._wdxsln150

Common file extensions used by Microsoft Visual Studio

.application.appx.appxbundle.ashx.asm.asp.aspx.config.css.dll.dmp.exe.htm.html.inc.java.lib.lic.mdb.o.ocx.prj.rc.rpt.sdf.sql.txt.vbs.vsix.vxd.xap.xsd

Other file extensions associated with Microsoft Visual Studio

.asmx.browser.cc.cfk.cls.cod.db2p.dbg.dlg.dox.dsn.dvb.f.f90.feedsdb-ms.git.hpp.hxh.h__.il.ipp.lrf.master.mdmp.mdp.mli.nuspec.olb.pdb.pdm.ppa.ppam.rpc.scr.shtml.svn-base.targets.vbdproj.vbx.vcw.widget.xla.xlm.xlv