Visual Studio on ARM-powered devices

Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac

Note

This article applies to Visual Studio 2017. If you're looking for the latest Visual Studio documentation, see Visual Studio documentation. We recommend upgrading to the latest version of Visual Studio. Download it here

Remote targeting ARM devices

Tips for running Visual Studio on ARM devices

Use only when needed

Install time

Plan for Visual Studio to take longer to install, and expect it to pause for periods of time, or require restarting.

Remote tools

To debug an app running on a remote device, you'll need to download and install the remote tools for ARM.

Start debugging (F5)

Not all Visual Studio projects are configured to launch projects locally when you start debugging (F5) from an ARM device. You may need to configure Visual Studio for remote debugging, even though your app is running locally. For more information, see remote debugging.

We need your help!

If you'd like Visual Studio to run natively on ARM devices, we'd love to hear about the scenarios and support necessary. You can reach us by posting on the developer community.