Get started with source control VSPackages

Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac

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A source-control VSPackage is a more advanced alternative to the source control plug-in. For more information about source control plug-ins, see Create a source control plug-in. A source-control VSPackage enables complete control over the source control model, features, and user interface (UI), and it integrates into the Visual Studio environment as a VSPackage.

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Determine whether to implement a source control VSPackage

Explains the choices for source control solutions and provides broad guidelines for choosing an appropriate integration path.

Related sections

• What's new in source control

  Describes new features using VSPackages with source control.

• Create a source control VSPackage

  Discusses how to create a source control VSPackage that not only supplies source control functionality but can be used to customize the Visual Studio source control UI.