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Asked: 2026-06-16T04:59:21+00:00

I’m trying to install a vsix add-in in VS2012. However it looks like this

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I’m trying to install a vsix add-in in VS2012. However it looks like this add-in is available only for VS2010.

Is there any way to install it manually or to force it to work on 2012?

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    VSIX is just a zip-archive. Unpack it, locate the file extension.vsixmanifest. This is an XML file, open it. Locate the section SupportedProducts. It should look like the following:

        <SupportedProducts>
        <VisualStudio Version="10.0">
            <Edition>Ultimate</Edition>
            <Edition>Premium</Edition>
            <Edition>Pro</Edition>
        </VisualStudio>
    </SupportedProducts>

    Copy-paste the VisualStudio section and update the Version attribute on the pasted fragment to 11.0.

    Pack the contents back into a zip-archive. Make sure the archive have the VSIX extension. You’re done.

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