Visual Studio 2026 preview released, with AI assistant integration and 11 new color themes
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders , a preview version of Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) Visual Studio, was released on September 10, 2025. Visual Studio 2026 Insiders focuses on integrating AI assistants and also includes cosmetic updates.
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders - Faster, smarter IDE
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders are here! - Visual Studio Blog
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2026-insiders-is-here/
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders can now easily use Copilot from the right-click menu. With text selected, you can explain and comment on the code you selected. With no text selected, you can perform actions on the code near the cursor or the entire file.
Copilot's response capabilities have also been enhanced, allowing you to specify a line number to perform an operation.
You can also enter a URL to view information on a web page.
Additionally, you can use various AI models by entering your API keys from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
It also supports Mermaid-style flowchart drawing, making it easy to run a series of flows where AI creates and displays flowcharts. Of course, you can also create your own diagrams.
The UI has also been revamped to coincide with the update to Microsoft's design language,
There is also an option to customize just the appearance of the editor portion.
In addition, the icon image has been replaced with a new one.
The Visual Studio 2026 Insiders update is summarized on the following page. However, as is common in official Microsoft documentation, there is a problem with the accuracy of the automatic translation into Japanese, so we recommend that you also read the English release notes .
Visual Studio Insiders Release Notes | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/visualstudio/releases/vs18/release-notes-insiders
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