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PowerShell Pro Tools brings together editors, packagers, designers, installers, and automation utilities for PowerShell developers. Choose the tool you are using, or jump straight into a common workflow.

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Visual Studio PowerShell editing, debugging, project support, refactoring, analysis, and UI design inside Visual Studio. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/visual-studio/README.md
Visual Studio Code Packaging, conversion, diagnostics, automation, RapidSense, decompilation, and editor productivity for VS Code. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/visual-studio-code/README.md
PowerShell Module Command-line tools for packaging, code conversion, hotkeys, merge scripts, and launching the form designer. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/powershell-module/README.md
PSMSI Create Windows installers with files, directories, shortcuts, installer identity, custom actions, and UI settings. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/psmsi/README.md
PSEdit A focused PowerShell script editor for quickly opening and editing scripts outside a full IDE. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/psedit/README.md
PSCommander Desktop automation with commands, tray menus, global hot keys, protocol handlers, widgets, and shortcuts. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/pscommander/README.md
PowerShell Protect Protect scripts with configurable rules and actions that help control how protected scripts are used. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/powershell-protect/README.md

Common workflows

Install Find the right installer, extension, module, and offline package for your environment. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/installation-and-configuration/README.md
Package scripts Bundle scripts, package executables, configure package.psd1, and prepare builds for Windows, Linux, or macOS. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/packaging/README.md
Build a GUI Use Windows Forms and WPF designers to create PowerShell user interfaces from Visual Studio or VS Code. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/visual-studio/user-interface-design/README.md
Create an installer Use PSMSI to define installer identity, directories, files, shortcuts, custom actions, and installer UI. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/psmsi/getting-started.md
Automate the desktop Configure PSCommander events, data sources, context menus, widgets, global hot keys, and tray actions. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/pscommander/feature-reference/README.md
Protect scripts Get started with PowerShell Protect rules, actions, and configuration for protected script workflows. powershell-pro-tools-documentation/powershell-protect/getting-started.md

Download

PowerShell Pro Tools is free to use.

Visual Studio 2017-2019 Install PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio from the Visual Studio Marketplace. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AdamRDriscoll.PowerShellToolsforVisualStudio2017-18561
Visual Studio 2022 Install the Visual Studio 2022 extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AdamRDriscoll.PowerShellToolsVS2022
Visual Studio Code Install PowerShell Pro Tools for Visual Studio Code from the Visual Studio Marketplace. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ironmansoftware.powershellprotools
PowerShellProTools Install the PowerShell Pro Tools module from the PowerShell Gallery. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PowerShellProTools
PSMSI Install the PowerShell installer authoring module from the PowerShell Gallery. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSMSI
PSEdit Install the focused PowerShell editor from the PowerShell Gallery. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/psedit
PSCommander Install the desktop automation module from the PowerShell Gallery. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSCommander
PowerShell Protect Install the script protection module from the PowerShell Gallery. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PowerShellProtect

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