Download [new] Visual Studio 2015 Online

You need (free, like a friendly wizard) or Enterprise (if you have a time machine and a corporate credit card).

🔍 Go to Visual Studio Older Downloads — but you need a free Dev Essentials account. Sign in. Suddenly, the tomb opens.

Before downloading and installing Visual Studio 2015, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements: download visual studio 2015

Fast forward to today. You’re maintaining a legacy industrial printer system. Or reviving an old game mod. Or perhaps you’re just curious: What did coding feel like before Copilot, before .NET 8, before terminal tabs were cool?

And then — — you realize: No live share. No AI suggestions. No Git integration begging you to commit. Just you, the cursor, and printf . You need (free, like a friendly wizard) or

You will likely need to sign in with a Microsoft account (Outlook, Hotmail, etc.) or a Visual Studio Subscription (MSDN) account to access the legacy downloads.

Because this is an older version, you cannot simply find it on the main Visual Studio homepage. You must access the "Older Downloads" section. Suddenly, the tomb opens

However, if you need the 2015 version for legacy maintenance or specific compatibility reasons, here is the information you need.

Click. Wait. Make tea. Watch the progress bar creep like a sleepy sloth.

📦 File size: ~4.5 GB for Community + Update 3.

Microsoft officially ended support for Visual Studio 2015 on October 13, 2020. This means it no longer receives security updates or technical support. If you are starting a new project, it is highly recommended to download Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio 2019 instead.