Visual Studio 2019 Download Linux |link|

For native Linux development, use VS Code + .NET SDK.

| Tool | Runs on Linux | For | |------|--------------|-----| | VS2019 | ❌ No | Windows only | | VS2022 | ❌ No | Windows only | | VS Code | ✅ Yes | Lightweight editor | | Rider | ✅ Yes | Full C# IDE (paid) | visual studio 2019 download linux

You can run the heavy Visual Studio IDE on your Windows machine, but map your source code to a Linux container or VM. You write code in Windows, but it builds and runs in a real-time Linux environment. For native Linux development, use VS Code +