Note: that the plugin only works on the 2003 versions of Visual Studio. There's a pseudo-IntelliSense feature but it doesn't work very well. It's basically a simple syntax scheme and does not take real advantage of any advanced VS-features. LuaLite is plugin for Lua support for Visual Studio 2003. Visual Studio Community Edition from Microsoft. The 2015 and older versions of Visual Studio have support for XML, but no support for Lua out-of-the-box, though Lua support can easily be added through extensions. Like many other major IDE style editors, Visual Studio from Microsoft now has a free Community Edition. Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition RC from Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition
AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft does not require Visual Studio be installed.ĪddOn Studio for World of Warcraft (Latest) AddOn Studio 2015 for World of Warcraft AddOn Studio 2010 for World of Warcraft Visual Studio 2017 and Lua (Not Yet Released)Īs of the 2017 version of Visual Studio, including the Community Edition, the base editor now supports limited Lua syntax highlighting and code completion out-of-the-box. Developers who are already familiar with it will tend to favor it above other available add-on tools, as it provides a familiar environment for them.Ī version of Visual Studio specifically tailored for World of Warcraft is available for free, including Lua syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, a FrameXML editor, automatic WoW TOC generation, and other features.
Visual Studio is an industrial strength software development tool. Visual Studio now offers free a Community Edition.
3 Visual Studio 2017 and Lua (Not Yet Released).