{"id":2692,"date":"2022-09-07T17:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wholetomato.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2022-09-08T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T18:08:22","slug":"external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ideal Visual Studio Companions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re using Visual Assist, then you realize that some areas in Visual Studio need extra functionality and support. Extensions provide users quick solutions to make their IDEs perform better in a specific area like adding markdown support, getting better code analysis, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a very effective method to streamline your workflow and increase your productivity. But if you find yourself jumping into the marketplace often, you may need something more than an extension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we talk about managing the number of tools for your work and how a text editor with integrated solutions can save you time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/#Picking_your_tools_and_extensions\" >Picking your tools and extensions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/#UltraEdit_An_catch-all_solution_for_programmers_and_IT_professionals\" >UltraEdit: An catch-all solution for programmers and IT professionals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/#A_backup_text_editor_for_Visual_Studio\" >A backup text editor for Visual Studio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/#UltraEverything\" >UltraEverything<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picking_your_tools_and_extensions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking your tools and extensions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When extensions aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough for a specific task, developers usually divert to using auxiliary tools to support their IDEs. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/23\/why-its-necessary-to-invest-in-visual-studio-extensions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demand for software has ballooned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially with the prevalence of remote work setups. Some of these tools include stand-alone text editors,\u00c2\u00a0 file readers, Git clients, file-comparison tools, and more\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit largely depends on what deliverables are needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that having specialized tools for every use case can actually reduce productivity. With the number of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good\u00e2\u20ac\u009d extensions available, we spend more time than necessary on finding the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153perfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d extension.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is known as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM&amp;ab_channel=TED\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paradox of choice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Having too many options distracts us. The surplus of choices can make us focus on optimizing our workstations because of the possibility that we can be way faster. In reality, having a handful of tools or extensions would be faster in the overall scheme of things.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2694\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2694\" data-attachment-id=\"2694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/screen-shot-2022-09-07-at-11-06-41-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?fit=2116%2C1524&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2116,1524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"visual studio top rated extensions 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?fit=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?fit=1024%2C738&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2694\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=547%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VS top extensions 2022\" width=\"547\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?w=2116&amp;ssl=1 2116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=1024%2C738&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=1536%2C1106&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=2048%2C1475&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-11.06.41-PM.png?resize=360%2C259&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top rated extensions for Visual Studio 2019.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how should programmers and IT professionals deal with unnecessary <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tool creeping<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a couple of ways to ensure you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re making the most out of the auxiliary tools you use:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identify the core of your work.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the main task? Your auxiliary tools and extensions should help you finish it faster or easier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Find the gaps in your work process.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to optimize your current tools and programs. Use them until you find yourself facing the same problems repeatedly; that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when you find more specialized tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Minimize the number of tools you have.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weigh your options wisely. Ask yourself if that one-off task merits the time and effort it takes to find, try, and learn a new tool.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Opt for the best option available now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you find a couple of tools that do similar things, choose the one that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best for what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing, not what you might eventually be doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UltraEdit_An_catch-all_solution_for_programmers_and_IT_professionals\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UltraEdit: An catch-all solution for programmers and IT professionals<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/try-ultraedit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?fit=2108%2C928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2108,928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Try UltraEdit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?fit=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?fit=1024%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=613%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UltraEdit Banner\" width=\"613\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?w=2108&amp;ssl=1 2108w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=1024%2C451&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=768%2C338&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=1536%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=2048%2C902&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Try-UltraEdit.png?resize=360%2C158&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UltraEdit is one of the few tools that masterfully merges many basic processes into one streamlined workflow. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a text editor designed for multiple purposes so you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to search for a new tool or extension. UE is not designed to replace an IDE&#8217;s extensive capabilities but it<\/span><b>\u00c2\u00a0integrates many basic IT functions, and it does it well<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sometimes referred to as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Swiss Army knife\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of text editors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a text editor, it is a powerful, flexible, and highly configurable tool with an extensive array of data-editing features designed to meet every user\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s needs. It allows users to jump from task to task elegantly, regardless of the programming language, input files, or size of the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>UltraEdit Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast startup and file load<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports dozens of programming languages and file types<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large file-handling (4 GB+)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamic code auto-completion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native FTP\/SFTP browser, SSH\/telnet console<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special XML and JSON support (parse and reformat)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OS integration (command line, shell extension)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replace and find in files\/replace in files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">File and selection sorting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated file compare and diff operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Column\/block mode editing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/products\/ultraedit\/'\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_backup_text_editor_for_Visual_Studio\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A backup text editor for Visual Studio<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most developers use VS as their main workhorse for development work. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what an IDE, or integrated development environment, is for.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s meant to be <\/span><b>an entire coding environment.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c2\u00a0 VS includes everything a developer needs: an editor, a compiler, a debugger, and the option to expand functionality via plugins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realistically, however, developers and IT professionals have other projects that should not be done in an already resource-intensive IDE.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2699\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBrB5Yu9V0c&amp;ab_channel=UltraEdit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2699\" data-attachment-id=\"2699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/large-file-handling-ultraedit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?fit=1918%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1918,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Large File Handling UltraEdit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=637%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UltraEdit large files\" width=\"637\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?w=1918&amp;ssl=1 1918w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Large-File-Handling-UltraEdit.png?resize=360%2C203&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBrB5Yu9V0c&amp;ab_channel=UltraEdit\">WATCH<\/a>: UltraEdit can instantly open this XML dump file that&#8217;s 34GB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UltraEdit has the basic features of Visual Studio, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also lightweight and supports more kinds of processes.\u00c2\u00a0 You can be writing C++ code one second and working on HTML or JavaScript the next. It gives developers the all-in-one tool they need to edit almost any type (or size) of file\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall packaged in one highly optimized editor.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UltraEverything\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UltraEverything<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While nominally a text editor, UE also comes equipped with the option of the All-Access Bundle. UE has a suite of stand-alone development tools so you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to worry about looking for one. These products integrate with one another giving you a simplified process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/external-editors-an-ideal-visual-studio-companion\/ultraedit-suite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?fit=1802%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1802,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UltraEdit Suite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?fit=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?fit=1024%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=691%2C165&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?w=1802&amp;ssl=1 1802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=1024%2C244&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=768%2C183&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=1536%2C367&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UltraEdit-Suite.png?resize=360%2C86&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c2\u00a0The All-Access Bundle includes the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/products\/uestudio\/\"><b>UEStudio<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A variant of UltraEdit with better features for teams and developers, such as intelligent code completion, project management, and Git integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/products\/ultracompare\/\"><b>UltraCompare<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A powerful file-compare application that can search and process duplicates in text files and folders\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/products\/ultrafinder\/\"><b>UltraFinder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick and lightweight Windows search program designed to find text in files anywhere\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmore powerful than basic\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/products\/ultraftp\/\"><b>UltraFTP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A personal, stand-alone FTP client built upon the framework of other UltraProducts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AXE9MPAjuUI&amp;ab_channel=UltraEdit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ultraedit.com\/assets\/images\/uc\/home\/slides\/slide-1.png?resize=638%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UltraCompare Diff Tool for C\/C++ developers\" width=\"638\" height=\"255\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">UltraCompare visually compares\/merges 2 or 3 files from multiple locations at once. Compares from UC can be viewed and edited in UltraEdit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>UltraEdit includes UltraCompare Pro. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every UE license comes with a license for UltraCompare Professional\u00e2\u20ac\u201da similarly powerful diff tool. UC Pro offers users the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-way and three-way file and folder comparisons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated sync with UltraEdit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local\/remote compare and sync<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visually inspect file differences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick and easy merge operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hex, table\/Excel compare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Git integration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extensions are Visual Assist can make your coding life so much easier, but if you find yourself constantly optimizing the IDE with plugins, you may consider having a reliable backup external editor. Choosing from the library of tools can seem confusing at times, so if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re tired of constantly looking for tools, it is highly advised to get a versatile and powerful tool like UltraEdit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultraedit.com\/\">ultraedit.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re using Visual Assist, then you realize that some areas in Visual Studio need extra functionality and support. 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