For individual developers, open-source projects, and academic use.
This downloads all necessary files (roughly 20–50 GB depending on features) to the specified folder for offline use [2, 25].
All team members use the same version of the IDE. Official Visual Studio 2019 ISO Download Links
vs_community.exe --layout C:\vs2019_offline --lang en-US index of visual studio 2019 iso
Example for Community 2019 (version 16.11.32):
| Edition | Download Link | | :--- | :--- | | (Free for individuals, open source, and academic use) | https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_community.exe | | Professional (For small teams, requires a license) | https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_professional.exe | | Enterprise (For large organizations, requires a license) | https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_enterprise.exe |
While some third-party archives like the Internet Archive may host community-uploaded images, these are often outdated and large (e.g., ~25 GB for a base enterprise version). For reliability and security, creating a local layout from official Microsoft bootstrapper links is recommended. Creating Your Own "ISO" (Offline Layout) This requires a large amount of disk space
The installer will download all necessary components for offline use. This requires a large amount of disk space.
: You may find "index of" style sites or Archive.org links claiming to have pre-made ISOs. While these can be convenient, they are unofficial and may contain outdated builds or security risks. Using the official --layout method is the only way to ensure you have a clean, current version.
The benefits of using Visual Studio 2019 include: For individual developers
Developers often search for an open download index to solve three big problems:
Broken connections can result in partial files that fail during installation.