What is ReSharper used for?

ReSharper is a JetBrains extension for Visual Studio, VS Code and compatible editors that adds .NET navigation, refactoring and code inspections. It is a good fit for improving Visual Studio for large .NET solutions, modernizing older C# code with quick-fixes and adding C# tooling to VS Code or Cursor.

How much does ReSharper cost?

ReSharper is a paid product with no free plan.

Is ReSharper open source?

No. ReSharper is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include VS Code Project Manager, Sourcerer and Visual Studio Code.

What are some alternatives to ReSharper?

ReSharper competes with JetBrains Rider, Visual Studio and SonarQube Cloud.

ReSharper: features, pricing and alternatives

About ReSharper

ReSharper is a commercial productivity extension from JetBrains for .NET development. It started as an add-on to Visual Studio and has been available since 2004, and it now also supports VS Code, Cursor and other compatible editors, adding C# support to them.

The tool helps developers explore codebases by jumping to types, members, files, usages, bases and implementations, with quick documentation and AI-powered explanations. For refactoring it handles renames, signature changes and extracting methods or classes, and it keeps adding inspections and quick-fixes that encourage modern C# language features. It also includes features for learning, observing code behavior and game development.

ReSharper is part of the dotUltimate toolkit and is proprietary. JetBrains says it is free for non-commercial use in VS Code and compatible editors, and paid licenses are on its buy page.

Key features

Fast navigation to types, usages and implementations
Refactorings such as rename and extract method
Inspections and quick-fixes for C#
C# support in VS Code and Cursor
AI-powered code explanations
Part of the dotUltimate toolkit

Good fit for

→Improving Visual Studio for large .NET solutions
→Modernizing older C# code with quick-fixes
→Adding C# tooling to VS Code or Cursor

Tags: dotnet; csharp; visual-studio; refactoring; jetbrains; code-analysis; extension

ReSharper: questions and answers

What is ReSharper used for?: ReSharper is a JetBrains extension for Visual Studio, VS Code and compatible editors that adds .NET navigation, refactoring and code inspections. It is a good fit for improving Visual Studio for large .NET solutions, modernizing older C# code with quick-fixes and adding C# tooling to VS Code or Cursor.
How much does ReSharper cost?: ReSharper is a paid product with no free plan.
Is ReSharper open source?: No. ReSharper is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include VS Code Project Manager, Sourcerer and Visual Studio Code.
What are some alternatives to ReSharper?: ReSharper competes with JetBrains Rider, Visual Studio and SonarQube Cloud.