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Visual Studio vs NetCoreDbg: catalog facts
Visual Studio	NetCoreDbg
Freemium Community edition is free; Professional and Enterprise are paid.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Complete toolset for .NET and C++ projects IntelliSense code completion and an integrated debugger	Supports GDB/MI, Debug Adapter Protocol and an interactive CLI Works with editors that implement DAP
Large install compared with a plain code editor Professional and Enterprise editions are paid	Only debugs managed .NET code on CoreCLR No graphical interface of its own; relies on an editor or the terminal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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