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Teams Toolkit Overview

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Teams Toolkit makes it simple to get started with app development for Microsoft Teams using Visual Studio Code.

  • Start with a project templates for common line-of-business app scenarios or from a sample.
  • Save setup time with automated app registration and configuration.
  • Run and debug to Teams directly from familiar tools.
  • Smart defaults for hosting in Azure using infrastructure-as-code and Bicep.
  • Create unique configurations like dev, test, and prod using the environments feature.
  • Bring your app to your organization or the Teams App Store using built-in publishing tools.

User Journey of the Teams Toolkit

Available for Visual Studio Code

Teams Toolkit is available for free for Visual Studio Code. For more information about installation and setup, see install Teams Toolkit.

Teams Toolkit Visual Studio Code
Installation Available in the VS Code Marketplace
Build with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SPFx

Teams Toolkit makes it simple to get started with app development for Microsoft Teams using Visual Studio.

  • Start with a project templates for common line-of-business app scenarios or from a sample.
  • Save setup time with automated app registration and configuration.
  • Run and debug to Teams directly from familiar tools.
  • Smart defaults for hosting in Azure using infrastructure-as-code and Bicep.
  • Bring your app to your organization or the Teams App Store using built-in publishing tools.

User Journey of the Teams Toolkit

Available for Visual Studio

Teams Toolkit is available for free for Visual Studio 2022 Community, Professional, and Enterprise. For more information about installation and setup, see install Teams Toolkit.

Teams Toolkit Visual Studio
Installation Available in the Visual Studio Installer
Build with C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Blazor

Features

The following list provides the key features of Teams Toolkit:

Project templates

You can start directly with the capability-focused templates such as tabs, bots, and message extensions or by following existing samples if you're already familiar with Teams app development. Teams Toolkit reduces the complexity of getting started with templates for common line-of-business app scenarios and smart defaults to accelerate your time to production.

Create new Teams app menu in VS Code

Create new Teams app menu in VS Code

Automatic registration and configuration

You can save time and let the toolkit automatically register the app in Teams Developer Portal. When you first run or debug the app, configure settings, such as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) automatically. Sign in with your Microsoft 365 account to control where the app is configured and customized the included Azure AD manifest when you need flexibility.

Multiple environments

You can create different groupings of cloud resources to run and test your app. Use the dev environment with your Azure subscription or create a new app with a different subscription for staging, test, and production.

Quick access to Teams Developer Portal

You can access Teams Developer Portal quickly, where you can configure, distribute, and manage your app. For more information, see manage your Teams apps using Developer Portal.

Developer Portal

TeamsFx .NET SDK Reference docs

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