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Multi-Caret editing extension for Visual Studio

MultiEditing for Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015

Simultaneously edit in more than one location in the editor

If you've ever ran into a case where you wanted to quickly change variable names or multiple loop conditions - you can use Multi-Edit to set virtual carets that all behave the same.

You can check an installable extension on the gallery for Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015.

How to use

ALT Click on different locations in your code to set multiple carets, and then type as you normally would.

Version 1.7 supports:

  • [NEW] Visual Studio 2015 support
  • Better integration with Ctrl+Alt+Drag (column selection mode)
  • Support for all languages
  • Typing
  • Pressing Enter / Backspacing / Deleting
  • TABing, Shift-Tabbing
  • Moving the caret around using the keyboard
  • Pasting
  • Intersected carets are removed
  • Undo-ing

What isn't supported:

  • Multiple selections
  • Virtual Spaces

Special Thanks

Thanks to Xavier Poinas for adding support to all languages other than C# (and teaching me something new)