# Install for Visual Studio

**Visual Studio** — is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, which includes a code editor with IntelliSense, debugger, supporting source control systems, and many other professional features. The currently supported Visual Studio version is 2019.

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We recommend you to use the most basic version of **Visual Studio — the Community edition**, which is available free of charge.
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You can [download Visual Studio from an official website](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community\&rel=15). It requires about 10 minutes to install and 2.5 Gb of free space on your hard drive.

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Quantower Algo:  Setup and First Code
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Download the web installer and run it. After initialization, you will be prompted to select the required components. For using with Quantower Algo extension we need only the "**NET desktop development**" workload. You can uncheck optional components also, to reduce installation size:

![Minimal required installation](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-LNj2MrrVo_Pym6lNfom%2F-LNj2QrRq--QWC4zqmcN%2FScreenshot_1dd.png?alt=media\&token=4971802b-7f66-44c0-a95c-51a3f5c8b4a7)

Continue installation and in a few minutes, after downloading and applying required packages, Visual Studio will start automatically:

![Default view of Visual Studio 2017](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-LMEmZJoELlCzOsO7pNi%2F-LMEmvPtttChW7T_pPla%2Fdefault%20view%20of%20visual%20studio.png?alt=media\&token=f8cd1fbd-9cbc-4521-b43e-744340db0753)

Now we need to install Quantower Algo extension from Visual Studio Marketplace. Use "***Tools -> Extension and Updates...***" main menu item to open Extensions Manager. Type "***Quantower***" into the search box of **Online tab** and you will find a required extension:

![Extensions and Updates window](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-LMEn7yMmja5ayDNFg9X%2F-LMEnpNVHeTLKXoMYOMR%2Fextensions%20manager.png?alt=media\&token=4ebadc1e-5e10-4d81-8c05-6a0c6c617a32)

Click "**Download**". Visual Studio will ask you for restarting to finish the extension installation process.

To check whether Quantower Algo is installed successfully click "***File -> New -> Project***" menu item, type "Indicator" and you will see a special project type for the blank indicator:

![New project window](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-MI_i58pNXPW04Hl-Ops%2F-MI_ikgJUZYh8go6V5DN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=93c351bc-464b-43bf-b456-83d96d5d54a9)

Now everything is ready to [create your first indicator](https://help.ampfutures.com/trading-platforms/quantower/quantower-algo/simple-indicator).