Visual Studio Image Library

The Visual Studio Image Library contains application images that appear in Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows, the Office system and other Microsoft software. The libraries for Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, and Visual Studio 2022 are available and each library contains over thousands of images which can be used to create applications that look visually consistent with Microsoft software.

For details on legacy image libraries (Visual Studio 2010 and earlier), visit this location.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 11

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio to review the system requirements.

Visual Studio 2012 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2012 image library includes five main categories of images: Common Elements, Actions, Annotations, AppIcons and Objects. Readme files are also included in the PDF format for the Common Elements and Icon types. These readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications.

To access the files in the image library, download VS2012 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).

Visual Studio 2013 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2013 image library includes legacy images (from previous versions including VS2012), new images for 2013, and the .ai source files in vector format. Readme files are also included in the PDF format for the Common Elements and Icon types. These readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications.

To access the files in the image library, download VS2013 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).

Visual Studio 2015 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2015 image library includes legacy images (from previous versions including VS2012 and VS2013), new images for 2015, and the .ai source files in vector format. The readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications and more details on the concepts.

To access the files in the image library, download VS2015 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).

Visual Studio 2017 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2017 image library includes legacy images (from previous versions including VS2012, VS2013 and VS2015), new images for 2017, and source files in vector format (e.g. SVG and XAMLfiles). The readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications and more details on the concepts.

To access the files in the image library, download VS2017 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).


Visual Studio 2019 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2019 image library includes legacy images (from previous versions including VS2012, VS2013, VS2015 and VS2017), new images for 2019, and source files in vector format (e.g. SVG and XAMLfiles). The readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications and more details on the concepts.

To access the files in the image library, download VS2019 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).


Visual Studio 2022 Image Library

The Visual Studio 2022 image library includes legacy images (from previous versions including VS2012, VS2013, VS2015, VS2017 and VS2022), new images for 2022, and source files in vector format (e.g. SVG and XAMLfiles). The readme files include information about how to use these images appropriately in your applications and more details on the concepts.

To access the files in the image library, download Visual Studio 2022 Image Library.zip and extract the folders and images from the zip file.

By downloading and using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Image Library you agree to the terms of the Microsoft Software License Terms (link).