Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio

Code Sight
Version
2025.2.0
  • Welcome to Code Sight
  • Code Sight interactive tours
  • Code Sight support matrix
  • Installing Code Sight
  • Installing Code Sight in Eclipse
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Eclipse
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in in Eclipse
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in on an Eclipse system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Eclipse
  • To uninstall the Code Sight plug-in from Eclipse
  • Installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in in IntelliJ
  • To install the plug-in on an IntelliJ system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within IntelliJ
  • To uninstall the plug-in from IntelliJ
  • Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
  • To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio
  • To install the extension on a Visual Studio system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Visual Studio
  • To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio
  • Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
  • How do I enable Coverity (SAST) scans within Visual Studio Code?
  • To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio Code
  • To install the Code Sight extension on a Visual Studio Code system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Visual Studio Code
  • To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio Code
  • Authenticating scan engines in Code Sight
  • Installing scan engines: Products and Licenses panel
  • To authenticate Black Duck SCA
  • To authenticate Coverity
  • To authenticate Polaris
  • Reviewing and updating authenticated scan engines
  • To add a scan engine that has not yet been installed
  • To remove an engine so that Code Sight stops running it
  • Local View and scan configurations (IntelliJ and VS Code)
  • Coverity with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Coverity (SAST) customers
  • Setting up Coverity for Code Sight
  • Configuring a local scan engine
  • Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity on Polaris
  • Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity Connect
  • Preliminaries: Server-side configuration for Coverity Connect
  • ‘coverity.conf’ configuration files
  • The user-specific ‘coverity.conf’ file
  • Project-specific ‘coverity.conf’ files
  • Coverity setup for Code Sight: Frequently asked questions
  • Configuring Code Sight to view remote Coverity issues
  • Viewing local Code Analysis issues
  • Code Sight icons in the editor
  • Viewing remote Code Analysis issues
  • Filtering Coverity Connect issues
  • Static Application Security Testing (SAST) overview
  • Rapid Scan Static
  • Issue details: Rapid Scan Static
  • Quick Fix for Rapid Scan SAST issues (VS Code only)
  • Coverity Analysis
  • How does Coverity manage static analysis?
  • Issue details: Coverity (SAST)
  • Local scans versus central scans
  • Contributing Details: Coverity (SAST)
  • Synchronizing Coverity Analysis with a server
  • Missing files
  • Multiple occurrences of an issue
  • Black Duck SCA with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Black Duck SCA customers
  • Setting Up Black Duck SCA for Code Sight
  • Viewing Open Source Analysis issues
  • Software Composition Analysis (SCA) overview
  • Rapid Scan SCA
  • Black Duck SCA
  • How does Black Duck SCA manage composition analysis?
  • Issue details: Black Duck SCA
  • View dependencies: Black Duck SCA
  • Polaris with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Polaris issues
  • Viewing local Polaris issues
  • Comparing Polaris scans
  • Viewing Polaris issues on the server
  • Filtering Polaris issues
  • Software Risk Manager with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Software Risk Manager issues
  • Viewing Software Risk Manager issues on the server
  • Filtering Software Risk Manager issues
  • Code Sight Standard Edition
  • QuickStart for the Code Sight Standard Edition
  • Setting up the Rapid Scan engines
  • Viewing Rapid Scan issues
  • Snippet Analysis (VS Code)
  • Triaging Code Sight issues
  • Triaging issues in the Code Analysis view
  • To dismiss an issue found by an SAST scan
  • To un-dismiss an SAST issue and make it active again
  • Triaging issues in Team View
  • Code Sight: Preferences and troubleshooting
  • Preference options by IDE
  • Eclipse preferences
  • IntelliJ preferences
  • Visual Studio preferences
  • VS Code preferences
  • Preference panels
  • Server settings
  • Authentication preferences
  • Polaris tab
  • Software Risk Manager tab
  • Coverity on Polaris / Coverity Connect tab
  • Black Duck SCA tab
  • Authenticating a server that uses a self-signed certificate
  • Sources configuration
  • General settings panel / Telemetry panel
  • Proxy settings
  • System proxy management
  • Analysis (scan engine) settings
  • Analysis settings for Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio
  • Analysis settings for VS Code
  • Troubleshooting / Export Logs
  • Code Sight release notes and known issues
  • Notes for Code Sight 2025.2.0
  • Code Sight known issues
  • Release-notes archive for Code Sight
  • Code Sight version 2025.1.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.11.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.10.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.9.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.7.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.6.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.5.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.4.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.3.1
  • Code Sight version 2024.3.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.2.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.1.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.11.1
  • Code Sight version 2023.11.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.10.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.9.0 (all IDEs)
  • Code Sight version 2023.7.1 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.7.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.6.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.3 (Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2023.4.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.3.1 (IntelliJ)
  • Code Sight version 2023.3.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.1.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.2 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2022.9.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.1 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2022.6.1
  • Code Sight version 2022.6.0
  • Proxy settings when upgrading to Code Sight 2022.6.0 or later
  • Code Sight version 2022.4.0
  • Code Sight version 2022.1.1
  • Code Sight version 2022.1.0
  • Remove old Sigma (SAST) processes
  • Code Sight version 2021.8.1
  • Code Sight version 2021.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2021.5
  • Code Sight version 2021.3
  • Code Sight version 2021.1
  • Code Sight version 2020.11
  • Code Sight version 2020.8.1
  • Code Sight version 2020.8
  • Code Sight version 2020.6
  • Code Sight version 2020.4
  • Code Sight version 2020.2
  • Code Sight version 2020.1
  • Code Sight version 2019.11
  • Code Sight version 2019.9
  • Code Sigyt version 2019.7
  • Code Sight version 2019.6
  • Code Sight version 2019.4
  • Code Sight version 2019.3: Features of the plug-in
  • General information
  • Black Duck statement on inclusivity and diversity
  • Telemetry
  • Proprietary statement
  • Code Sight glossary

This section explains how to install Code Sight within the Microsoft® Visual Studio® IDE environment.

  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
  • To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio
  • To install the extension on a Visual Studio system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Visual Studio
  • To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio
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