Date: October 2023 (Updated context for 2024/2025) Subject: JetBrains ReSharper Purpose: To determine the availability, scope, and practical utility of free licenses for ReSharper. 1. Executive Summary JetBrains ReSharper is a commercial refactoring and productivity extension for Microsoft Visual Studio. There is no perpetual free license for the full ReSharper extension (the .vsix that integrates into Visual Studio IDE).
| Tool | License | VS Integration | Refactorings | Analysis | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | MIT | Native | Limited | Yes | | Roslynator | MIT | Yes | 500+ | Yes | | SonarLint | LGPL | Yes | No | Yes | | CodeMaid | MIT | Yes | Cleanup only | No | | Visual Studio 2022 Community | Proprietary | N/A | Basic | Basic | resharper free licence