# Visual Studio integration, version 5.4.0

Visual Studio integration, version 5.4.0
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This guide describes how to use the CloudBees Build Acceleration Visual Studio Integration, which extends Visual Studio to let you build Visual Studio solutions and projects using CloudBees Build Acceleration from within the IDE.

[](#_about_the_cloudbees_build_acceleration_visual_studio_integration)About the CloudBees Build Acceleration® Visual Studio integration
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The CloudBees Build Acceleration Visual Studio Integration is composed of two extensions and the `ecdevenv.exe` utility:

*   Visual Studio IDE Extension
    
    This extension integrates with the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and lets you build Visual Studio solutions and projects using CloudBees Build Acceleration Electrify (”Electrify”) from within the IDE. The extension provides an CloudBees Build Acceleration build menu and toolbar. The existing build menu remains intact for local (non-Electrify) builds.
    
    This is implemented as a VSPackage starting with Visual Studio 2015 and as an add-in in earlier versions of Visual Studio.
    
*   Visual Studio Converter Extension
    
    This extension converts solutions and projects into NMAKE makefiles for eMake compatibility. It is invoked for command-line builds (not for builds invoked from the Visual Studio IDE extension) and `ecdevenv.exe`.
    
    This is implemented as a VSPackage starting with Visual Studio 2015 and as an add-in in earlier versions of Visual Studio.
    
*   `ecdevenv.exe` Utility
    
    `ecdevenv` is a drop-in replacement for `devenv.exe` that builds Visual Studio solutions and projects using eMake. `ecdevenv` is available only from the command line. See [Using the ecdevenv.exe Utility](/docs/cloudbees-build-acceleration/latest/visual-studio/ecdevenv) for information.
    

The CloudBees Build Acceleration Visual Studio Integration can be installed automatically during the installation of CloudBees Build Acceleration.