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By Dennis Jung · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Automatically attach the debugger to a dotnet process started with dotnet-watch.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

.NET Auto Attach has 116,364 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2172 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
116,364
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#2172
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.67 / 5 from 3 ratings

About .NET Auto Attach

<h1 align="center"> <br> <img src="https://gitlab.com/dennismaxjung/vscode-dotnet-auto-attach/raw/master/images/icon.png" alt="logo" width="200"> <br> VS Code - .NET Auto Attach <br> <br> </h1> <h4 align="center">Enables a seamless debugging experience when working with dotnet-watch.</h4>

The ".NET Auto Attach" extension is created to enable a seamless debugging experience when working with dotnet-watch. While dotnet-watch will rebuild and launch your application every time you change and store a file, you have to manually restart the debugger each time.

This is where ".NET Auto Attach" comes in and shines. After dotnet-watch restarts your application, it will attach the debugger to enable a seamless debugging experience while changing files on the fly.

Features

Attach debugger if dotnet-watch reloads
<p align="center"> <img src="https://gitlab.com/dennismaxjung/vscode-dotnet-auto-attach/raw/master/images/watch-reload.gif" alt="Reload and Attach" width="550"><br/> </p>
Solutions and Workspaces with multiple projects

The extension supports solutions and workspaces with multi projects by letting you chose which project the auto-attacher should target.

<p align="center"> <img src="https://gitlab.com/dennismaxjung/vscode-dotnet-auto-attach/raw/master/images/multi-project.png" alt="Multiproject Support" width="550"><br/> </p>
Disconnection detection

The extension notices when a project is no longer debugged and offers to re-attache if desired.

<p align="center"> <img src="https://gitlab.com/dennismaxjung/vscode-dotnet-auto-attach/raw/master/images/disconnect.png" alt="Disconnect detected" width="550"><br/> </p>

Requirements

  • C# - C# for Visual Studio Code (powered by OmniSharp).

Getting Started

  1. Install the extension
  2. Restart VS Code and open the folder containing the project you want to work on.

Using the debugger

When your ".NET: Auto Attach Debug (dotnet-watch)" launch config is set up, you can debug your project. Pick the launch config from the dropdown on the Debug pane in Code. Press the play button or F5 to start.

Configuration

The extension currently operates in only one mode - it can launch your project you want to debug with dotnet-watch.

Just like when using the normal C# debugger, you configure the mode with a .vscode/launch.json file in the root directory of your project. You can create this file manually, or Code will create one for you if you try to run your project and it doesn't exist yet.

Sample launch config
    {
      "type": "DotNetAutoAttach",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": ".NET Core Watch",
      "args": [

      ],
      "env": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    },

Sample launch config for a specific project

The extension will normaly ask you which project should get launched when your workspace contains multiple projects. However, you can pre-set which project should get launched.

    {
      "type": "DotNetAutoAttach",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": ".NET Core Watch: dotnet-test.console",
      "project": "dotnet-test.console.csproj",
      "args": [

      ],
      "env": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    },

<p align="center"> <img src="https://gitlab.com/dennismaxjung/vscode-dotnet-auto-attach/raw/master/images/project-tree.png" alt="Project tree" width="326"><br/> </p>

Release Notes & Known Issues

See the CHANGELOG.md for the details of changes for each version and known issues.

Built With

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Authors

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project. Or the list of members.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • C#
  • csharp
  • debuggers
  • dotnet watch
  • multi-root ready

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Adoption over time

.NET Auto Attach installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 116,364 installs as of Oct 20, 2026..NET Auto AttachInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days116,364installs116.3K116.3K116.4K116.4K116.4K116.4K116.4K116.4K116.4K116.4KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
.NET Auto Attach installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 116,364 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

.NET Auto Attach installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable..NET Auto AttachInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace116,364installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
.NET Auto Attach installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

.NET Auto Attach VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2172 (by installs)..NET Auto AttachVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2172current rank#2168#2169#2170#2171#2172#2173#2174Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
.NET Auto Attach VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2172 (by installs).

Ratings over time

.NET Auto Attach ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 3 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026..NET Auto AttachRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days3ratings2.72.82.933.13.23.3Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
.NET Auto Attach ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 3 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

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Recent observations

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Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DennisMaxJung.vscode-dotnet-auto-attach. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.