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Open source Visual Studio extension to cleanup and simplify code across C#, C++, F#, VB, JavaScript and more. - codemaid.net
Worth it. Buy it if you work in Visual Studio 2019/2022 and want free, automatic code cleanup on save. Skip it if you need ReSharper-grade refactoring, use Rider or VS Code, or run older Visual Studio versions.
Medium. Based on 14 public sources
Free
CodeMaid
medium
Runs cleanup on save by default — can rewrite files unexpectedly; configure before team rollout.
medium
Solo-maintained open source project — support is GitHub issues only, no SLA.
medium
Reddit users report recent regressions; have a fallback like SonarLint ready.
low
VS2022 needs a separate marketplace listing; installing the wrong one means nothing appears.
Value for money: 5/5
Rating
Free
Starting price
10
Sources
Analyzed
Free
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Users love the free cleanup-on-save, but some report bugs and find it less capable than ReSharper.
“Codemaid is still epic. It does what it says - it analyzes and offers refactoring suggestions to your code. I'd recommend downloading it.”
“I like how Codemaid makes it easy to do things like sort members in a class, and something I find really useful is the ability to sort lines.”
“I recently installed the CodeMaid extension and it seems like it doesn't do much. And it also seems to be injecting itself into my editing.”
Compare CodeMaid with each alternative.
Paid, deeper refactoring and analysis; users prefer it despite cost.
Free real-time code quality analysis inside Visual Studio.
Community extension addressing some CodeMaid shortcomings.
Guess: free built-in code cleanup; no extension install needed.
Based on 14 public sources
Free VS extension that tidies code on save. Great for .NET devs; skip if you need ReSharper-grade refactoring or use Rider.
Based on 14 public sources
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