{"id":5013,"date":"2026-06-30T05:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2026-06-30T05:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:37:12","slug":"visual-assist-2026-4-release-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-2026-4-release-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Assist 2026.4 release post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The first thing you do with Visual Assist is install it. The first thing you do with it on a project is wait for it to parse. VA 2026.4 makes both smoother. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/downloads\">Download it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a smaller build between larger ones \u2014 a few bigger efforts are running in parallel, shaped by your feedback on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/features\/whats-new\">recent updates<\/a>. In the meantime, 2026.4 refreshes the installer, smooths out the initial parse, and clears a handful of bugs. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s in it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-5017\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-95-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-5017 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base has-dots-nav\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_5017\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_5017\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5023 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-5023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?fit=947%2C725&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"slider-5017 slide-5023\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?w=947&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?resize=768%2C588&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?resize=360%2C276&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" data-attachment-id=\"5020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/va-2026-4-installer-pics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?fit=947%2C725&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"947,725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?fit=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics.png?fit=947%2C725&amp;ssl=1\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Pick your Visual Studio version and install.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5021 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-5021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?fit=948%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"slider-5017 slide-5021\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?resize=768%2C585&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?resize=360%2C274&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" data-attachment-id=\"5018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/va-2026-4-installer-pics-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?fit=948%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"948,722\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-2.png?fit=948%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Installing to Visual Studio \u2014 nothing else to configure.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-5022 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-5022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?fit=947%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"slider-5017 slide-5022\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?w=947&amp;ssl=1 947w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?resize=768%2C586&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?resize=360%2C274&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" data-attachment-id=\"5019\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/va-2026-4-installer-pics-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?fit=947%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"947,722\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VA 2026.4 Installer Pics 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-2026.4-Installer-Pics-3.png?fit=947%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Done. The refreshed installer, start to finish.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll see it on a fresh install and on every update, since updates run through the installer too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new UI will appear if you have Windows 10 and newer. For older Windows versions, the existing installer still ships and works the same. This also applies to users on older versions of the IDE.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A smoother initial parse<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open a fresh solution and Visual Assist builds its index of your symbols \u2014 the map behind Open File in Solution, Find References, and Go to Implementation. In 2026.4 that initial pass is smoother: the microstutters that could surface while it ran are gone, and the parse itself is faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-2026-4-release-post\/parser-improvement\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?fit=1774%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1774,887\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parser improvement\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5026\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=540%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"schematic showing benefits of visual assist's parser improvement in VA 2026.4\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?resize=360%2C180&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parser-improvement.png?w=1774&amp;ssl=1 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not a benchmark-chart number but\u00a0 it\u2019s the small catch in responsiveness that users in large codebases report most. Since the initial parse is where most people wait on Visual Assist, it&#8217;s worth a second look if you work in very large solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Fixes and improvements<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the release is cleanup, led by a crash worth calling out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Debugger crash on <\/b><b>$<\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Typing a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while using the debugger could crash Visual Assist. Fixed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Updated Clang.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The bundled Clang version is updated to the latest version for improved language support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Include Cleaner on the first line.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Include Cleaner code inspection wasn&#8217;t working correctly on the first line of a source file. It does now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Navigation Bar rendering.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A text-rendering glitch in the Navigation Bar that could appear with a non-standard environment font is resolved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About-page copy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A niche fix for when copying Build info from the About page mismatches the format when pasted elsewhere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Get 2026.4<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download Visual Assist 2026.4 from the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/downloads\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downloads page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An active license is required for all features and fixes; if you&#8217;re updating, the new installer will walk you through it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you run into anything \u2014 or want to tell us how the initial parse feels on your project \u2014 use the in-app feedback form or our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/mxQqAj5PHQ\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discord<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy coding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Whole Tomato team<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"actions\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/downloads?utm_content=blog-\" class=\"button primary\">Download Visual Assist<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first thing you do with Visual Assist is install it. The first thing you do with it on a project is wait for it to parse. 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