A completely free (also for commercial use) tool for creating libraries, classes, console and window applications (Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation) on the .NET Framework 4 platform in the Visual Basic .NET language. This is part of the free Visual Studio 2010 Express development environment. The program has a visual editor with many built-in controls and the ability to create your own, powerful code editor with intelligent prompts, debugger, and also offers full integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2.

The application also has the option of installing the MSDN Library package - an integrated, also context-sensitive offline version of the help available on the MSDN websites. To install the program you need an Internet connection - the installer downloads the appropriate components online. Express versions are free editions of the commercial Visual Studio 2010 package, aimed at students, hobbyists and all those who begin their adventure with programming in .NET.

They are characterized by a modular structure (separate part for each language) and customization for novice programmers while maintaining all the most important features of the "full" Visual Studio. The software may be used for commercial purposes. All applications with code can also be seamlessly transferred to the full version of Visual Studio 2010 and further developed there.