| TestStand Version | Version of .NET CLR Supported for API | Version of Visual Studio | Minimum Required .NET Framework | Supported Target .NET Frameworks with .NET Adapter |
|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 4 | 2019 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2021 SP1 | 4 | 2015, 2017, or 2019 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2021 | 4 | 2015, 2017, or 2019 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2020 | 4 | 2015, 2017, or 2019 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2019 | 4 | 2013, 2015, and 2017 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2017 SP1 | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2015, or 2017 | 4.6.2 and earlier | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2017 | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2016 SP1 | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2015 | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 and earlier |
| 2016 | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2015 | 4.6 | 4.6 and earlier |
| 2014 SP1 | 4 | 2010, 2012, 2013 | 4 | 4.0 and earlier |
| 2014 | 4 | 2010, 2012, 20133 | 4 | 4.0 and earlier |
| 2013 | 4 | 2008, 2010, 20122 | 4 | 4.0 and earlier |
| 2012 | 4 | 2005, 2008, 20101 | 4 | 4.0 and earlier |
| 2010 | 2 | 2005, 2008, 2010 | 2 | 2.0 and earlier |
1 TestStand 2012 will not support step into for .NET adapter with VS 2005, 2008.
2 Full support for code generation, debugging, and building custom UIs. Debugging managed code will require VS 2010 or newer. Allowed but not supported: 2005.
3 Allowed, but not supported: 2008 and earlier. VS 2008 and earlier cannot debug TestStand 2014 using managed debugging because TestStand uses .NET 4.0. TestStand will not install integrated documentation for VS 2008.
Note: For TestStand 2012 and later, you can load earlier versions.
TestStand can execute code modules developed with earlier versions of Visual Studio; however, NI performs limited testing with earlier versions of Visual Studio.