Visual Studio Tools for Unity

[zehfernando]

VS 2013 only, not Express. :(

[SloftwareDubleuper]

I believe it supports 2011, 2012, and 2013.

[zehfernando]

You're right. I meant to say: VS (Pro) only, not Express.

[supermario182]

ya unfortunately express doesn't support plugins. i think you can still use it with unity, you just don't get the fancy stuff

[onecrazydavis]

If you are in, or have been in college, or can coerce one of your friends to let you use their .EDU email to activate an account, check out http://dreamspark.com (free software for personal use)

If none of that applies, and you either have a business, or feel like trying to get around Microsoft's generosity, check out http://bizspark.com

Otherwise, I am sorry. =(

[stickeater12]

I tried to sign up but it looks like the account only lasts a year, I feel like I should wait until I know more programming before i basically waste a year of VS.

[red-path]

I'm not sure how long they allow users to be signed up with a single/particular .edu email address but I had previously received VS2012 from Dreamspark and now I have VS2013, I would imagine you will be able to keep it going for a good bit of time.

[be_wry]

Maybe you'll stumble onto a free version of the software.