AssemblyInfo Editor

AssemblyInfo Editor is a lightweight extension designed for Visual Studio 2010, which enables programmers to automatically increment AssemblyVersion attributes as well as to edit product information and fiddle with some version settings. It doesn't include complicated options, making it easy to use by anyone.

The downloaded package doesn't include a setup kit. Instead, you can copy the DLLs and other files to the plugins directory of Visual Studio 2010, as well as relaunch the application if it was already running prior to this step, in order to gain access to the new addon.

The configuration panel of AssemblyInfo Editor has a simple design and neatly structured layout, where you can get started by selecting a project you want to work with from the drop-down menu.

The assembly version is incremented by default, and this option can be disabled. You can edit product details related to the title, product name, company, copyright and trademark, as well as configure version settings when it comes to the major and minor version, together with the build and revision number format. Modifications are applied immediately, so there's no need to click any buttons to make this happen.

We haven't experienced any compatibility issues with Visual Studio 2010 in our tests. AssemblyInfo Editor remained stable throughout its runtime, without triggering the program to freeze, crash or prompt error messages. Unsurprisingly, CPU and RAM usage was minimal, so it didn't hamper the computer's performance or interfere with other working applications.

Unfortunately, the tool hasn't received updates for a long time and remained in beta development stage, which means that you might encounter some stability issues. Nevertheless, it offers a simple solution for automatically incrementing AssemblyVersion attributes in Visual Studio 2010. Newer Visual Studio versions are not supported.