This is a brief explainer on the usage rights portion of the C# Dev Kit license terms. This is not the full license and you should read at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/license for the complete legal terms and conditions.
| Usage | License Provided | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personal projects | Community | Free |
| OSS projects | Community | Free |
| Education (student/teacher/researcher) | Community | Free |
| Using in a DevBox | Community | Free |
| Using in Codespaces | Community | Free |
| Business (< $1M Revenue && < 250 users) | Community | Free up to 5 devs |
| Business (> $1M Revenue && > 250 users) | Pro or Ent | Purchase needed |
Note that the base C# language extension https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp is OSS and provides free usage in VS Code for all.