Windows PowerShell ISE Add-On Tools

Overview of PowerShell ISE Add-On
PowerShell ISE Add-Ons
- Community Add-Ons
PoshCode ISE Cmdlets
How to Write a PowerShell ISE Add-on with PowerShell
How to Write a PowerShell ISE Add-on with Visual Studio WPF / XAML (C#)
See Also

This page provides links to additional PowerShell ISE tools you can download and add into PowerShell ISE.

Overview of PowerShell ISE Add-On

A PowerShell ISE Add-on is some bit of code that adds functionality to or within the ISE. Most ISE Add-ons interact and leverage the PowerShell ISE Add-on Model ($PSIse).

For more information on the ISE Object Model see:
The Windows PowerShell ISE Scripting Object Model
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd819478.aspx

PowerShell ISE Add-Ons

Pointers to Microsoft and community add-ons with description and related material.

Community Add-Ons

These are ISE additions authored by the PowerShell Community.

Add-On	Author	Link
IsePackV2	James Brundage(Start-Automating)	PowerShellISE.com
Code Snippet Examples - PSISE Library	Jeff Patton	http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PSISELibraryps1-ec442972
ISE Scripting Geek	Jeffery Hicks	http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2011/10/ise-scripting-geek-module/
Menu Generator	Ravikanth Chaganti	http://www.ravichaganti.com/blog/?p=1942
PowerShellPack	James Brundage	http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/PowerShellPack/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=3341
Print Script	Karl Mitschke	http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Script-to-copy-the-c55f0106
Save All Files	PowerShell Team	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2010/06/05/save-all-powershell-ise-files-for-thor-s-sake.aspx
Spell Checker	James Brundage	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mediaandmicrocode/archive/2009/12/09/test-spelling.aspx (NB: requires WPK and PowerShellPack modules!)
ISEBlox	Robert Robelo	http://sdrv.ms/17UtnX2
ISE Quick Comments	Daniel Schroeder	http://blog.danskingdom.com/powershell-ise-multiline-comment-and-uncomment-done-right-and-other-ise-gui-must-haves/
ISE FunctionExplorer	Raimund Andree	http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-ISE-FunctionExpl-fd7e1c74
ISE VariableExplorer	Raimund Andree	http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-ISE-VariableExpl-fef9ff01
Validate and Format XML	Ravikanth Chaganti	http://www.ravichaganti.com/blog/?p=2540

PoshCode ISE Cmdlets

These are a set of cmdlets that can be used in conjunction with the ISE.

What	Name	Author	Link
ISE Cmdlets	Line Cmdlets	Poetter & Kriszio	http://poshcode.org/1727
ISE Cmdlets	Comment Cmdlets	Poetter	http://poshcode.org/1726
Cmdlets	Dependency Reporting	Josh Einstein	http://poshcode.org/1075

How to Write a PowerShell ISE Add-on with PowerShell

Advice and guidance to those wishing to write ISE add-ons along with sample code.

What	Author	Link
How to Add Code Snippets to the ISE	Rich Prescott	http://blog.richprescott.com/2011/06/add-code-snippets-to-powershell-ise.html
How to Group Snippets in the ISE	Niklas Goude	http://www.powershell.nu/2012/03/04/grouping-your-snippets-in-powershell-ise/
Writing Your First Icicle	James Brundage	http://powershellise.com/Writing_Your_First_Icicle/ (YouTube Video)
PowerShell v3 ISE and ISE scripting model changes & improvements	Ravikanth Chaganti	Http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2011/09/28/powershell-v3-ise-and-ise-scripting-model-changes-improvements/

How to Write a PowerShell ISE Add-on with Visual Studio WPF / XAML (C#)

What	Author	Link
Creating Add-ons, Plugins, and Tools for the PowerShell ISE	Lee Holmes	http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2013/04/04/creating-add-ons-plugins-and-tools-for-the-powershell-ise/
Create a PowerShell v3 ISE Add-on Tool	Jason Stangroome	http://blog.stangroome.com/2012/01/16/create-a-powershell-v3-ise-add-on-tool/