Which Xamarin version do I have installed in Visual Studio?

Question

I have used the self-contained installer for Xamarin for Windows here, but I have an issue that requires that I know the specific version of Xamarin that's installed. How do I find this information? (Note that I'm looking for the version of Visual Studio plug-ins, not Xamarin Studio).

Answer 1

You can find the version of your Xamarin plug-ins for Visual Studio by going to "Help" -> "About Microsoft Visual Studio" in VS, and scrolling down to the Xamarin plug-ins.

Note that Xamarin consists of many different software packages that don't follow the same version numbering: The main Visual Studio plug-in, a plug-in for Android development and a plug-in for iOS development. In addition, there's Xamarin Studio and the individual API/SDK packages required for Android/iOS development.

In case it's relevant for you, Xamarin has a detailed guide for where to find various logs and debug information that's relevant to Xamarin development. You can find this at

https://kb.xamarin.com/customer/portal/articles/1675684-where-can-i-find-my-version-information-and-logs-

The URL above is obsoleted. New link is at

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/cross-platform/troubleshooting/questions/version-logs