May 31, 2025
Microsoft unveils Dev Home, a new control center in Windows 11 that simplifies setup, coding, and system monitoring for developers.
At its Build 2025 event, Microsoft announced the launch of Dev Home, a new developer-focused dashboard for Windows 11 designed to streamline developer workflows, reduce friction, and bring coding, setup, and diagnostics into one centralized space.
Dev Home is a modern, open-source application built on WinUI 3 and is available through the Microsoft Store. It integrates with GitHub, offers WinGet automation, and provides customizable widgets for performance metrics, SSH key management, and project management—all in a single interface.
Dev Home is designed to be the first-stop command center for Windows developers. Whether you're configuring a new machine or managing ongoing projects, Dev Home offers tools to monitor and optimize your development environment efficiently.
Machine Setup Automation
Using WinGet Configuration, developers can install apps, packages, and tools quickly via a YAML-based setup file.
Ideal for onboarding or setting up a new dev environment in minutes.
GitHub Integration
Connect your GitHub account to clone repositories, manage pull requests, or sync issues directly from the dashboard.
Customizable Widgets
Monitor CPU, memory, GPU, and network usage with real-time charts.
Add widgets for your favorite tools or extend functionality with open-source extensions.
Project-Based View
Group projects into a workspace to track resource usage per project, launch environments, or review relevant issues and PRs in one place.
Dev Drive Integration
Dev Home works natively with Dev Drive, a new type of storage volume optimized for performance and security when building software.
For years, developers on Windows had to navigate fragmented tools and setup scripts. Dev Home consolidates these workflows into a unified dashboard that reduces setup times, simplifies system monitoring, and creates a smoother overall experience for developers building on Windows.
It also signals Microsoft's continued investment in making Windows a first-class citizen for developers, rivaling macOS and Linux environments with improved tooling, WSL2 enhancements, and now Dev Home.
As an open-source tool hosted on GitHub, Dev Home allows the community to:
Build and share custom widgets
Submit issues and feature requests
Contribute code or integrations
Microsoft has encouraged developers to extend Dev Home and align it with their personal or team workflows.
Onboarding New Developers: Auto-configure machines using setup YAML.
Daily Driver for DevOps Engineers: Monitor builds, system health, GitHub PRs in one view.
Multi-Project Freelancers: Manage different repositories and resource allocation per workspace.
