jak-project/docs/setup/dev/vs.md

Visual Studio

Known Issues

• Later versions of 2022 have issues with intellisense when using clang
• Recent versions of 2026 have issues with CMake where the project will endlessly build:
  • https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Switching-git-branches-seemingly-causes-/11025316?viewtype=all

Steps

This will create a jak-project folder, open the project as a CMake project via Visual Studio.

Then build the entire project as Windows Release (clang). You can also press Ctrl+Shift+B as a hotkey for Build All. We currently prefer clang on Windows as opposed to msvc, though it should work as well!