Can you install a standalone TFS client that doesn't need Visual Studio?

Question

Is it possible to get a standalone TFS client on a server that does NOT have Visual Studio installed? We\'d like a way to \"reach into\" a TFS project from a server, without ha

Answer 1

It's 2017 and Microsoft (re)introduced the standalone Team Explorer.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudioalm/2017/04/05/reintroducing-the-team-explorer-standalone-installer/

If you remember back to 2013 (and before), we released standalone installers for Team Explorer. In VS 2015, we did not release a standalone Team Explorer since customers had free options with Express SKUs and Community, which included Team Explorer functionality.

Customers have continued to request a standalone installer for Team Explorer for non-developers, however. And so today, with the Visual Studio 2017 Update release, the standalone Team Explorer installer is back.

Download - https://www.visualstudio.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=TeamExplorer&rel=15