Microsoft Multibyte MFC Library for Visual Studio

Microsoft Multibyte MFC Library for Visual Studio is an add-on that was designed to be used with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013. The current package comes in the form of an installer that adds MBCS (multibyte character set) support for older C++ applications.

Visual Studio is an extensive application that is suitable for users who want to develop applications, write different-language code, as well as for those who create desktop or mobile applications or design the back-end/front-end of websites.

Using the Multibyte MFC Library, you can extend the functionality of your Visual Studio desktop app. As such, this extension will help integrate into your development environment multibyte character sets (MBCS ).

MBCS is a Microsoft proprietary and legacy type of technology, meaning it is no longer advised for newer developments. However, it is important to understand that MBCS is an encoding and representation format of different character sets, especially used for characters that can't be handled in a one-byte string (e.g. Japanese characters).

MBCS is associated with the MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) Library. This library is a package that was introduced by Microsoft in 1992 and was used for the development of C++ applications.

As such, the current add-on is suitable for users who need to handle older types of applications or are looking for MBCS support for their (MFC) programs.