How to Download the Package Deployer using Power Platform Tools in Visual Studio Code?

The Package Deployer is used to deploy packages from one environment to another environment.

In one of my earlier articles, I explained about downloading the Package Deployer using Power Shell.

• Download CRM 365 V9.X Package Deployer Tool using PowerShell

This article will explain the other way of downloading the Package Deployer using Visual Studio Code and Power Platform Tools.

Pre-requisites

Follow the articles below and Install the Visual Studio Code and Power Platform Tools in VS Code.

1. How to Install Visual Studio Code?
2. How do you install Power Platform Tools in Visual Studio Code?

Follow the below steps after the Prerequisites.

Step 1. Open Visual Studio Code.

Step 2. Press Ctrl + Shift + P to Show all the commands.

Step 3. Search for the Text “Show PAC Help” and Click on Power Platform CLI: Show PAC Help.

The terminal will be opened with the pac help command to see the list of all pac syntax.

Step 4. Type the below command and click on Enter.

pac tool pd

Package Deployer Tool is Installed successfully.

And it will be launched automatically.

Package Deployer is downloaded to the Local AppData folder.

You can check the same using the below link.

C:/Users/<User Name>/AppData/Local/Microsoft/PowerPlatform/PD/9.1.0.129/tools

I hope you have successfully downloaded the Package Deployer using the Visual Studio Code and Power Platform Tools.

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