topic Re: Is it true I only need Fortran Essentials to make programs in VS2022 in Intel® Fortran Compiler

Is it true I only need Fortran Essentials to make programs in VS2022

CHobbs1 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:35:02 GMT

My VS2022/Intel Fortran took a turn for the worse when my VS2022 was upgraded (my bad). Now I need to update the Fortran compiler. I had always installed the oneapi base toolkit first and the HPC toolkit second. Looking more carefully at the Intel website, it indicates I don't need the base toolkit if I will not be compiling some sample codes (I won't) and the HPC toolkit has way more than I need. So, if I want to compile just my fortran programs with the Winteracter library for windows - like programs, do I only need the Fortran essentials toolkit?

Re: Is it true I only need Fortran Essentials to make programs in VS2022

Steve_Lionel — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:11 GMT

As long as you also have the Visual Studio support for "C++ Desktop Applications", you're good.

Re: Is it true I only need Fortran Essentials to make programs in VS2022

Igor_V_Intel — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:45:23 GMT

You may also download the compiler as a standalone installation package from here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/oneapi/fortran-compiler-download.html