PubSync

PubSync is a standalone publishing application. It does not require Visual Studio, but it does work well with it. Features include simple XML schema for configuring file sync, choice of Robocopy or Pubsync for actually syncing the files, easily exclude files or folders from syncing using Regular Expressions, selete files on the destination that do not exist on the source, and support for profiles to publish to different servers. To use copy the pubsync.xml file from the folder where you installed PubSync to the root of your project, open the XML file and configure your content, add an external tool to Visual Studio, the argument is the name of the profile you wish this tool to use and to use a different profiles add another external tool, and configure a keyboard shortcut for the command.