NuGet Documentation

NuGet is the package manager for .NET. It enables developers to create, share, and consume useful .NET libraries. NuGet client tools provide the ability to produce and consume these libraries as "packages".

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  Introduction to NuGet

  What is NuGet?

  Install NuGet client tools

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  Get started

  Install and use a package - dotnet CLI

  Install and use a package - Visual Studio

  Create a package - dotnet CLI

  Create a package - Visual Studio

  Create a .NET Framework package - Visual Studio

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  Consume packages

  Workflow (overview)

  Find and choose packages

  Use Visual Studio

  Use dotnet CLI

  Use nuget.exe CLI

  Use Package Manager Console

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  Create packages

  Workflow (overview)

  Use Visual Studio

  Use dotnet CLI

  Use nuget.exe CLI

  Use MSBuild

  Support multiple target frameworks

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  Publish packages

  Publish to NuGet.org

  Publish to a private feed

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  NuGet.org

  Overview

  Individual accounts

  Organizations

  API keys

  Publish a package

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  Reference

  dotnet CLI

  nuget.exe CLI

  Package references

  pack and restore as MSBuild targets

  .nuspec

  nuget.config

  NuGet API

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  Resources

  Policies - NuGet

  Policies - NuGet.org

  Release notes

  FAQ - NuGet

  FAQ - NuGet.org