NuGet

NuGet (pronounced "New Get")[2] is a package manager, primarily used for packaging and distributing software written using the .NET framework. The Outercurve Foundation initially created it under the name NuPack.[3][4] Since its introduction in 2010, NuGet has evolved into a larger ecosystem of tools and services, including a free and open-source client application, hosted package servers, and software deployment tools.[5]

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NuGet
Developer(s)Microsoft, .NET Foundation
Initial release5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)
Stable release
6.7[1] / 10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)
Repositorygithub.com/NuGet/Home
Written inC#
Platform.NET Framework
TypePackage management system
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitewww.nuget.org Edit this on Wikidata

Overview

A NuGet package is a single ZIP file that bears a .nupack or .nupkg filename extension and contains .NET assemblies and their needed files, with a manifest file describing its contents.[6] Developers may create these packages with the NuGet client app and publish them in private or public repositories.[6]

NuGet was initially distributed as a Visual Studio extension. Starting with Visual Studio 2012, both Visual Studio and Visual Studio for Mac can natively utilise NuGet packages. NuGet's client, nuget.exe is a free and open-source, command-line app that can both create and consume packages. MSBuild and .NET Core SDK (dotnet.exe) can use it when it is present.[6] NuGet is also integrated with JetBrains Rider.[7]

It supports multiple programming languages, including:

See also

References
  1. "NuGet 6.7 Release Notes". nuget.org.
  2. And The Winner Is, NuGet, haacked.com. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
  3. Haack, Phil. "NuGet". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. Haack, Phil (21 October 2010). "Changing the NuPack Project Name". OuterCurve Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. An Overview of the NuGet Ecosystem. CodeProject (18 August 2013). Retrieved on 6 February 2015.
  6. karann-msft. "What is NuGet and what does it do?". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. "Consume NuGet packages". jetbrains.com. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. "NuGet for C++". 26 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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