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.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
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| Version | Status | Latest release | Latest release date | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 6.0 | RC | 6.0.0-rc.1 | September 14, 2021 | |
| .NET 5.0 (recommended) | Current | 5.0.10 | September 14, 2021 | |
| .NET Core 3.1 | LTS | 3.1.19 | September 14, 2021 | December 03, 2022 |
The following releases have reached end of life, meaning they're no longer supported. We recommend moving to a supported release.
| Version | Latest release | Latest release date | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Core 3.0 | 3.0.3 | February 18, 2020 | March 03, 2020 |
| .NET Core 2.2 | 2.2.8 | November 19, 2019 | December 23, 2019 |
| .NET Core 2.1 | 2.1.30 | August 19, 2021 | August 21, 2021 |
| .NET Core 2.0 | 2.0.9 | July 10, 2018 | October 01, 2018 |
| .NET Core 1.1 | 1.1.13 | May 14, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |
| .NET Core 1.0 | 1.0.16 | May 14, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |