.NET SDKs for Visual Studio
This page is specific about .NET SDKs for Visual Studio. Visit the downloads page for more options.
.NET/.NET Core
.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
| Version | Release type | Support phase | Visual Studio 2022 SDK Tooltip: Do you want to build apps? The software development kit (SDK) includes everything you need to build and run .NET applications, using command-line tools and any editor (like Visual Studio). | Runtime (Windows) Tooltip: Do you want to run apps? The runtime includes everything you need to run .NET applications. The runtime is also included in the SDK. | Release notes | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 9.0 | Standard Term Support Tooltip: Standard Term Support (STS) releases have a shorter support period (18 months). Use STS if you want to try the latest features and a newer release is not available. | Go-live Tooltip: Go-live releases are supported by Microsoft in production. These are typically our release candidate builds, just before the generally available (GA) release. |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v9.0.100-rc.2) |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v9.0.0-rc.2) |
Release notes | |
| .NET 8.0 | Long Term Support Tooltip: Long Term Support (LTS) releases have an extended support period (3 years). Use LTS if you need to stay supported on the same version of .NET for longer. | Active Tooltip: During the active support period, .NET releases are updated to improve functional capabilities and mitigate security vulnerabilities. |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v8.0.403) |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v8.0.10) |
Release notes | November 10, 2026 |
| .NET 6.0 | Long Term Support Tooltip: Long Term Support (LTS) releases have an extended support period (3 years). Use LTS if you need to stay supported on the same version of .NET for longer. | Maintenance Tooltip: The last 6 months of support before the release reaches end of life. During the maintenance support period, .NET releases are updated to mitigate security vulnerabilities only. |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v6.0.427) |
x64
|
x86
|
Arm64
(v6.0.35) |
Release notes | November 12, 2024 |
The following releases have reached end of life, meaning they're no longer supported. We recommend moving to a supported release.
| Version | Visual Studio 2017 SDK Tooltip: Do you want to build apps? The software development kit (SDK) includes everything you need to build and run .NET applications, using command-line tools and any editor (like Visual Studio). | Visual Studio 2019 SDK Tooltip: Do you want to build apps? The software development kit (SDK) includes everything you need to build and run .NET applications, using command-line tools and any editor (like Visual Studio). | Runtime Tooltip: Do you want to run apps? The runtime includes everything you need to run .NET applications. The runtime is also included in the SDK. | Release notes | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 7.0 | N/A | N/A |
x64
|
x86
(v7.0.20) |
Release notes | May 14, 2024 |
| .NET 5.0 | N/A |
x64
|
x86
(v5.0.408) |
x64
|
x86
(v5.0.17) |
Release notes | May 10, 2022 |
| .NET Core 3.1 | N/A | N/A |
x64
|
x86
(v3.1.32) |
Release notes | December 13, 2022 |
| .NET Core 3.0 | N/A |
x64
|
x86
(v3.0.103) |
x64
|
x86
(v3.0.3) |
Release notes | March 3, 2020 |
| .NET Core 2.2 |
x64
|
x86
(v2.2.110) |
x64
|
x86
(v2.2.207) |
x64
|
x86
(v2.2.8) |
Release notes | December 23, 2019 |
| .NET Core 2.1 | N/A |
x64
|
x86
(v2.1.818) |
x64
|
x86
(v2.1.30) |
Release notes | August 21, 2021 |
| .NET Core 2.0 |
x64
|
x86
(v2.1.202) |
x64
|
x86
(v2.1.202) |
x64
|
x86
(v2.0.9) |
Release notes | October 1, 2018 |
| .NET Core 1.1 |
x64
|
x86
(v1.1.14) |
x64
|
x86
(v1.1.14) |
x64
|
x86
(v1.1.13) |
Release notes | June 27, 2019 |
| .NET Core 1.0 |
x64
|
x86
(v1.1.14) |
x64
|
x86
(v1.1.14) |
x64
|
x86
(v1.0.16) |
Release notes | June 27, 2019 |
.NET Standard
.NET Standard is a formal specification of .NET APIs that are intended to be available on all .NET implementations. To target .NET Standard in your projects, install one of the SDKs from the .NET/.NET Core table. For more information, see the .NET Standard article.
.NET Framework
.NET Framework is a Windows-only version of .NET for building client and server applications.
| Version | Developer Pack Tooltip: Do you want to build apps? The developer pack is used by software developers to create applications that run on .NET Framework, typically using Visual Studio. | Runtime Tooltip: Do you want to run apps? The runtime includes everything you need to run existing apps/programs built with .NET Framework. | Release notes | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework 4.8.1 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 4.8 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 4.7.2 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 4.7.1 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 4.7 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | |
| .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 | Runtime | Release notes | January 9, 2029 |
| Version | Developer Pack Tooltip: Do you want to build apps? The developer pack is used by software developers to create applications that run on .NET Framework, typically using Visual Studio. | Runtime Tooltip: Do you want to run apps? The runtime includes everything you need to run existing apps/programs built with .NET Framework. | Release notes | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework 4.6.1 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | April 26, 2022 |
| .NET Framework 4.6 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | April 26, 2022 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | April 26, 2022 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.1 | Developer Pack | Runtime | Release notes | January 12, 2016 |
| .NET Framework 4.5 | Reference assemblies | Runtime | Release notes | January 12, 2016 |
| .NET Framework 4.0 | Reference assemblies | Runtime | Release notes | January 12, 2016 |
Services
| Service | Tools | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Azure | Azure SDK for .NET | Developer Documentation |
| Office 365, Office & SharePoint | Included in Visual Studio 2022 | Developer Documentation |
| OneDrive | Live SDK | Developer Documentation |
| Bing | Developer Documentation |