.NET SDKs for Visual Studio

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.NET/.NET Core

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.

Download matrix for .NET/.NET Core
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 10.0 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. Preview Tooltip: Preview releases provide early access to features that are currently under development. These releases are generally not supported for production use. N/A x64 | x86 | Arm64
(v10.0.0-preview.5) 		Release notes
.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. Active Tooltip: During the active support period, .NET releases are updated to improve functional capabilities and mitigate security vulnerabilities. x64 | x86 | Arm64
(v9.0.302) 		x64 | x86 | Arm64
(v9.0.7) 		Release notes May 12, 2026
.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
(v8.0.315) 		x64 | x86 | Arm64
(v8.0.18) 		Release notes November 10, 2026

The following releases have reached end of life, meaning they're no longer supported. We recommend moving to a supported release.

Out of support versions
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 6.0 N/A N/A x64 | x86
(v6.0.36) 		Release notes November 12, 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.

Download matrix for .NET Framework
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

Download matrix for 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