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Elevate your app development with .NET 8. All-new upgrades include performance boosts, ASP.NET Core enhancements, and .NET MAUI platform and stability improvements. Supercharge your .NET applications by infusing AI and build cloud-native apps with .NET Aspire, the new, simplified stack for production-ready distributed applications.
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.NET Coding Pack
With one download, the .NET Coding Pack gives you everything you need to get started coding with C#. The pack includes the VS Code editor, the .NET SDK, Interactive Notebooks, and more!
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Find official images for .NET and ASP.NET Core on the Microsoft Artifact Registry.
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Build web apps and services for macOS, Windows, Linux, and Docker.
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Build scalable and resilient cloud-native apps that run on all major cloud providers.
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Create independently deployable microservices that run on Docker containers.
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Visual Studio
Fully-featured integrated development environment (IDE) on Windows for building every type of .NET application.
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Develop on Linux, macOS, or Windows to build cross-platform websites and services. Install the C# extension to get the best experience.
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Build native Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows apps with .NET MAUI, plus websites and services with ASP.NET Core. Download Visual Studio for Mac