Package Manager Console is not presently available. On Mac, certain NuGet capabilities are built-in directly. Visual Studio provides the Package Manager UI and the Package Manager Console, through which you can run most NuGet operations. On Windows, the NuGet Package Manager is included with Visual Studio 2012 and later. Provides all NuGet capabilities on Windows, provides most features on Mac and Linux when running under Mono. NET Framework libraries and for any non-SDK-style project such as one that targets. NET Core related workloads.)ĬLI tool for. (Starting in Visual Studio 2017, the dotnet CLI is automatically installed with any. NET Core SDK and provides core NuGet features on all platforms. NET Standard libraries, and for any SDK-style project such as one that targets. To get started creating NuGet packages, see Create and publish a NET Standard package (dotnet CLI) and Create and publish a NET Standard package (Visual Studio).
To get started using NuGet to consume packages, see Install and use a package (dotnet CLI) and Install and use a package (Visual Studio). This article briefly outlines the capabilities of the different tools, how to install them, and their comparative feature availability. To work with NuGet, as a package consumer or creator, you can use command-line interface (CLI) tools as well as NuGet features in Visual Studio. Looking to install a package? See Ways to install NuGet packages.
