.NET SDKs downloads for Visual Studio

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These downloads may update Visual Studio and the .NET Framework on your machine. Some of the downloads may only support certain Visual Studio versions.

.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 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.

Preview

Tooltip: Preview releases provide early access to features that are currently under development. These releases are generally not supported for production use.

x64
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x86
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Arm64

(v8.0.100-preview.3)

x64
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x86
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Arm64

(v8.0.0-preview.3)

Release notes

.NET 7.0

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
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x86
|
Arm64

(v7.0.203)

x64
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x86
|
Arm64

(v7.0.5)

Release notes

May 14, 2024

.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.

Active

Tooltip: During the active support period, .NET releases are updated to improve functional capabilities and mitigate security vulnerabilities.

x64
|
x86
|
Arm64

(v6.0.311)

x64
|
x86
|
Arm64

(v6.0.16)

Release notes

November 12, 2024

.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 any type of app that runs on Windows.

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