Microsoft.Build.Framework
15.9.20
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.NET Standard 2.0
This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
.NET Framework 4.6
This package targets .NET Framework 4.6. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package Microsoft.Build.Framework --version 15.9.20
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Build.Framework -Version 15.9.20
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="15.9.20" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="15.9.20" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" />
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.Build.Framework --version 15.9.20
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Build.Framework, 15.9.20"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.Build.Framework@15.9.20
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Build.Framework&version=15.9.20
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Build.Framework&version=15.9.20
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
This package contains the Microsoft.Build.Framework assembly which is a common assembly used by other MSBuild assemblies.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
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| .NET | net5.0 was computed. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 was computed. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
| .NET Core | netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed. |
| .NET Standard | netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed. |
| .NET Framework | net46 is compatible. net461 was computed. net462 was computed. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed. |
| MonoAndroid | monoandroid was computed. |
| MonoMac | monomac was computed. |
| MonoTouch | monotouch was computed. |
| Tizen | tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed. |
| Xamarin.iOS | xamarinios was computed. |
| Xamarin.Mac | xamarinmac was computed. |
| Xamarin.TVOS | xamarintvos was computed. |
| Xamarin.WatchOS | xamarinwatchos was computed. |
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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.NETFramework 4.6
- No dependencies.
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.NETStandard 2.0
- System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives (>= 4.1.1)
- System.Threading.Thread (>= 4.0.0)
NuGet packages (208)
Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on Microsoft.Build.Framework:
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Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
Shared design-time components for Entity Framework Core tools. |
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Microsoft.Build
This package contains the Microsoft.Build assembly which is used to create, edit, and evaluate MSBuild projects. |
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Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core
This package contains the Microsoft.Build.Utilities assembly which is used to implement custom MSBuild tasks. |
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Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Workspaces.MSBuild
.NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn") support for analyzing MSBuild projects and solutions. This should be used with at least one of the following packages to add the appropriate language support: - Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces - Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Workspaces More details at https://aka.ms/roslyn-packages This package was built from the source at https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/commit/16f9bd284cd49604ac82998bfe778a8eb16d4347. |
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Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core
This package contains the Microsoft.Build.Tasks assembly which implements the commonly used tasks of MSBuild. |
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Showing the top 20 popular GitHub repositories that depend on Microsoft.Build.Framework:
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dotnet/aspnetcore
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AvaloniaUI/Avalonia
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dnSpy/dnSpy
.NET debugger and assembly editor
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dotnet/maui
.NET MAUI is the .NET Multi-platform App UI, a framework for building native device applications spanning mobile, tablet, and desktop.
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dotnet/roslyn
The Roslyn .NET compiler provides C# and Visual Basic languages with rich code analysis APIs.
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dotnet/runtime
.NET is a cross-platform runtime for cloud, mobile, desktop, and IoT apps.
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unoplatform/uno
Open-source platform for building cross-platform native Mobile, Web, Desktop and Embedded apps quickly. Create rich, C#/XAML, single-codebase apps from any IDE. Hot Reload included! 90m+ NuGet Downloads!!
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git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Secure, cross-platform Git credential storage with authentication to GitHub, Azure Repos, and other popular Git hosting services.
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dotnet/wpf
WPF is a .NET Core UI framework for building Windows desktop applications.
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microsoft/VFSForGit
Virtual File System for Git: Enable Git at Enterprise Scale
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xamarin/Xamarin.Forms
Xamarin.Forms is no longer supported. Migrate your apps to .NET MAUI.
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dotnet/msbuild
The Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) is the build platform for .NET and Visual Studio.
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dotnet/tye
Tye is a tool that makes developing, testing, and deploying microservices and distributed applications easier. Project Tye includes a local orchestrator to make developing microservices easier and the ability to deploy microservices to Kubernetes with minimal configuration.
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scriban/scriban
A fast, powerful, safe and lightweight scripting language and engine for .NET
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nuke-build/nuke
🏗 The AKEless Build System for C#/.NET
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MattParkerDev/SharpIDE
A modern, cross platform IDE for .NET, built with .NET & Godot
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opentk/opentk
The Open Toolkit library is a fast, low-level C# wrapper for OpenGL, OpenAL & OpenCL. It also includes windowing, mouse, keyboard and joystick input and a robust and fast math library, giving you everything you need to write your own renderer or game engine. OpenTK can be used standalone or inside a GUI on Windows, Linux, Mac.
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dafny-lang/dafny
Dafny is a verification-aware programming language
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coverlet-coverage/coverlet
Cross platform code coverage for .NET
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CosmosOS/Cosmos
Cosmos is an operating system "construction kit". Build your own OS using managed languages such as C#, VB.NET, and more!
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| Version | Downloads | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 18.4.0 | 341,884 | 3/10/2026 |
| 18.3.3 | 347,586 | 2/12/2026 |
| 18.0.2 | 15,876,698 | 11/12/2025 |
| 17.14.28 | 11,802,431 | 10/14/2025 |
| 17.14.8 | 1,510,233 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.14.5 | 3,863 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.13.26 | 220,888 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.13.25 | 4,271 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.12.50 | 75,872 | 10/14/2025 |
| 17.12.36 | 10,290 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.12.35 | 9,737 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.11.48 | 2,892,879 | 10/14/2025 |
| 17.11.31 | 13,801,841 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.10.46 | 183,903 | 10/14/2025 |
| 17.10.29 | 96,859 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.8.43 | 3,047,531 | 10/14/2025 |
| 17.8.29 | 280,951 | 5/14/2025 |
| 17.8.27 | 47,616 | 5/14/2025 |
| 15.9.20 | 16,714,428 | 11/21/2018 |
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