NativeSockets 1.2.5

.NET 5.0 This package targets .NET 5.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.1 This package targets .NET Standard 2.1. 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There is a newer version of this package available.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. 
dotnet add package NativeSockets --version 1.2.5
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package NativeSockets -Version 1.2.5
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="NativeSockets" Version="1.2.5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="NativeSockets" Version="1.2.5" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="NativeSockets" />
                    


                            Project file
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 NativeSockets --version 1.2.5
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: NativeSockets, 1.2.5"
#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 NativeSockets@1.2.5
#: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=NativeSockets&version=1.2.5
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=NativeSockets&version=1.2.5
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

NativeSockets

A pure C# udp socket library with zero external dependencies.

NuGet

About

  • NativeSockets is a lightweight, cross‑platform library for udp networking.
  • It is written entirely in managed C# and does not rely on any third‑party binaries or platform‑specific packages.
  • The library provides a consistent API across all supported operating systems, with automatic runtime adaptation to the underlying environment.

Supported Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android
  • FreeBSD
  • tvOS
  • watchOS
  • visionOS

Key Features

  • Zero garbage collection pressure
  • Pure managed code – No external dependencies to deploy or manage.
  • Complete udp support – create, bind, connect, send, receive, and poll sockets.
  • Ipv4 and Ipv6 with dual‑mode support.
  • Allocation‑free extension methods for System.Net.Sockets.Socket:
    • SendToNonAlloc – send data without temporary allocations.
    • ReceiveFromNonAlloc – receive data and capture the remote endpoint without allocations.
  • Scatter/gather I/O – Efficient vectored send and receive operations.
  • Host name resolution and reverse lookups – Resolve names to addresses and back, all without allocations.

No External Dependencies

  • The library works out‑of‑the‑box on any supported platform.
  • There are no additional runtime libraries, native binaries, or platform‑specific packages to install – just add the NuGet package and start using it.
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 is compatible.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 is compatible.  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 is compatible.  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 is compatible.  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 is compatible.  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 is compatible.  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 netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen 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.

  • .NETStandard 2.1

  • net10.0

    • No dependencies.

  • net5.0

    • No dependencies.

  • net6.0

    • No dependencies.

  • net7.0

    • No dependencies.

  • net8.0

    • No dependencies.

  • net9.0

    • No dependencies.

NuGet packages (2)

Showing the top 2 NuGet packages that depend on NativeSockets:

Package Downloads
ENet-no_binaries

ENet reliable UDP networking library
xENet

ENet reliable UDP networking library

GitHub repositories

This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.

Version Downloads Last Updated
1.3.6 128 9/8/2026
1.3.5 96 9/8/2026
1.3.4 97 9/8/2026
1.3.3 272 9/4/2026
1.3.2 227 9/3/2026
1.3.1 89 9/2/2026
1.3.0 88 9/1/2026
1.2.9 82 9/1/2026
1.2.8 84 9/1/2026
1.2.7 97 9/1/2026
1.2.6 102 8/31/2026
1.2.5 135 8/30/2026
1.2.4 94 8/29/2026
1.2.3 99 8/29/2026
1.2.2 95 8/29/2026
1.2.1 98 8/28/2026
1.2.0 86 8/27/2026
1.1.9 99 8/27/2026
1.1.8 90 8/26/2026
1.1.7 93 8/26/2026
Loading failed