macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dotnetlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install dotnet with Homebrew, chocolatey
.NET Core. Version 10.0.301 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.
install
Additional install commands
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install dotnetChocolatey community package catalog · dotnet · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
.NET Core
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dotnet
history
Project history and usage
.NET is Microsoft's managed runtime, SDK, class-library, and command-line toolchain for building applications in C#, F#, and related languages. The Homebrew formula centers on the `dotnet` host and SDK/runtime distribution used from terminals, CI systems, containers, and editors.
Project history
Modern .NET package history turns on the .NET Core shift. Microsoft announced in November 2014 that .NET Core, including the runtime and framework libraries, would be open source. .NET Core 1.0 shipped in June 2016 as a cross-platform line, and the release train later converged under the plain .NET name with .NET 5 in November 2020.
The current .NET ecosystem is organized around annual November major releases, split between Long Term Support and Standard Term Support versions. Official release metadata lists .NET 8 as an LTS release from November 2023, .NET 9 as an STS release from November 2024, and .NET 10 as an LTS release from November 2025.
Adoption history
Adoption expanded from Windows-centered .NET Framework development into a cross-platform package-manager story: official downloads, Linux package repositories, container images, Homebrew, Chocolatey, and CI images all distribute the SDK and runtimes. That made `dotnet restore`, `dotnet build`, `dotnet test`, and `dotnet publish` common automation primitives outside Visual Studio.
How it is used
Developers use the `dotnet` CLI to create projects, restore NuGet packages, build, run, test, publish, manage workloads, and select SDK behavior through project files and global.json. It is both a language-runtime package and a build tool package.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, .NET is important because it packages a large multi-runtime ecosystem behind one executable host. Versioned formulas such as dotnet@8 and dotnet@9 let systems pin SDK support windows, while the unversioned formula tracks the moving supported line used by workstations and CI images.
Timeline
- 2014: Microsoft announced .NET Core would be open source.
- 2016: .NET Core 1.0 was released.
- 2020: .NET 5.0 started the unified post-Core naming line.
- 2023: .NET 8.0 shipped as an LTS release.
- 2024: .NET 9.0 shipped as an STS release.
- 2025: .NET 10.0 shipped as an LTS release.
Related projects
- C#
- F#
- ASP.NET Core
- NuGet
- MSBuild
- Entity Framework Core
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dotnet | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version10.0.301
manager updated2026-06-14
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dotnet/dotnetnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dotnet |
|---|---|
| Version | 10.0.301 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dotnet |
| Homepage | https://dotnet.microsoft.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet |
| Upstream docs | https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/releases/download/v10.0.301/release.json |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14T10:38:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | brotli, icu4c@78, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | bash, cmake, grep, pkgconf, rapidjson |
| Uses from macOS | krb5 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | For other software to find dotnet you may need to set: export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dotnet/libexec" |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dotnet |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Chocolatey95%
dotnet
choco install dotnet- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dotnet
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment