# Install dotnet with Homebrew, chocolatey .NET Core. Version 10.0.301 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dotnet ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dotnet ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install dotnet ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: dotnet from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','dnspy' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dotnet - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.0.301 - **Source summary:** .NET Core - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T10:38:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dotnet (cli) - dotnet (alias) ## Dependencies - brotli - icu4c@78 - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - bash - cmake - grep - pkgconf - rapidjson ## Uses from macOS - krb5 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: For other software to find dotnet you may need to set: export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dotnet/libexec" - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 10.0.301 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dotnet - **Aliases:** dotnet@10 - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Chocolatey - dotnet: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: dotnet from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','dnspy' ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [brotli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brotli/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [grep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grep/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [archi-steam-farm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/archi-steam-farm/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cake/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cdxgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdxgen/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cyclonedx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cyclonedx-cli/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [docfx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docfx/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dug/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [garnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/garnet/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gitversion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitversion/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dotnet@8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet-8/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [dotnet@9](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet-9/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [mono](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mono/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dotnet, language-runtime, runtime. - [bigloo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bigloo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [chezscheme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chezscheme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [chicken](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chicken/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dotnet.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dotnet.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph