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Benjamin Abt
@BenjaminAbt
11x Microsoft MVP for .NET, creator of StrongOf, Unio and other .NET libraries
Thomas Pentenrieder
@ThomasP
Microsoft MVP, creator of Zeitplan.io, creator of WordPressPCL
Erik Ejlskov Jensen
@erikej
Microsoft MVP for .NET, known for EFCore Power Tools and more
Mark Seemann
@ploeh
Architecture Expert, Author of "Code That Fits in Your Head", Microsoft MVP, creator of AutoFixture and more
MyCSharp
@MyCSharp
myCSharp.de community - HttpUserAgentParser and more
tsjdev-apps
@tsjdev-apps
Microsoft MVP for .NET, .NET API wrappers for popular web services
gfoidl
@gfoidl
Creator of gfoidl.Base64 and trx2junit
Andrew Lock
@andrewlock
Microsoft MVP for .NET, creator of NetEscapades.AspNetCore.SecurityHeaders and more
Jeremy Skinner
@jskinner
Microsoft MVP for .NET, creator of FluentValidation and more
Martin Othamar
@martinothamar
Creator of high-performance libs like Mediator.SourceGenerator
Kristian Hellang
@khellang
Creator of popular libraries like Scrutor and more
Marc Gravell
@marc.gravell
Creator of StackExchange.Redis, protobuf-net and more
Alexey Zimarev
@alexey_zimarev
Creator of popular libraries like RestSharp and more
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About NuGet packages and the .NET ecosystem
NuGet is the official package manager for the .NET platform. It distributes reusable libraries - called NuGet packages - that you can install into any .NET project: C#, F# and VB.NET applications targeting net8.0, net9.0, net10.0, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, Xamarin, MAUI, Blazor, Unity and beyond. The public registry at nuget.org hosts hundreds of thousands of packages from Microsoft, the .NET Foundation, MVPs and the open source community.
NuBrowse is an independent, privacy-first NuGet package explorer. Every page is static HTML served from Cloudflare Pages, and every piece of package data is fetched live from the public NuGet v3 API directly in your browser - no backend proxy, no cookies, no tracking. That makes NuBrowse a fast, ad-free alternative for searching NuGet packages for .NET, inspecting dotnet add package install commands, browsing dependency graphs and comparing versions and licenses side by side.
How to install a NuGet package
NuBrowse shows the exact install command for every package version. The three most common ways to add a NuGet package to a .NET project are:
- .NET CLI:
dotnet add package <PackageId> --version <Version> - Visual Studio Package Manager Console:
Install-Package <PackageId> -Version <Version> - PackageReference in csproj:
<PackageReference Include="<PackageId>" Version="<Version>" />
NuBrowse also generates ready-to-paste snippets for Central Package Management (Directory.Packages.props), Paket and C# script (#r "nuget:...") on every package detail page.
What you get on every package page
- Live download counts and a 24-month download-by-version chart.
- Full version history with prerelease, listed/unlisted and deprecation flags.
- Dependency tree and reverse-dependency lookups across the registry.
- License analysis with SPDX expression decoding and obligation guides.
- Vulnerability and deprecation banners sourced from the NuGet metadata.
- GitHub repository signals - stars, releases, last commit - when a project URL is set.
Frequently asked questions
What is NuGet?
NuGet is the official package manager for .NET. It distributes reusable libraries - called NuGet packages - that you can add to any .NET project (C#, F#, VB.NET) targeting .NET, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, Xamarin, Unity or Mono. NuGet.org is the central public registry; NuBrowse is an independent, privacy-first explorer for that registry.
How do I install a NuGet package?
Use the .NET CLI command 'dotnet add package <PackageId>' inside your project folder, run 'Install-Package <PackageId>' in the Visual Studio Package Manager Console, or add '<PackageReference Include="<PackageId>" Version="<Version>" />' to the <ItemGroup> in your .csproj file. NuBrowse shows the exact command for each package and version.
How is NuBrowse different from nuget.org?
NuBrowse is a fast, privacy-first NuGet package explorer that runs entirely in your browser. It calls the public NuGet v3 API directly - no backend, no cookies, no tracking. It adds dependency graphs, version download charts, license analysis, vulnerability flags, deprecation banners and side-by-side package comparison on top of the standard NuGet metadata.
Is NuBrowse free to use?
Yes. NuBrowse is free, open and ad-free. There is no account, no subscription and no rate-limited backend - every page is served as static HTML from Cloudflare Pages and all NuGet data is fetched live from api.nuget.org in your browser.
Which .NET versions and frameworks does NuBrowse cover?
NuBrowse indexes the full public NuGet catalog, so every target framework moniker (TFM) is supported: net8.0, net9.0, net10.0, netstandard2.0, net48, MAUI, Blazor and beyond. The /dotnet section additionally lists the current .NET release channels, SDK and runtime versions, support phase and end-of-support dates straight from Microsoft's release metadata.
Can I search NuGet packages by tag, owner or framework?
Yes. Use plain keyword search for descriptions, or use the NuGet search modifiers: 'id:Serilog' for an exact package ID, 'owner:microsoft' to filter by publisher, and 'tags:logging' to filter by tag. NuBrowse forwards these modifiers directly to the NuGet search API and renders the results instantly.