EntityFramework

v6.5.2

Entity Framework 6 (EF6) is a tried and tested object-relational mapper for .NET with many years of feature development and stabilization.

aspnet EntityFramework Microsoft

Microsoft EntityFramework EF Database Data O/RM ADO.NET

NuGet Stats Changelog

Total Downloads

421.0M

421,001,991

Published

Apr 28, 2026

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package EntityFramework --version 6.5.2

Package Manager Console

Install-Package EntityFramework -Version 6.5.2

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="EntityFramework" Version="6.5.2" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.0 .NETFramework4.5 .NETStandard2.1

Dependencies

Microsoft.CSharp

.NETStandard2.1

[4.7.0, )

System.CodeDom

.NETStandard2.1

[6.0.0, )

System.ComponentModel.Annotations

.NETStandard2.1

[5.0.0, )

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager

.NETStandard2.1

[6.0.1, )

System.Data.SqlClient

.NETStandard2.1

[4.8.6, )

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