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Microsoft.TestPlatform.Portable

This package contains a subset of binaries for the Visual Studio Test Platform (vstest). Vstest provides a modern, cross platform testing engine that also powers the testing on .NET Core. Supports the following popular test frameworks: MSTest v2, xUnit and Nunit with support for extensibility. Visit https://github.com/microsoft/vstest to know more about vstest platform. For running tests based on the MSTest v1 framework, .orderedtest, .webtest and .generictest please use Microsoft.TestPlatform package.

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May 26, 2026
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dotnet add package Microsoft.TestPlatform.Portable --version 18.6.0
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Install-Package Microsoft.TestPlatform.Portable -Version 18.6.0
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<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TestPlatform.Portable" Version="18.6.0" />

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