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newtonsoft.json

Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET

Total Downloads
8.8B
8,758,755,906
Published
Nov 27, 2018
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package newtonsoft.json --version 12.0.1
Package Manager Console
Install-Package newtonsoft.json -Version 12.0.1
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="newtonsoft.json" Version="12.0.1" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework2.0 .NETFramework3.5 .NETFramework4.0 .NETFramework4.5 .NETPortable0.0-Profile259 .NETPortable0.0-Profile328 .NETStandard1.0 .NETStandard1.3 .NETStandard2.0

Dependencies

Microsoft.CSharp
.NETStandard1.0
[4.3.0, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.0
[1.6.1, )
[4.3.0, )
Microsoft.CSharp
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.3
[1.6.1, )
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XmlDocument
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )

Adoption guide

Existing applications or integrations that already depend on Json.NET behavior and extension points.

JSON guide
Why it appears in the guide: A long-established JSON library with a broad converter and compatibility ecosystem. Trade-off: It adds a package dependency where System.Text.Json may already be available in the runtime.

Published vulnerability advisories exist for this version. Read the advisory and choose a remediated version before release.

Compatibility metadata lists 9 target frameworks; confirm the exact target used by your application.

How to read this guidance

Sources: published NuGet v3 registry metadata and explicit NuBrowse editorial guides. Refresh: package metadata is refreshed from NuGet when the page loads. Limit: this is not a security, legal or compatibility guarantee; validate the selected version in your project.

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