.NET

.NET
Developer(s).NET Foundation and the open-source community
Initial releaseJune 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
Stable release
9.0.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 November 2024 (12 November 2024)
Preview release
9.0.0-rc.2[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 8 October 2024 (8 October 2024)
Repository
Written inC++, C#
Operating systemcross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM
Predecessor.NET Framework
TypeSoftware framework
LicenseMIT[3]
Websitedotnet.microsoft.com

The .NET platform (pronounced as "dot net") is a free and open-source, managed computer software framework for Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.[4] The project is mainly developed by Microsoft employees by way of the .NET Foundation and is released under an MIT License.[3]

New versions of the .NET platform are released annually, typically in November. The most recent version of .NET is .NET 9, released in November 2024, while the current long-term support (LTS) version is .NET 8, released in November 2023 and scheduled to receive updates until November 2026.

  1. ^ "Download .NET 9.0". Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Download .NET 9.0". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "core/LICENSE.TXT". GitHub. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Download .NET Core". microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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