oleg-shilo/cs-script

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CS-Script is a CLR-based scripting platform that uses ECMA-compliant C# as its scripting language, supporting both standalone CLI execution and hosted in-process execution within .NET applications. It is one of the most mature C# scripting solutions, available since 2004, with integrations for Visual Studio, VSCode, Sublime Text, and Notepad++.

Use cases

• run C# scripts from the command line instead of PowerShell or Bash
• embed a C# script engine in a .NET application to execute user scripts at runtime
• quickly prototype C# code without creating a full project
• automate tasks using C# as a scripting language
• edit and run C# scripts in VSCode or Notepad++

When to choose

• you want a C# alternative to PowerShell or Bash scripting
• you need to extend a .NET application with runtime-executable user scripts
• you prefer strongly-typed C# syntax for automation and tooling
• you need cross-platform C# scripting on Windows, Linux, and macOS

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose scripting language with a large scripting ecosystem like Python
• your team primarily works outside the .NET ecosystem
• you need lightweight dynamic scripting without compilation overhead

Facets

framework · maturity stable

interpreter cli developer-tools programming-languages developer-tools cross-platform windows dotnet cli c-sharp scripting clr roslyn powershell-alternative script-hosting command-line automation linux macos

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