gluck/il-repack

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

ILRepack is an open-source command-line tool that merges multiple .NET assemblies into a single assembly, serving as a replacement for the discontinued ILMerge. It is built on a fork of Mono.Cecil and is available as a NuGet package or a dotnet global tool.

Use cases

• merge multiple .net dlls into one assembly
• bundle dependencies into a single exe
• open-source alternative to ilmerge
• combine .net assemblies for easier deployment
• repack nuget library into single file
• merge assemblies in a build pipeline

When to choose

• you need to merge .NET assemblies and want an open-source, customizable tool
• ILMerge is too slow or resource-heavy for your build
• you want ILMerge-compatible syntax with extra options like wildcards
• you prefer installing tools via dotnet tool or NuGet

When to avoid

• you target non-.NET platforms or languages
• you need merging of obfuscated or signed assemblies with complex scenarios without testing
• you only need simple dependency trimming rather than merging

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

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