dotnet/sdk
Core functionality needed to create .NET Core projects, that is shared between Visual Studio and CLI observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 97
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 3694
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 46
Adoption not part of the score
3194 stars · 1282 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The .NET SDK repository containing core project creation and build functionality shared between Visual Studio and the .NET CLI, including MSBuild tasks and project/item templates. It is the foundation for building, packaging, and running .NET projects across platforms.
Use cases
- create .NET projects from the command line
- build and package C# applications with dotnet build
- customize MSBuild tasks for .NET builds
- use project templates for new apps
- set up .NET development toolchain on Linux, macOS, or Windows
When to choose
- you are developing .NET applications and need the standard build tooling
- you want to extend or contribute to .NET build and template functionality
- you need a consistent build experience between CLI and Visual Studio
When to avoid
- you need a .NET runtime only, without build tools
- you are building non-.NET projects
- you only want the Visual Studio project system itself (see dotnet/project-system)
Facets
framework · maturity active
build-tool cli developer-tools sdk developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform dotnet windows cli cross-platform msbuild dotnet-cli project-templates net-core c-sharp visual-studio command-line linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk · fetched 2026-08-28 · 88c06277fca1
- homepage: https://dot.net/core · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4787c8a17435
- site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-x64-installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · daf3dffe301b
- site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-x86-installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · a830a0b6c955
- site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-windows-arm64-installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1654dacee18
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · f29800be2b9a
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4746e078488c
- site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-macos-x64-installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · 377c973ec631
- site_page: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/sdk-10.0.400-macos-arm64-installer · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8b623b2f7188
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet · fetched 2026-08-29 · efa9016b58aa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dotnet/sdk | main | 98 |
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