index.yml

### YamlMime:Hub
title: NuGet documentation
summary: NuGet is the package manager for .NET. It enables developers to create, share, and consume useful .NET libraries. NuGet client tools provide the ability to produce and consume these libraries as "packages".
brand: nuget
metadata:
   title: NuGet documentation | Microsoft Docs
   titleSuffix: ""
   description: NuGet is the package manager for Microsoft development platforms including .NET. The NuGet client tools provide the ability to create and consume packages.
   ms.topic: hub-page
   author: JonDouglas
   ms.author: jodou
   ms.date: 03/03/2025

highlightedContent:
   items:
   - title: What is NuGet?
     itemType: overview
     url: ./what-is-nuget.md
   - title: Install NuGet client tools
     itemType: download
     url: ./install-nuget-client-tools.md
   - title: Learn NuGet
     itemType: video
     url: https://aka.ms/Nuget101
   - title: NuGet.org
     itemType: overview
     url: ./nuget-org/overview-nuget-org.md


conceptualContent:
  title: Consume, create, and publish packages
  items:
    - title: Get started
      links:
        - text: Install NuGet client tools
          itemType: download
          url: ./install-nuget-client-tools.md
        - text: Install and use a package - dotnet CLI
          itemType: quickstart
          url: ./quickstart/install-and-use-a-package-using-the-dotnet-cli.md
        - text: Install and use a package - Visual Studio
          itemType: quickstart
          url: ./quickstart/install-and-use-a-package-in-visual-studio.md
        - text: Create a package - dotnet CLI
          itemType: quickstart
          url: ./quickstart/create-and-publish-a-package-using-the-dotnet-cli.md
        - text: Create a package - Visual Studio
          itemType: quickstart
          url: ./quickstart/create-and-publish-a-package-using-visual-studio.md
        - text: Create a .NET Framework package - Visual Studio
          itemType: quickstart
          url: ./quickstart/create-and-publish-a-package-using-visual-studio-net-framework.md
    - title: Consume packages
      links:
        - text: Workflow (overview)
          itemType: overview
          url: ./consume-packages/overview-and-workflow.md
        - text: Find and choose packages
          itemType: get-started
          url: ./consume-packages/finding-and-choosing-packages.md
        - text: Use Visual Studio
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./consume-packages/install-use-packages-visual-studio.md
        - text: Use dotnet CLI
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./consume-packages/install-use-packages-dotnet-cli.md
        - text: Use nuget.exe CLI
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./consume-packages/install-use-packages-nuget-cli.md
        - text: Use Package Manager Console
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./consume-packages/install-use-packages-powershell.md
    - title: Create packages
      links:
        - text: Workflow (overview)
          itemType: overview
          url: ./create-packages/overview-and-workflow.md
        - text: Use Visual Studio
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./quickstart/create-and-publish-a-package-using-visual-studio.md
        - text: Use dotnet CLI
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./create-packages/creating-a-package-dotnet-cli.md
        - text: Use nuget.exe CLI
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./create-packages/creating-a-package.md
        - text: Use MSBuild
          itemType: how-to-guide
          url: ./create-packages/creating-a-package-msbuild.md
        - text: Support multiple target frameworks
          itemType: reference
          url: ./create-packages/multiple-target-frameworks-project-file.md
    - title: Publish packages
      links:
        - text: Publish to NuGet.org
          itemType: overview
          url: ./nuget-org/publish-a-package.md
        - text: Publish to a private feed
          itemType: overview
          url: ./hosting-packages/overview.md

additionalContent:
   sections:
   - title: Reference and resources
     items:
        - title: NuGet.org
          links:
            - text: Overview
              url: ./nuget-org/overview-nuget-org.md
            - text: Individual accounts
              url: ./nuget-org/individual-accounts.md
            - text: Organizations
              url: ./nuget-org/organizations-on-nuget-org.md
            - text: API keys
              url: ./nuget-org/scoped-api-keys.md
            - text: Publish a package
              url: ./nuget-org/publish-a-package.md
        - title: Reference
          links:
            - text: dotnet CLI
              url: ./reference/dotnet-commands.md
            - text: nuget.exe CLI
              url: ./reference/nuget-exe-cli-reference.md
            - text: Package references
              url: ./consume-packages/package-references-in-project-files.md
            - text: pack and restore as MSBuild targets
              url: ./reference/msbuild-targets.md
            - text: .nuspec
              url: ./reference/nuspec.md
            - text: nuget.config
              url: ./reference/nuget-config-file.md
            - text: NuGet API
              url: ./api/overview.md
        - title: Resources
          links:
            - text: Policies - NuGet
              url: ./policies/governance.md
            - text: Policies - NuGet.org
              url: ./nuget-org/policies/data-requests.md
            - text: Release notes
              url: ./release-notes/known-issues.md
            - text: FAQ - NuGet
              url: ./resources/nuget-faq.yml
            - text: FAQ - NuGet.org
              url: ./nuget-org/nuget-org-faq.yml


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