Tooling/dotnet-core-2.1.md

.NET Core 2.1 Preview 1

To create or open applications targeting .NET Core 2.1, Visual Studio 2017 15.7 or newer is recommended. Click one of the following links to download the latest version of Visual Studio 2017. For instructions on installing and updating Visual Studio 2017, see Update Visual Studio 2017 to the most recent release. Also, see instructions on how to install offline.

• Download Community 2017
• Download Professional 2017
• Download Enterprise 2017

Visual Studio 2017 15.6 supports creating and opening applications targeting .NET Core 2.1, but it contains known issues so 15.7 or newer is recommended.

Visual Studio 2017 15.5 does not support creating or opening applications targeting .NET Core 2.1.