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Consuming MSBuild NuGet packages
The MSBuild team currently publishes five NuGet packages. Our packages are published to NuGet.org
| Package ID | URL | Latest Version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.Build.Framework | https://www.nuget.org/Packages/Microsoft.Build.Framework |  |
| Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core | https://www.nuget.org/Packages/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core |  |
| Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core | https://www.nuget.org/Packages/Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core |  |
| Microsoft.Build | https://www.nuget.org/Packages/Microsoft.Build |  |
| Microsoft.Build.Runtime | https://www.nuget.org/Packages/Microsoft.Build.Runtime |  |
Microsoft.Build.Framework
This package contains Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll, which defines fundamental types used in MSBuild's API and extensibility model.
Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core
This package contains the Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll assembly which makes available items in the Microsoft.Build.Utilities namespace.
Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core
This package contains implementations of commonly-used MSBuild tasks that ship with MSBuild itself.
Most developers do not need to reference this package. We recommend that MSBuild
task developers reference the Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core package and
implement the abstract class
Task
or
ToolTask.
Microsoft.Build
This package contains the Microsoft.Build.dll assembly which makes available items in the Microsoft.Build.Construction,
Microsoft.Build.Evaluation, and Microsoft.Build.Execution namespaces.
Developers should reference this package to create, edit, evaluate, or build MSBuild projects.
Microsoft.Build.Runtime
This package delivers a complete executable copy of MSBuild. Reference this package only if your application needs to load projects or execute in-process builds without requiring installation of MSBuild. Successfully evaluating projects using this package requires aggregating additional components (like the compilers) into an application directory.
🗒️ NOTE: if you are building an application that wants to use MSBuild to evaluate or build projects, you will generally not need this package. Instead, use MSBuildLocator to use a complete toolset provided by the .NET SDK or Visual Studio.