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awesome-dotnet: Find .NET Libraries, Tools, and Frameworks

A community-maintained directory of .NET libraries, tools, frameworks, and software, organized by topic. Use it to discover options across areas such as APIs, databases, testing, UI, and game development.

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Stars
21.6k
Forks
3k
Stars, last 17 days
+25
Last commit
7 months ago
Contributors
100+

Our take

Quietno commits in the last 90 days and no release in a year

Health score

39/100

How it is scored
Activity
20
Community
93
Issues
21
Pull requests
21

+25 stars in the last 17 days

  • More contributors than 78% of the projects we track

This is a broad, useful discovery index with substantial community participation, though its recent quiet period means entries should be verified upstream.

Good fit if

  • You want a categorized starting point for finding .NET libraries, tools, and frameworks.
  • You are comfortable checking a candidate's current maintenance, compatibility, and licensing on its own project page.
  • You want to contribute a resource and follow the repository's published quality and contribution guidelines.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need a maintained package, implementation, or guaranteed support rather than a directory of links.
  • You need the list itself to provide current release, compatibility, or security assessments for every entry.
  • You require recent project activity as a prerequisite: the repository has had no commits in the last 90 days and no release in over a year.
All health signals
Last commit2026-03-26 (7 months ago)
Commits, last 90 days0
Releases, last 12 months0
Contributors100+ (top contributor: 16% of commits)
Issues closed, last 90 days0
Pull requests merged, last 90 days0
Project age12 years

Checked on 2026-10-10 with the GitHub API.

Overview

awesome-dotnet is a categorized directory for developers looking for software in the .NET ecosystem, including resources for C#, F#, and the CLR. It helps narrow a broad search by grouping projects and tools by their purpose, from APIs and data access to desktop UI and games.

This is a discovery resource, not a software package or a maintained implementation of the listed projects. Entries link to their own documentation or repositories, so evaluate each candidate on its own merits before adopting it.

Key Features

  • Organizes .NET resources into a wide range of categories, including APIs, databases, authentication, testing, and documentation.
  • Covers multiple parts of the ecosystem, including libraries, frameworks, developer tools, and software.
  • Includes entries relevant to C#, F#, and other languages and runtimes that work with .NET.
  • Links listed projects to their upstream pages for further evaluation.
  • Welcomes community contributions and points contributors to quality standards and contribution guidelines.
  • Includes resources spanning web, desktop, cloud, data, and game development.

Use Cases

  • A .NET developer choosing an HTTP client, ORM, testing library, or other dependency can compare candidates within a relevant category.
  • A team starting a new application can survey framework, authentication, build, and deployment options before making technology choices.
  • An F# or C# developer exploring ecosystem tools can browse language-specific areas such as functional programming, compilers, or CLI libraries.
  • A developer seeking a specialist tool, such as a decompiler, Blazor component library, or game framework, can use the list as a starting point for research.

What you need

Detected in the repository

  • Automated checks on GitHub Actions

License in plain words

CC0-1.0public-domain-like

  • Commercial use: yes
  • Modify and redistribute: yes
  • You must keep: nothing
  • Share your changes: no

A summary, not legal advice: the LICENSE file is what applies.

Getting Started

Browse the README and jump to a category from its table of contents. For contribution details, read the contribution guidelines.

Considerations

The repository is currently quiet: it has had no commits in the last 90 days, no releases in the past year, and no issues closed or pull requests merged in that period. Its contributor history includes at least 100 contributors, with no strong dependence on one person, but recent inactivity makes it prudent to confirm that links and recommendations are still current.

The list does not specify runtime, Docker, or test requirements for itself. CI is indicated, but tests are not indicated in the repository data. The collection is dedicated to public-domain use under CC0-1.0; that does not determine the license or obligations of the individual projects it links to.

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