A comprehensive list of .NET CLI command-line tools for extending dotnet functionality.
dotnet-tools is a curated list of command-line tools that extend the functionality of the .NET Core CLI (dotnet). It helps developers discover useful tools for various development tasks that can be installed and used via the dotnet tool command. The project was created to address the lack of proper search functionality for this specific package type on nuget.org.
.NET developers who want to extend their command-line workflow with specialized tools for building, testing, analyzing, or managing .NET projects.
Provides a centralized, curated collection of .NET CLI tools when official package repositories lacked proper discovery mechanisms for this specific package type, saving developers time searching for useful utilities.
A list of tools to extend the .NET Core command line (dotnet)
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Provided a single curated list of .NET CLI tools when nuget.org's search lacked package type filtering, saving developers time in finding utilities, as stated in the README.
Collected useful tools from the .NET ecosystem in one place, offering a human-vetted selection for common development tasks like analysis and diagnostics.
Solved a real need by addressing the discoverability gap in the early .NET Core ecosystem, which the README acknowledges as its original purpose.
The project is no longer maintained since nuget.org now supports searching for dotnet tool packages, making the list potentially stale and irrelevant for current use.
As a curated repository, it didn't automatically update with new tools, and manual additions have ceased, limiting its long-term usefulness.
The selection relied on manual curation, which could lead to omissions, biases, or incomplete coverage of the .NET tool ecosystem.