A GUI application for creating, updating, inspecting, and deploying NuGet packages.
NuGet Package Explorer is a graphical user interface (GUI) application designed to create, update, inspect, and deploy NuGet packages. It simplifies the process of managing .NET packages by providing a visual alternative to command-line tools, allowing developers to drag-and-drop files, edit metadata, and publish directly to feeds like nuget.org.
.NET developers, package maintainers, and teams who need a visual tool for creating, inspecting, or managing NuGet packages without relying solely on command-line interfaces.
It offers an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface for package assembly, real-time package inspection from feeds, and integrated publishing, reducing the complexity and potential errors associated with manual package creation and management.
Create, update and deploy Nuget Packages with a GUI
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Allows visual package assembly by dragging files with automatic folder inference, eliminating the need to memorize NuGet directory structures, as shown in the screenshot prompts.
Can load .nupkg or .snupkg files directly from feeds like nuget.org, enabling quick package exploration without manual downloads, as highlighted in the README.
Supports one-click publishing to nuget.org with API key integration and package signing via GUI, streamlining the release process compared to command-line steps.
Offers a Windows app, web PWA, and CLI tool (dotnet-validate), providing flexibility for different user environments, though the web version has limited features.
The dotnet-validate CLI is in preview with known issues, such as failing to check exact versions for remote packages, making it unreliable for automated validation.
The web/PWA version only supports browsing, inspecting, and uploading packages, lacking full editing capabilities, which forces users to the Windows app for creation tasks.
The full desktop application is primarily available via Microsoft Store or Chocolatey on Windows, with the web version being a subset, limiting macOS/Linux users.