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Open-source projects built with .net-framework

There are currently 88 open-source projects built with .net-framework, with a combined total of 187.6k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is C#.

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Chocolatey
Chocolateychocolatey/choco

A package manager for Windows that automates software installation, upgrade, and removal like apt-get for Linux.

11.5k961C#
4 days ago
Orleans
Orleansdotnet/orleans

A cross-platform framework for building robust, scalable distributed applications in .NET using the virtual actor model.

10.8k2.1kC#
1 day ago
MahApps.Metro
MahApps.MetroMahApps/MahApps.Metro

A toolkit for creating modern, Metro-style WPF applications with minimal effort.

9.8k2.4kC#
3 months ago
Bogus
Bogusbchavez/Bogus

A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET, ported from faker.js, to load databases and apps with realistic test data.

9.7k542C#
7 months ago
SignalR
SignalRSignalR/SignalR

A library for ASP.NET developers to add real-time web functionality by pushing server-side content to connected clients.

9.4k2.2kC#
10 months ago
ML.NET
ML.NETdotnet/machinelearning

An open-source, cross-platform machine learning framework for .NET developers to build, train, and deploy custom ML models.

9.3k1.9kC#
2 days ago
quartznet
quartznetquartznet/quartznet

A fully-featured, open source job scheduling library for .NET applications.

7.1k1.7kC#
13 hours ago
QuartzNet
QuartzNetquartznet/quartznet

A fully-featured, open source job scheduling library for .NET applications.

7.1k1.7kC#
13 hours ago
Prism
PrismPrismLibrary/Prism

A framework for building loosely coupled, maintainable, and testable XAML applications across WPF, Avalonia, MAUI, and Uno Platform.

6.8k1.7kC#
13 days ago
Edge.js
Edge.jstjanczuk/edge

Edge.js enables in-process interoperability between Node.js and .NET, allowing you to call .NET from Node.js and vice versa.

5.4k631C++
1 year ago
QRCoder W
QRCoder Wcodebude/QRCoder

A pure C# library for generating QR codes and Micro QR codes with multiple output formats and 23+ payload generators.

5.2k1.2kC#
17 hours ago
Greenshot
Greenshotgreenshot/greenshot

A lightweight, free screenshot tool for Windows with annotation, editing, and multiple export options.

5.0k690C#
17 days ago
protobuf-net
protobuf-netmgravell/protobuf-net

A contract-based Protocol Buffers serializer for .NET with idiomatic API patterns similar to XmlSerializer.

5.0k1.1kC#
2 months ago
Command Line Parser
Command Line Parsercommandlineparser/commandline

A robust C#/.NET command line parser library with *nix getopt style, supporting F# and verb commands.

4.8k476C#
2 years ago
Azure PowerShell
Azure PowerShellAzure/azure-powershell

A PowerShell module for developers and administrators to manage Microsoft Azure resources.

4.8k4.2kC#
6 hours ago
Fluent Assertions
Fluent Assertionsfluentassertions/fluentassertions

A comprehensive set of extension methods for writing readable and intuitive assertions in .NET unit tests.

3.8k729C#
3 days ago
FOCA
FOCAElevenPaths/FOCA

A Windows tool for extracting metadata and hidden information from documents found on web pages and local files.

3.6k624C#
3 years ago
coverlet
coverlettonerdo/coverlet

A cross-platform code coverage collection tool for .NET, supporting line, branch, and method coverage.

3.2k400C#
1 day ago
FastReport
FastReportFastReports/FastReport

Free open-source reporting tool for .NET applications that generates document-like reports from various data sources.

3.1k678C#
1 month ago
Chromely
Chromelymattkol/Chromely

A lightweight .NET framework for building cross-platform HTML desktop apps using native GUI and embedded Chromium.

3.0k271C#
3 years ago
ConfuserEx
ConfuserExmkaring/ConfuserEx

An open-source protector for .NET applications that obfuscates code and prevents reverse engineering.

2.9k443C#
2 years ago
Octokit.NET
Octokit.NEToctokit/octokit.net

A .NET client library for interacting with the GitHub API, supporting .NET Framework 4.6+ and .NET Standard 2.0+.

2.9k1.1kC#
3 days ago
Iron Python
Iron PythonIronLanguages/ironpython3

An open-source implementation of Python 3.x for the .NET Framework, built on the Dynamic Language Runtime.

2.8k314C#
1 month ago
Akavache
Akavachereactiveui/Akavache

An asynchronous, persistent key-value store for .NET desktop and mobile applications, based on SQLite3.

2.5k281C#
10 hours ago
ImageProcessor
ImageProcessorJimBobSquarePants/ImageProcessor

A fluent .NET wrapper around System.Drawing for fast and extensible image processing on Windows.

2.5k490C#
2 years ago
Orchard
OrchardOrchardCMS/Orchard

A free, open-source, community-focused Content Management System built on ASP.NET MVC with extensibility as its core design principle.

2.4k1.4kC#
2 months ago
RabbitMQ.NET
RabbitMQ.NETrabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client

Official .NET client library for RabbitMQ, enabling .NET applications to communicate with RabbitMQ message brokers.

2.3k621C#
8 hours ago
AppMetrics
AppMetricsalhardy/AppMetrics

An open-source, cross-platform .NET library for recording and reporting application metrics with support for multiple backends.

2.2k292C#
1 year ago
pinvoke
pinvokedotnet/pinvoke

A comprehensive collection of P/Invoke method signatures for Windows APIs, packaged as NuGet libraries with type-safe wrappers.

2.2k222C#
3 years ago
.NET for Apache Spark
.NET for Apache Sparkdotnet/spark

.NET for Apache Spark provides high-performance .NET APIs for Apache Spark, enabling C# and F# developers to work with structured and streaming data.

2.1k333C#
2 months ago
prometheus-net
prometheus-netprometheus-net/prometheus-net

A .NET library for instrumenting applications with Prometheus metrics, including built-in integrations for ASP.NET Core.

2.1k317C#
2 years ago
MimeKit
MimeKitjstedfast/MimeKit

A high-performance .NET library for creating and parsing MIME messages with support for S/MIME, PGP, DKIM, TNEF, and Unix mbox.

2.0k387C#
1 day ago
NBitcoin
NBitcoinMetacoSA/NBitcoin

A comprehensive Bitcoin library for .NET, implementing all major Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) and providing low-level primitives.

1.9k869C#
22 days ago
AspectCore Framework
AspectCore Frameworkdotnetcore/AspectCore-Framework

An Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) framework for .NET Core and .NET Framework with cross-platform support.

1.8k331C#
2 days ago
LaserGRBL
LaserGRBLarkypita/LaserGRBL

A Windows GUI for GRBL specifically optimized for laser cutter and engraver control.

1.6k598C#
1 year ago
sharppcap
sharppcapdotpcap/sharppcap

A fully managed, cross-platform .NET library for capturing network packets from live devices and files.

1.5k273C#
4 days ago
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