NuGet Package Manager GUI installs statistics
By aliasadidev · VS Code Marketplace · Other
An extension for Visual Studio Code that lets you easily update/remove/install packages from NuGet server for .NET Core 1.1+/.Net5+ projects
NuGet Package Manager GUI has 296,488 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1167 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.82 / 5 from 28 ratings
About NuGet Package Manager GUI
NuGet Package Manager GUI For VSCode
An extension for Visual Studio Code that lets you easily update/remove/install packages from NuGet public/private servers for .NET Core/.Net 5+ projects
Features
- Simple & Fast
- An easy user interface
- Handles workspaces with multiple
.csprojor.fsprojfiles - Update all packages with one click
- Remove a package from the projects
- Search and install new packages from NuGet Server
- Support several NuGet servers (
NuGet,BaGet,GitLab,Nexus,Azure,ProGet) - Compatible with Linux and Windows
- Indenting XML output
- Support basic authentication for private registries
How it works
- Open your project workspace in VSCode
- Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Select
> NuGet Package Manager GUI

Settings
You can override the following settings in the User or Workspace settings.json:
{
//The maximum duration for completing a request from this extension
"nugetpackagemanagergui.requestTimeout": 9000,
// The package sources
// The supported package sources: Azure/GitLab/GitHub/BaGet/Nexus/NuGet
"nugetpackagemanagergui.packageSources": [{
// The package source name
"sourceName": "Azure",
// True or false determining whether to include pre-release packages
"preRelease": true,
// The package source authentication settings
"authorization": {
// The auth types (basicAuth / none)
"authType": "basicAuth",
// It is required if authType is equal to basicAuth
"username": "ali.asadi",
// It is required if authType is equal to basicAuth
"password": "ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY"
},
//The NuGet endpoint address for getting package versions
//* The extension injects {{packageName}} property automatically
// NuGet Host "https://api.nuget.org/v3-flatcontainer/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// BaGet Host "http://localhost/v3/package/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// GitHub Host "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/username/download/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// GitLab Host "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/x/packages/nuget/download/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// Nexus Host "http://localhost/repository/nuget-hosted/v3/content/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// Azure Host "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/username/guid/_packaging/guid/nuget/v3/flat2/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// ProGet Host: "http://localhost/nuget/Test-Feed/v3/flatcontainer/{{packageName}}/index.json"
"packageVersionsUrl": "https://api.nuget.org/v3-flatcontainer/{{packageName}}/index.json",
// The package url in the host server
// NuGet Host "https://www.nuget.org/packages/{{packageName}}"
// Azure Host "https://dev.azure.com/user/project/_artifacts/feed/feed-name/NuGet/{{packageName}}/{{version}}/overview"
// GitHub Host "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/username/{{packageName}}/index.json"
// GitLab Host "https://gitlab.com/user/project/-/packages?type=&orderBy=name&sort=asc&search[]={{packageName}}"
// ProGet Host: "http://localhost/feeds/Test-Feed/{{packageName}}/versions"
"packageUrl": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/{{packageName}}",
//The NuGet endpoint address for searching packages
// NuGet Host "https://azuresearch-usnc.nuget.org/query"
// BaGet Host "http://localhost/v3/search"
// GitHub Host ""https://nuget.pkg.github.com/username/query""
// GitLab Host "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/x/packages/nuget/query"
// Nexus Host "http://localhost/repository/nuget-hosted/v3/query/0"
// Azure Host "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/username/guid/_packaging/guid/nuget/v3/query2"
// ProGet Host:"http://localhost/nuget/Test-Feed/v3/search"
"searchUrl": "https://azuresearch-usnc.nuget.org/query",
// The source types (server / local)
// * local type isn't supported.
"sourceType": "server",
}]
}
What's New
Version 2.1.1 - Aug 19, 2024
Added
- Add copy package name functionality into install page
Version 2.1.0 - March 19, 2024
Added
- Support star in PackageReference's version
<PackageReference Include="SixLaborsCaptcha.Core" Version="1.*" />
Fixed
- Persist view in memory for continuous accessibility
Version 2.0.6 - Jan 14, 2023
Fixed
- Fixed known bugs
- Use a custom XML module and remove xml-js package
Version 2.0.5 - Nov 9, 2022
Fixed
- Fixed the empty screen in VS Code version 1.73.0
Version 2.0.4 - Aug 7, 2022
Changed
- Auto detect csproj/fsproj indention style and keep the file style
Removed
- Removed
nugetpackagemanagergui.indentTypeproperty form the setting
Version 2.0.3 - July 31, 2022
Added
- Auto detect VSCode theme
- Perform search when pressing enter in the install package tab
Version 2.0.2 - Apr 18, 2022
Fixed…
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- .net 5
- .net 6
- .net core
- azure
- dotnet 5
- dotnet 6
- dotnet core
- github
- gitlab
- nuget
- nuget package
- nuget package manager
- nuget package manager gui
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