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The following table describes the versions of .NET Core supported by the stable and preview versions of Visual Studio for Mac:
| .NET Core SDK Version | Visual Studio for Mac 8.1 | Visual Studio for Mac 8.2 | Visual Studio for Mac 8.3 | Visual Studio for Mac 8.4 | Visual Studio for Mac 8.5 | Visual Studio for Mac 8.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2.1.0 - v2.1.5xx | ||||||
| v2.1.600 + | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| v2.2.1 - v2.2.1xx | ||||||
| v2.2.200 + | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| v3.0 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ||
| v3.1 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |||
| v5.0 (preview) | ✔︎ |
Important
Preview versions of the .NET Core SDK are not supported; please update to the released version. When installing Visual Studio for Mac 8.4, the released version of .NET Core v3.1 will be installed.
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If you were previously using .NET Core v2.2.1xx with Visual Studio for Mac 8.0, you'll need to manually update to a supported version of .NET Core, as listed in the table above. We recommend either 2.1.700 or 2.2.300
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- .NET Core v3.1 is installed by default for 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6.
- .NET Core v3.0 is installed by default for 8.3.
- .NET Core v2.1.701 (v2.1.700 for 8.1) is installed by default with the installer.
- To download any other version of .NET Core, visit the dotnet page.
- When using .NET Core 3.0, C# version 8 will be used by default. C# 7.3 is default when using .NET Core 2.x. See C# language versioning for more info.
- For information on installing a preview version of Visual Studio for Mac, see the Install a Preview Release guide.