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brew install dotnet v10.0.301 MIT

.NET runtime and SDK for building cross-platform applications with C#, F#, and VB.NET.

Why you might care

Essential for developing .NET applications on macOS or running .NET applications built elsewhere. Provides the runtime (to execute compiled binaries) and SDK (compiler, tools, NuGet package manager) in a single installation. Use this if you're working with modern C# codebases, ASP.NET web services, or .NET libraries—it's Microsoft's primary development platform for cloud, desktop, and game development.

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Caveats

For other software to find dotnet you may need to set:
  export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dotnet/libexec"

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