Download Nuget Packages Without VS/NuGet Package Manager

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Aviran Cohen picture Aviran Cohen · Nov 20, 2012 · Viewed 21.9k times · Source

How can I download NuGet Packages outside of visual studio? so it can be used to create offline packages.

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Aviran Cohen picture Aviran Cohen · Nov 20, 2012

How to download NuGet Package without Visual Studio or Nuget Package Manager:

  1. Search your desired package at NuGet Official Site.

  2. Copy the end of the URL of the package page. For Example: http://nuget.org/packages/EntityFramework => Package Name is "EntityFramework"

  3. Enter the URL: http://packages.nuget.org/api/v1/package/{Package Name} For Example: http://packages.nuget.org/api/v1/package/EntityFramework

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