Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop
4.46.0-preview2
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.NET Core 3.1
This package targets .NET Core 3.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
.NET Framework 4.6.1
This package targets .NET Framework 4.6.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop --version 4.46.0-preview2
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop -Version 4.46.0-preview2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop" Version="4.46.0-preview2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop" Version="4.46.0-preview2" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop" />
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop --version 4.46.0-preview2
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop, 4.46.0-preview2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop@4.46.0-preview2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop&version=4.46.0-preview2&prerelease
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop&version=4.46.0-preview2&prerelease
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
This package contains binaries needed to use the Windows broker and other features with MSAL on older platforms such as .NET Framework and .NET Core 3.x
The release notes are available at https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet/releases.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net5.0 was computed. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 was computed. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
| .NET Core | netcoreapp3.1 is compatible. |
| .NET Framework | net461 is compatible. net462 was computed. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed. |
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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.NETCoreApp 3.1
- Microsoft.Identity.Client (>= 4.46.0-preview2)
- Microsoft.Web.WebView2 (>= 1.0.864.35)
- Microsoft.Windows.SDK.Contracts (>= 10.0.17763.1000)
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.NETFramework 4.6.1
- Microsoft.Identity.Client (>= 4.46.0-preview2)
- Microsoft.Web.WebView2 (>= 1.0.864.35)
- Microsoft.Windows.SDK.Contracts (>= 10.0.17763.1000)
NuGet packages (5)
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GSF.TimeSeries
Framework for enabling time-series data processing services including hosted input, action and output adapter implementations. |
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GSF.Windows
Library of base Windows Form and WPF Window extensions and dialogs, including those needed for implementing role-based security inside a Windows application. |
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CommunityToolkit.Authentication.Msal
This library provides an authentication provider based on the native Windows dialogues. It is part of the Windows Community Toolkit. Classes: - MsalProvider: An authentication provider based on MSAL for .NET. |
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Scotec.Identity.AzureActiveDirectory
Provides authentication and token management for Azure Active Directory using MSAL, supporting secure token caching and integration with Azure SDK clients. |
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IhorK.EIP.AIdentityCore
Test library to use ad authentication. |
GitHub repositories (3)
Showing the top 3 popular GitHub repositories that depend on Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop:
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Azure-Samples/active-directory-dotnet-native-aspnetcore-v2
Calling a ASP.NET Core Web API from a WPF application using Azure AD v2.0
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CommunityToolkit/Graph-Controls
Set of Helpers and Controls for Windows development using the Microsoft Graph.
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| Version | Downloads | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.77.0 | 732 | 9/11/2025 | |
| 4.76.2-preview | 25 | 9/13/2025 | |
| 4.76.1-preview | 130 | 9/10/2025 | |
| 4.76.0 | 3,821 | 8/15/2025 | |
| 4.75.0 | 620 | 8/15/2025 | |
| 4.74.1 | 14,965 | 7/21/2025 | |
| 4.74.1-preview2 | 100 | 7/28/2025 | |
| 4.74.1-preview1 | 98 | 7/27/2025 | |
| 4.74.0 | 3,201 | 7/14/2025 | |
| 4.74.0-pop-attestation-2 | 142 | 9/3/2025 | |
| 4.74.0-pop-attestation-1 | 128 | 9/2/2025 | |
| 4.73.1 | 14,528 | 6/25/2025 | |
| 4.73.0 | 7,348 | 6/17/2025 | |
| 4.73.0-slc-preview | 159 | 6/18/2025 | |
| 4.73.0-preview | 297 | 5/14/2025 | |
| 4.73.0-pop-assertion-preview | 102 | 8/9/2025 | |
| 4.72.3-slc-preview | 147 | 7/1/2025 | |
| 4.72.1 | 13,227 | 5/20/2025 | |
| 4.72.1-preview | 337 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 4.72.0 | 5,209 | 5/9/2025 | |
| 4.71.2-preview | 313 | 4/22/2025 | |
| 4.71.1 | 16,139 | 4/24/2025 | |
| 4.71.0 | 5,059 | 4/18/2025 | |
| 4.70.2 | 5,353 | 4/9/2025 | |
| 4.70.1 | 1,783 | 4/4/2025 | |
| 4.70.1-preview | 612 | 3/26/2025 | |
| 4.70.0 | 8,234 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 4.69.1 | 10,912 | 3/4/2025 | |
| 4.68.0 | 14,705 | 2/7/2025 | |
| 4.67.2 | 39,383 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 4.67.1 | 4,315 | 1/9/2025 | |
| 4.67.0 | 2,284 | 1/8/2025 | |
| 4.66.4-preview | 184 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 4.66.3-preview | 188 | 1/8/2025 | |
| 4.66.2 | 63,806 | 11/11/2024 | |
| 4.66.2-preview | 230 | 12/18/2024 | |
| 4.66.1 | 56,040 | 10/22/2024 | |
| 4.66.0 | 1,710 | 10/18/2024 | |
| 4.65.3-preview | 243 | 10/2/2024 | |
| 4.65.0 | 20,361 | 9/25/2024 | |
| 4.64.2-preview | 236 | 9/17/2024 | |
| 4.64.1 | 10,618 | 9/12/2024 | |
| 4.64.0 | 16,022 | 8/24/2024 | |
| 4.63.0 | 77,541 | 8/6/2024 | |
| 4.62.0 | 7,142 | 7/22/2024 | |
| 4.62.0-preview | 233 | 7/16/2024 | |
| 4.61.3 | 77,513 | 6/6/2024 | |
| 4.61.2 | 872 | 6/3/2024 | |
| 4.61.1 | 2,203 | 5/22/2024 | |
| 4.61.0 | 19,462 | 5/9/2024 | |
| 4.60.4 | 2,529 | 6/19/2024 | |
| 4.60.3 | 22,726 | 4/16/2024 | |
| 4.60.2 | 612 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 4.60.1 | 2,179 | 4/2/2024 | |
| 4.60.0 | 542 | 3/27/2024 | |
| 4.59.1 | 384 | 4/16/2024 | |
| 4.59.0 | 14,273 | 1/17/2024 | |
| 4.58.1 | 36,898 | 12/8/2023 | |
| 4.58.0 | 663 | 11/29/2023 | |
| 4.57.0 | 5,747 | 10/18/2023 | |
| 4.56.0 | 26,095 | 9/6/2023 | |
| 4.55.0 | 13,836 | 7/24/2023 | |
| 4.55.0-TestPackage | 222 | 7/31/2023 | |
| 4.54.1 | 46,666 | 5/24/2023 | |
| 4.54.0 | 6,998 | 5/11/2023 | |
| 4.53.0 | 4,416 | 4/14/2023 | |
| 4.52.0 | 1,035 | 3/31/2023 | |
| 4.51.0 | 88,062 | 3/16/2023 | |
| 4.50.0 | 13,851 | 2/13/2023 | |
| 4.49.1 | 36,797 | 12/20/2022 | |
| 4.48.1 | 11,377 | 11/15/2022 | |
| 4.48.0 | 14,409 | 11/2/2022 | |
| 4.47.2 | 9,622 | 10/4/2022 | |
| 4.47.1 | 1,231 | 9/21/2022 | |
| 4.47.0 | 4,735 | 9/16/2022 | |
| 4.46.2 | 2,283 | 8/29/2022 | |
| 4.46.1 | 1,516 | 8/17/2022 | |
| 4.46.0 | 4,648 | 8/4/2022 | |
| 4.46.0-preview2 | 395 | 7/8/2022 | |
| 4.45.0 | 7,130 | 6/23/2022 | |
| 4.44.0 | 6,209 | 5/20/2022 | |
| 4.43.2 | 7,965 | 5/2/2022 | |
| 4.43.1 | 18,663 | 4/15/2022 | |
| 4.43.0 | 3,911 | 4/6/2022 | |
| 4.42.1 | 23,022 | 3/15/2022 | |
| 4.42.0 | 2,148 | 2/28/2022 | |
| 4.41.0 | 6,127 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 4.40.0 | 3,983 | 1/8/2022 | |
| 4.40.0-preview | 325 | 2/14/2022 | |
| 4.39.0 | 18,709 | 11/30/2021 | |
| 4.38.0 | 1,087 | 11/19/2021 | |
| 4.37.0 | 47,549 | 10/22/2021 | |
| 4.37.0-preview | 420 | 10/6/2021 | |
| 4.36.2 | 3,345 | 9/29/2021 | |
| 4.36.1 | 2,046 | 9/8/2021 | |
| 4.36.0 | 1,608 | 8/31/2021 | |
| 4.35.1 | 371,842 | 7/30/2021 | |
| 4.35.0 | 865 | 7/23/2021 | |
| 4.34.0 | 2,065 | 7/8/2021 | |
| 4.33.0 | 9,525 | 6/22/2021 | |
| 4.32.1 | 969 | 6/10/2021 | |
| 4.32.0 | 405,548 | 6/3/2021 | |
| 4.31.0 | 9,428 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 4.30.1 | 2,022 | 4/28/2021 | |
| 4.30.0 | 3,697 | 4/22/2021 | |
| 4.29.0 | 1,330 | 3/30/2021 | |
| 4.28.1 | 877 | 3/23/2021 | |
| 4.28.0 | 1,122 | 3/18/2021 | |
| 4.27.1 | 544 | 4/16/2021 | |
| 4.27.0 | 1,862 | 2/19/2021 | |
| 4.26.0 | 1,821 | 2/11/2021 | |
| 4.25.0 | 1,210 | 1/20/2021 | |
| 4.7.1 | 1,240 | 2/14/2022 |
The changelog is available at https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet/blob/main/changelog.txt and the roadmap at https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet/wiki#roadmap