Microsoft.TestPlatform 18.6.0

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dotnet add package Microsoft.TestPlatform --version 18.6.0

NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.TestPlatform -Version 18.6.0

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.TestPlatform" Version="18.6.0" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.TestPlatform" Version="18.6.0" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TestPlatform" />
                    

                            Project file

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.TestPlatform --version 18.6.0

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

#r "nuget: Microsoft.TestPlatform, 18.6.0"

#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.TestPlatform@18.6.0

#: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.TestPlatform&version=18.6.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.TestPlatform&version=18.6.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

Microsoft.TestPlatform

The full set of binaries for the Visual Studio Test Platform (vstest). This package contains the complete test platform including vstest.console, test hosts, data collectors, and extensions for both .NET and .NET Framework.

Usage

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TestPlatform" Version="x.y.z" />

Links

There are no supported framework assets in this package.

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

This package has no dependencies.

NuGet packages (4)

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Package	Downloads
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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
18.6.0	54,959	5/26/2026
18.5.1	964,766	4/28/2026
18.4.0	753,181	4/7/2026
18.3.0	3,530,375	2/24/2026
18.0.1	3,660,225	11/11/2025
18.0.0	1,623,054	10/2/2025
17.14.1	4,917,496	6/3/2025
17.14.0	658,357	5/20/2025
17.14.0-preview-25107-01	990,934	2/10/2025
17.13.0	2,839,486	2/10/2025
17.12.0	8,208,839	11/19/2024
17.11.1	2,867,518	9/5/2024
17.11.0	691,310	8/20/2024
17.11.0-release-24373-02	188,201	7/24/2024
17.11.0-release-24352-06	164,913	7/2/2024
17.10.0	3,594,032	5/22/2024
17.10.0-release-24177-07	365,988	4/2/2024
17.9.0	4,444,256	2/6/2024
1.0.0-alpha-stj-26213-07	138	4/14/2026