Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.3.183

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.NET Standard 1.0 This package targets .NET Standard 1.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 2.0 This package targets .NET Framework 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 --version 0.3.183
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 -Version 0.3.183
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.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.183">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.183" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>
                    


                            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.Windows.CsWin32 --version 0.3.183
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32, 0.3.183"
#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. 
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32&version=0.3.183
                    


                            Install Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32&version=0.3.183
                    


                            Install Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 as a Cake Tool

Automated generation of C# bindings for the Win32 API

Get immediate access to the full Win32 API from C#, just by naming the APIs you require. Generated APIs will be accurate for your CPU architecture and target Windows version. All APIs are generated directly into your project, allowing you to ship without any additional runtime dependencies.

Reach functionality that .NET doesn't expose via the Base Class Library (BCL) to give your library or application that feature that really sets it apart.

Install this package, then create a NativeMethods.txt file with a list of any APIs you need for example:

NativeMethods.txt:

CreateFile
IUIRibbon
S_OK
NTSTATUS
IsPwrHibernateAllowed
ISpellChecker

Any supporting APIs (e.g. enums, structs) are automatically generated when they are required by what you've directly asked for.

Call extern methods through the PInvoke class

using SafeHandle f = PInvoke.CreateFile(
    "some.txt",
    (uint)GENERIC_ACCESS_RIGHTS.GENERIC_READ,
    FILE_SHARE_MODE.FILE_SHARE_READ,
    lpSecurityAttributes: null,
    FILE_CREATION_DISPOSITION.CREATE_ALWAYS,
    FILE_FLAGS_AND_ATTRIBUTES.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
    hTemplateFile: null);

Learn more from our README on GitHub.

Product 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 netcoreapp1.0 was computed.  netcoreapp1.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard1.0 is compatible.  netstandard1.1 was computed.  netstandard1.2 was computed.  netstandard1.3 was computed.  netstandard1.4 was computed.  netstandard1.5 was computed.  netstandard1.6 was computed.  netstandard2.0 was computed.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net20 is compatible.  net35 was computed.  net40 was computed.  net403 was computed.  net45 was computed.  net451 was computed.  net452 was computed.  net46 was computed.  net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen30 was computed.  tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Universal Windows Platform uap was computed.  uap10.0 was computed. 
Windows Phone wp8 was computed.  wp81 was computed.  wpa81 was computed. 
Windows Store netcore was computed.  netcore45 was computed.  netcore451 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
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NuGet packages (3)

Showing the top 3 NuGet packages that depend on Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32:

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Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.Win32

This package provides the platform support for Skia in Uno Platform projects.
WinConsole

WinConsole Library
OverlaySharp

Draws graphics using SkiaSharp(OpenGL) on a transparent window for a target process, with full Native AOT compatibility.

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Version Downloads Last updated
0.3.183 84,387 2/8/2025
0.3.162 26,810 1/18/2025
0.3.106 307,801 5/10/2024
0.3.49-beta 149,749 10/10/2023
0.3.46-beta 16,314 9/22/2023
0.3.18-beta 67,533 6/28/2023
0.3.2-beta 7,992 5/27/2023
0.2.252-beta 1,435 5/25/2023
0.2.229-beta 11,782 5/1/2023
0.2.206-beta 13,610 3/20/2023
0.2.188-beta 26,289 1/23/2023
0.2.164-beta 103,334 12/9/2022
0.2.162-beta 4,108 12/5/2022
0.2.158-beta 427 11/29/2022
0.2.138-beta 9,577 11/18/2022
0.2.104-beta 20,268 10/28/2022
0.2.63-beta 102,469 9/22/2022
0.2.46-beta 31,583 9/2/2022
0.2.10-beta 12,520 7/12/2022
0.2.1-beta 17,501 6/6/2022
0.1.691-beta 5,328 5/19/2022
0.1.689-beta 262 5/19/2022
0.1.647-beta 125,631 4/26/2022
0.1.646-beta 276 4/25/2022
0.1.635-beta 43,429 1/27/2022
0.1.619-beta 16,032 11/15/2021
0.1.588-beta 31,575 9/20/2021
0.1.584-beta 357 9/18/2021
0.1.560-beta 553 9/8/2021
0.1.506-beta 7,106 6/28/2021
0.1.422-beta 5,165 3/17/2021
0.1.378-beta 3,230 2/24/2021
0.1.319-beta 25,261 1/21/2021

https://github.com/microsoft/CsWin32/releases/tag/v0.3.183