NLog 6.0.0-rc1

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.NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 3.5 This package targets .NET Framework 3.5. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of NLog.
There is a newer prerelease version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package NLog --version 6.0.0-rc1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package NLog -Version 6.0.0-rc1
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="NLog" Version="6.0.0-rc1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="NLog" Version="6.0.0-rc1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="NLog" />
                    


                            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 NLog --version 6.0.0-rc1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: NLog, 6.0.0-rc1"
#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=NLog&version=6.0.0-rc1&prerelease
                    


                            Install NLog as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=6.0.0-rc1&prerelease
                    


                            Install NLog as a Cake Tool

NLog is a logging platform for .NET with rich log routing and management capabilities.
NLog supports traditional logging, structured logging and the combination of both.

Supported platforms:

- .NET 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
- .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1
- .NET Framework 3.5 - 4.8
- Xamarin Android + iOS (.NET Standard)
- Mono 4

For ASP.NET Core, check: NLog.Web.AspNetCore

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 netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net35 is compatible.  net40 was computed.  net403 was computed.  net45 is compatible.  net451 was computed.  net452 was computed.  net46 is compatible.  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 tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 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)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

  • .NETFramework 3.5

    • No dependencies.

  • .NETFramework 4.5

    • No dependencies.

  • .NETFramework 4.6

    • No dependencies.

  • .NETStandard 2.0

    • No dependencies.

  • .NETStandard 2.1

    • No dependencies.

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NLog.Extensions.Logging

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NLog.Config

NLog.config file to get started with configuring NLog. This package is not mandatory to get started with NLog: the configuration file can created manually (read specs here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-file) or the configuration can be created programmatically. (read more here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-API) Note: Unfortunately this package won't work well when using <PackageReference> Advised to: - download manually: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NLog/NLog/v4.4/src/NuGet/NLog.Config/content/NLog.config - set "Copy To Output Directory" to "Copy if newer"
Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.NLogTarget

Application Insights NLog Target is a custom target allowing you to send NLog log messages to Application Insights. Application Insights will collect your logs from multiple sources and provide rich powerful search capabilities. Privacy statement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=512156
NLog.Web

NLog logging for ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC. Includes targets and layout renderers for websites and web applications. This package is for ASP.NET 3.5+ For ASP.NET Core: Check https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
AWS.Logger.NLog

An AWS NLog target that records logging messages to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

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Everything integration for the Windows taskbar.
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Video game library manager with support for wide range of 3rd party libraries and game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.
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Version Downloads Last updated
6.0.0-rc4 634 6/15/2025
6.0.0-rc3 1,280 6/8/2025
6.0.0-rc2 1,704 6/1/2025
6.0.0-rc1 1,416 5/25/2025
6.0.0-preview1 4,644 4/29/2025
5.5.0 265,095 5/29/2025
5.4.0 4,283,475 2/2/2025
5.3.4 10,068,257 9/12/2024
5.3.3 2,625,110 8/12/2024
5.3.2 8,213,679 4/30/2024
5.3.1 207,250 4/27/2024
5.2.8 12,019,574 12/29/2023
5.2.7 2,714,523 11/28/2023
5.2.6 660,402 11/19/2023
5.2.5 4,694,194 10/15/2023
5.2.4 3,610,672 9/6/2023
5.2.3 3,729,118 8/5/2023
5.2.2 5,013,578 7/4/2023
5.2.1 217,433 7/1/2023
5.2.0 5,001,640 5/30/2023
5.1.5 468,213 5/25/2023
5.1.4 1,895,407 4/29/2023
5.1.3 4,564,833 3/28/2023
5.1.2 4,749,105 2/17/2023
5.1.1 6,038,418 12/29/2022
5.1.0 4,301,881 11/27/2022
5.0.5 4,770,239 10/25/2022
5.0.4 6,903,178 9/1/2022
5.0.3 193,703 8/31/2022
5.0.2 1,560,707 8/12/2022
5.0.1 6,004,014 6/12/2022
5.0.0 7,177,255 5/16/2022
4.7.15 13,322,347 3/26/2022
4.7.14 3,262,247 2/23/2022
4.7.13 8,439,246 12/5/2021
4.7.12 4,688,142 10/24/2021
4.7.11 17,259,142 8/18/2021
4.7.10 10,980,387 5/14/2021
4.7.9 8,871,136 3/24/2021
4.7.8 4,918,321 2/25/2021
4.7.7 3,834,524 1/20/2021
4.7.6 6,309,854 12/6/2020
4.7.5 8,056,837 9/27/2020
4.7.4 5,700,842 8/22/2020
4.7.3 1,994,320 7/31/2020
4.7.2 18,749,144 5/18/2020
4.7.1 195,212 5/15/2020
4.7.0 6,885,488 3/20/2020
4.6.8 22,705,671 11/4/2019
4.6.7 15,664,923 8/25/2019
4.6.6 4,150,073 7/14/2019
4.6.5 5,062,536 6/14/2019
4.6.4 3,422,561 5/28/2019
4.6.3 4,231,481 4/30/2019
4.6.2 3,075,084 4/2/2019
4.6.1 357,048 3/29/2019
4.6.0 1,103,126 3/21/2019
4.5.11 26,827,305 11/6/2018
4.5.10 7,138,114 9/17/2018
4.5.9 1,882,993 8/24/2018
4.5.8 2,727,062 8/5/2018
4.5.7 1,404,074 7/19/2018
4.5.6 4,362,534 5/29/2018
4.5.5 1,005,968 5/25/2018
4.5.4 5,266,067 5/5/2018
4.5.3 2,522,625 4/16/2018
4.5.2 1,395,794 4/6/2018
4.5.1 470,254 4/3/2018
4.5.0 13,302,912 3/25/2018
4.4.13 1,042,804 2/27/2018
4.4.12 8,397,497 8/8/2017
4.4.11 2,719,867 6/17/2017
4.4.10 547,988 5/31/2017
4.4.9 1,266,520 5/5/2017
4.4.8 249,412 4/28/2017
4.4.7 187,954 4/25/2017
4.4.6 436,172 4/15/2017
4.4.5 606,689 3/28/2017
4.4.4 715,153 3/10/2017
4.4.3 866,709 2/17/2017
4.4.2 578,297 2/6/2017
4.4.1 2,890,856 12/24/2016
4.4.0 421,182 12/14/2016
4.3.11 1,495,702 11/7/2016
4.3.10 1,131,695 10/11/2016
4.3.9 610,036 9/18/2016
4.3.8 862,314 9/5/2016
4.3.7 824,258 8/6/2016
4.3.6 344,790 7/23/2016
4.3.5 1,161,636 6/12/2016
4.3.4 965,118 5/16/2016
4.3.3 588,592 4/28/2016
4.3.2 127,409 4/26/2016
4.3.1 134,327 4/20/2016
4.3.0 189,371 4/16/2016
4.2.3 2,547,461 12/20/2015
4.2.2 436,775 12/2/2015
4.2.1 1,043,815 11/21/2015
4.2.0 570,462 10/24/2015
4.1.2 1,369,209 9/20/2015
4.1.1 204,200 9/12/2015
4.1.0 283,815 8/31/2015
4.0.1 1,267,381 6/18/2015
4.0.0 1,843,059 6/9/2015
3.2.1 1,284,431 4/24/2015
3.2.0 2,298,703 1/2/2015
3.1.0 2,179,702 6/24/2014
3.0.0 332,748 6/2/2014
2.1.0 3,819,833 10/10/2013
2.0.1.2 1,697,097 4/8/2013
2.0.0.2000 3,915,322 7/18/2011
1.0.0.505 1,350,301 1/7/2011

NLog v6.0 RC1 with the following major changes:

- Support AOT builds without build warnings.
- New FileTarget without ConcurrentWrites support, but still support KeepFileOpen true / false.
- Moved old FileTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.ConcurrentFile.
- Created new nuget-package NLog.Targets.AtomicFile that supports ConcurrentWrites for NET8 on both Windows / Linux.
- Created new nuget-package NLog.Targets.GZipFile that uses GZipStream for writing directly to compressed files.
- Moved MailTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Mail.
- Moved NetworkTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- New GelfTarget introduced for the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- New SyslogTarget introduced for the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- Moved TraceTarget and NLogTraceListener into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Trace.
- Moved WebServiceTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.WebService
- Removed dependency on System.Text.RegularExpressions and introduced new nuget-package NLog.RegEx.
- Removed dependency on System.Xml.XmlReader by implementing own internal basic XML-Parser.
- Updated NLog API with Nullable-support and introduced Layout.Empty
- Marked [RequiredParameter] as obsolete, and replaced with explicit option validation during initialization.
- Marked LogEventInfo.SequenceID and ${sequenceid} as obsolete, and instead use ${counter:sequence=global}.
- Added support for params ReadOnlySpan when using C# 13
- Prioritize generic Logger-methods by marking legacy methods with [OverloadResolutionPriority(-1)] when using C# 13
- Skip LogEventInfo.Parameters-array-allocation when unable to defer message-template formatting.
- Renamed ChainsawTarget to Log4JXmlTarget to match Log4JXmlEventLayout
- Updated NLog.Schema to include intellisense for multiple NLog-assemblies.

NLog v6.0 release notes: https://nlog-project.org/2025/04/29/nlog-6-0-major-changes.html

Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/releases

For all config options and platform support, check https://nlog-project.org/config/