NuGet Packages

NuGet is a standard package manager for .NET applications which is built into Visual Studio. To open the UI, from your open solution, choose the Tools menu > NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet packages for solution... Enter one of the package names below to search for it online.

Once you do a search, you should see a list similar to the one below (versions may be different, but names should be the same).

NuGet Package Name	Description
Microsoft.Toolkit	.NET Standard NuGet package containing common code
Microsoft.Toolkit.HighPerformance	.NET Standard and .NET Core NuGet package with performance-oriented helpers, extensions, etc
Microsoft.Toolkit.Parsers	.NET Standard NuGet package containing cross-platform parsers, such as Markdown
Microsoft.Toolkit.Services	.NET Standard NuGet package containing cross-platform services helpers, such as LinkedIn, Microsoft Graph, Twitter and more
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp	Main NuGet package includes code only helpers such as Colors conversion tool, Storage file handling, a Stream helper class, etc.
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications	Notifications Package - Generate tile, toast, and badge notifications for Windows 10 via code. Includes IntelliSense support to avoid having to use the XML syntax
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI	UI Packages - XAML converters, Visual tree extensions, and other extensions and helpers for your XAML UI
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations	Animations and Composition behaviors such as Blur, Fade, Rotate, etc.
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls	XAML Controls such as RadialGauge, RangeSelector, etc.
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.DataGrid	XAML DataGrid control
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls.Layout	XAML layout controls such as WrapLayout, StaggeredLayout, etc.
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Lottie	Library for rendering Adobe AfterEffects animations natively in Windows apps
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Media	Brushes, Win2D/Composition effects, and helpers to create visual effects
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Connectivity	API helpers such as BluetoothLEHelper and Networking
Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.DeveloperTools	XAML user controls and services to help developer building their app