Install a Nuget package in Visual Studio Code

How can I install a Nuget Package in Visual Studio Code? I know in Visual Studio, we can do this through the Nuget Package Manager console, but how do I do it in VS Code?

Solution 1:

From the command line or the Terminal windows in vs code editor dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json

See this article by Scott Hanselman

Solution 2:

Edit: From the comments below:

22 June 2019: "This extension is now unpublished from Marketplace. You can choose to uninstall it." 2¢. – ruffin Jun 22 '19 at 13:23

The provided link above points to ".Net Core Project Manager (Nuget)" - try: marketplace.visualstudio.com/… – samis Oct 3 '19 at 16:14

You can use the NuGet Package Manager extension.

After you've installed it, to add a package, press Ctrl+Shift+P, and type >nuget and press Enter:

Type a part of your package's name as search string:

Choose the package:

And finally the package version (you probably want the newest one):