dotnet add package NLog --version 5.3.3                
NuGet\Install-Package NLog -Version 5.3.3                
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="5.3.3" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add NLog --version 5.3.3                
#r "nuget: NLog, 5.3.3"                
#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.
// Install NLog as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=NLog&version=5.3.3

// Install NLog as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=5.3.3                

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 and 8
- .NET Core 1, 2 and 3
- .NET Standard 1.3+ and 2.0+
- .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. 
.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 netstandard1.3 is compatible.  netstandard1.4 was computed.  netstandard1.5 is compatible.  netstandard1.6 was computed.  netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.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 tizen30 was computed.  tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Universal Windows Platform uap was computed.  uap10.0 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)
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NuGet packages (2.6K)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on NLog:

Package Downloads
NLog.Extensions.Logging

NLog LoggerProvider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for logging in .NET Standard libraries and .NET Core applications. For ASP.NET Core, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore

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.

GitHub repositories (376)

Showing the top 5 popular GitHub repositories that depend on NLog:

Repository Stars
BeyondDimension/SteamTools
🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。
rocksdanister/lively
Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.
Jackett/Jackett
API Support for your favorite torrent trackers
Sonarr/Sonarr
Smart PVR for newsgroup and bittorrent users.
Radarr/Radarr
Movie organizer/manager for usenet and torrent users.
Version Downloads Last updated
5.3.3 298,021 8/12/2024
5.3.2 2,975,588 4/30/2024
5.3.1 96,663 4/27/2024
5.2.8 6,585,388 12/29/2023
5.2.7 1,541,001 11/28/2023
5.2.6 486,669 11/19/2023
5.2.5 2,828,466 10/15/2023
5.2.4 2,424,946 9/6/2023
5.2.3 2,378,747 8/5/2023
5.2.2 3,050,545 7/4/2023
5.2.1 173,520 7/1/2023
5.2.0 3,355,402 5/30/2023
5.1.5 342,527 5/25/2023
5.1.4 1,380,091 4/29/2023
5.1.3 3,302,646 3/28/2023
5.1.2 3,836,107 2/17/2023
5.1.1 4,870,088 12/29/2022
5.1.0 3,324,338 11/27/2022
5.0.5 3,838,080 10/25/2022
5.0.4 5,314,791 9/1/2022
5.0.3 171,485 8/31/2022
5.0.2 1,319,296 8/12/2022
5.0.1 4,760,894 6/12/2022
5.0.0 5,418,420 5/16/2022
4.7.15 9,616,806 3/26/2022
4.7.14 2,740,992 2/23/2022
4.7.13 6,772,526 12/5/2021
4.7.12 4,124,682 10/24/2021
4.7.11 14,671,217 8/18/2021
4.7.10 9,453,488 5/14/2021
4.7.9 8,123,967 3/24/2021
4.7.8 4,338,111 2/25/2021
4.7.7 3,386,947 1/20/2021
4.7.6 5,697,363 12/6/2020
4.7.5 7,240,650 9/27/2020
4.7.4 5,238,420 8/22/2020
4.7.3 1,870,318 7/31/2020
4.7.2 16,333,913 5/18/2020
4.7.1 177,330 5/15/2020
4.7.0 6,193,559 3/20/2020
4.6.8 20,240,786 11/4/2019
4.6.7 14,017,375 8/25/2019
4.6.6 3,811,111 7/14/2019
4.6.5 4,320,773 6/14/2019
4.6.4 3,154,256 5/28/2019
4.6.3 3,603,467 4/30/2019
4.6.2 2,721,080 4/2/2019
4.6.1 335,215 3/29/2019
4.6.0 1,014,711 3/21/2019
4.5.11 23,003,033 11/6/2018
4.5.10 6,572,972 9/17/2018
4.5.9 1,738,741 8/24/2018
4.5.8 2,590,897 8/5/2018
4.5.7 1,338,299 7/19/2018
4.5.6 3,886,181 5/29/2018
4.5.5 957,225 5/25/2018
4.5.4 4,768,401 5/5/2018
4.5.3 2,224,833 4/16/2018
4.5.2 1,253,907 4/6/2018
4.5.1 411,509 4/3/2018
4.5.0 10,687,958 3/25/2018
4.4.13 969,511 2/27/2018
4.4.12 7,903,239 8/8/2017
4.4.11 2,559,371 6/17/2017
4.4.10 513,680 5/31/2017
4.4.9 1,202,932 5/5/2017
4.4.8 236,977 4/28/2017
4.4.7 162,580 4/25/2017
4.4.6 408,770 4/15/2017
4.4.5 579,810 3/28/2017
4.4.4 679,253 3/10/2017
4.4.3 833,571 2/17/2017
4.4.2 520,545 2/6/2017
4.4.1 2,250,094 12/24/2016
4.4.0 389,016 12/14/2016
4.3.11 1,352,114 11/7/2016
4.3.10 1,067,685 10/11/2016
4.3.9 566,594 9/18/2016
4.3.8 821,885 9/5/2016
4.3.7 765,829 8/6/2016
4.3.6 328,304 7/23/2016
4.3.5 1,065,559 6/12/2016
4.3.4 923,286 5/16/2016
4.3.3 535,373 4/28/2016
4.3.2 119,463 4/26/2016
4.3.1 129,964 4/20/2016
4.3.0 177,115 4/16/2016
4.2.3 2,339,717 12/20/2015
4.2.2 411,260 12/2/2015
4.2.1 987,261 11/21/2015
4.2.0 543,450 10/24/2015
4.1.2 1,194,956 9/20/2015
4.1.1 194,526 9/12/2015
4.1.0 269,196 8/31/2015
4.0.1 1,172,246 6/18/2015
4.0.0 1,573,817 6/9/2015
3.2.1 1,170,484 4/24/2015
3.2.0 2,156,808 1/2/2015
3.1.0 2,035,676 6/24/2014
3.0.0 306,974 6/2/2014
2.1.0 3,440,992 10/10/2013
2.0.1.2 1,600,465 4/8/2013
2.0.0.2000 3,548,295 7/18/2011
1.0.0.505 1,048,724 1/7/2011

ChangeLog:

- FileTarget - Reset reusable MemoryStream when above max capacity (#5548) (@RomanSoloweow)
- ThreadIdLayoutRenderer - Added IStringValueRenderer optimization (#5568) (@snakefoot)
- PropertiesDictionary - Added PropertyDictionaryEnumerator to enumerate without allocation (#5566) (@snakefoot)
- PropertiesDictionary - Simplify PropertyDictionaryEnumerator MoveNext (#5567) (@snakefoot)
- TargetWithContext - Skip caching when render value for ContextProperties (#5562) (@snakefoot)
- SimpleLayout - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5557) (@snakefoot)
- DatabaseTarget - CloseConnection even when ThrowExceptions = true (#5556) (@snakefoot)
- LoggerNameMatcher private classes marked as sealed (#5553) (@snakefoot)
- LoggingConfigurationParser - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5554) (@snakefoot)
- LoggingConfigurationParser - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5551) (@snakefoot)
- FileArchiveModeRolling - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5550) (@snakefoot)
- LimitingTargetWrapper - Fix wiki-link in XML docs (#5542) (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - Improve internal logging when invalid FileName (#5541) (@snakefoot)
- WhenRepeatedFilter - Added wiki-link in XML docs (#5540) (@snakefoot)
- RegEx IsMatch is faster with RegexOptions.ExplicitCapture to skip capture (#5536) (@snakefoot)
- PropertyTypeConverter - Use Type IsAssignableFrom instead of Equals (#5535) (@snakefoot)
- StackTraceUsageUtils - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5527) (@snakefoot)
- AsyncRequestQueue - Premature optimization of Enqueue (#5526) (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5525) (@snakefoot)
- XmlLayout - Refactor to reduce code complexity (#5524) (@snakefoot)
- AsyncTaskTarget - Added more logging to diagnose batching logic (#5523) (@snakefoot)
- Layout will always initializes nested layouts (#5522) (@snakefoot)
- NLogTraceListener - Reduce boxing of EventType + EventId properties (#5519) (@snakefoot)

NLog v5.2 changes how to load extensions: https://nlog-project.org/2023/05/30/nlog-5-2-trim-warnings.html

List of major changes in NLog 5.0: https://nlog-project.org/2022/05/16/nlog-5-0-finally-ready.html

Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

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