System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters
                               
                            
                                10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                
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                    dotnet add package System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters --version 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107
NuGet\Install-Package System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters -Version 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107
<PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" Version="10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107" />
<PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" Version="10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107" />
<PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" />
paket add System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters --version 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107
#r "nuget: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters, 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107"
#:package System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters@10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107
#addin nuget:?package=System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters&version=10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107&prerelease
#tool nuget:?package=System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters&version=10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107&prerelease
About
Provides the legacy BinaryFormatter class for workloads which still require it.
Main Types
The main types provided by this library are:
- System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
Additional Documentation
Feedback & Contributing
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports are welcome at the GitHub repository. This package is considered legacy, and we only consider low-risk, high-impact fixes that are necessary to maintain functionality.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. | 
|---|---|
| .NET | net8.0 is compatible. 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. | 
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                                                    net8.0- No dependencies.
 
NuGet packages (278)
Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters:
| Package | Downloads | 
|---|---|
| Newtonsoft.Json Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET | |
| Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory There is a newer version of this library available here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Identity.Client/ Migration guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/msal-net-migration ADAL no longer receives new feature improvements. | |
| Iesi.Collections The System.Collections namespace in the .NET Framework provides a number of collection types that are extremely useful for manipulating data in memory. However, some specialized implementations of ISet are not available. Iesi.Collections 4.0 for .Net 4.0 contains the LinkedHashSet (preserves insertion order), the ReadOnlySet and the SynchronizedSet. The latter two wrap an actual set. | |
| Abp Abp | |
| itext iText represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high- and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enhance PDF documents, iText can be a boon to nearly every workflow. iText allows you to build custom PDF scenarios for web, mobile, desktop or cloud apps in .NET. | 
GitHub repositories (86)
Showing the top 20 popular GitHub repositories that depend on System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters:
| Repository | Stars | 
|---|---|
| CodeHubApp/CodeHub 
                                                            CodeHub is an iOS application written using Xamarin
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| aspnetboilerplate/aspnetboilerplate 
                                                            ASP.NET Boilerplate - Web Application Framework
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| JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json 
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| dotnet/wpf 
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| ChilliCream/graphql-platform 
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| protobuf-net/protobuf-net 
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| dotnet/winforms 
                                                            Windows Forms is a .NET UI framework for building Windows desktop applications.
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| xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples 
                                                            Sample apps built using the Xamarin.Forms framework
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| tixl3d/tixl 
                                                            Tooll 3 is an open source software to create realtime motion graphics.
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| xamarin/XamarinComponents 
                                                            Plugins for Xamarin
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| itext/itext-dotnet 
                                                            iText for .NET is the .NET version of the iText library, formerly known as iTextSharp, which it replaces. iText represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enha
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| praeclarum/Ooui 
                                                            A small cross-platform UI library that brings the simplicity of native UI development to the web
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| NetTopologySuite/NetTopologySuite 
                                                            A .NET GIS solution that is fast and reliable for the .NET platform.
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| NEventStore/NEventStore 
                                                            A persistence agnostic Event Store for .NET
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| clojure/clojure-clr 
                                                            A port of Clojure to the CLR, part of the Clojure project
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| xamarin/ios-samples 
                                                            Xamarin.iOS sample apps
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| wieslawsoltes/ChatGPT 
                                                            A ChatGPT C# client for MacOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Browser. Powered by Avalonia UI framework.
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| dotnet/corefxlab 
                                                            This repo is for experimentation and exploring new ideas that may or may not make it into the main corefx repo.
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| goatcorp/Dalamud 
                                                            FFXIV plugin framework and API
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| MarimerLLC/csla 
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| Version | Downloads | Last Updated | 
|---|---|---|
| 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107 | 64,504 | 10/14/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-rc.1.25451.107 | 373,007 | 9/9/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 322,459 | 8/12/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 14,614 | 7/15/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 9,536 | 6/6/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 909 | 5/12/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.5 | 694 | 4/10/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.2 | 529 | 3/18/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25080.5 | 637 | 2/25/2025 | 
| 9.0.10 | 28,801 | 10/14/2025 | 
| 9.0.9 | 101,216 | 9/9/2025 | 
| 9.0.8 | 118,090 | 8/4/2025 | 
| 9.0.7 | 174,926 | 7/8/2025 | 
| 9.0.6 | 113,573 | 6/10/2025 | 
| 9.0.5 | 163,850 | 5/13/2025 | 
| 9.0.4 | 228,424 | 4/8/2025 | 
| 9.0.3 | 165,109 | 3/11/2025 | 
| 9.0.2 | 147,929 | 2/11/2025 | 
| 9.0.1 | 177,563 | 1/14/2025 | 
| 9.0.0 | 2,539,862 | 11/12/2024 | 
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5 | 12,690 | 10/8/2024 | 
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7 | 3,003 | 9/10/2024 | 
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.7 | 18,678 | 8/13/2024 | 
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.7 | 1,618 | 7/9/2024 | 
| 4.3.0 | 922,873,511 | 11/15/2016 | 
| 4.3.0-preview1-24530-04 | 1,733,754 | 10/24/2016 | 
| 4.0.0-rc3-24212-01 | 762,877 | 6/27/2016 |