Paket
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Paket, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Paket's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Paket | Free | MIT-licensed software · no paid plans stated |
The facts
Each one read from Paket's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Credential providers
- Paket supports NuGet-compatible Credential Providers, including providers used for authenticated package feeds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Credentials
- Paket supports credential providers through the NuGet client interface, with support requiring Paket 5.145.0 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Dependency sources
- Paket can reference NuGet packages, files from Git repositories, and files from HTTP resources.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor support
- The documentation lists released Atom and Visual Studio Code support, plus Visual Studio and Emacs integrations marked in development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Framework integration
- Paket supports .NET SDK projects used with the dotnet CLI and MSBuild 15, including Visual Studio 2017 and Mono 5.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The preferred getting-started route installs Paket as a local .NET tool; a bootstrapper is documented for legacy setups.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The getting-started guide describes installation as a .NET local tool or, for legacy setups, through the Paket bootstrapper executable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Legacy support
- The bootstrapper instructions cover users not using .NET Core or using .NET Core 2.2 or lower.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Paket is available under the MIT License, which permits use, modification, and redistribution subject to its conditions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License limitation
- The MIT license states that the software is provided as is and disclaims warranties and liability.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lockfile support
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- Paket does not manage npm, bower, or other non-NuGet dependency ecosystems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- NuGet integration
- Paket supports .NET SDK projects used with the dotnet CLI and MSBuild 15.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package formats
- NuGet packages,.NET CLI tools,Git,GitHub/Gist,HTTP fileschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package management
- Paket provides commands to install, restore, update, and check for outdated dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package resolution
- Paket resolves concrete versions for direct and transitive dependencies while respecting version constraints.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Private registry auth
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Paket is a dependency manager for .NET projects that provides precise and predictable control over dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reproducible builds
- Committing Paket’s generated paket.lock file to source control provides reproducible builds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Restore workflow
- The .NET SDK integration lets dotnet restore call Paket’s restore mechanism.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security behavior
- Paket does not run scripts or programs from NuGet packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to GitHub to report issues, fork the project, and submit pull requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
