Download Nuget Packages Without VS/NuGet Package Manager
Install the NuGet command line program:
The NuGet command line may be installed onto a machine in a few possible ways.
- Direct download of the executable from https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe. The executable may be placed anywhere on the file system, and in most cases should be placed in a directory that is listed in the PATH environment variable.
- Install the NuGet.CommandLine package from the NuGet Visual Studio client and either move nuget.exe to a common location or execute it in the context of your project.
- Install the NuGet.CommandLine Chocolatey package using the Chocolatey client. More information on Chocolatey can be found at [http://chocolatey.org].
Then run nuget install package to download and install package in the current directory.
More about the NuGet command line program:
- Command Line Reference
You can download NuGet packages outside of Visual Studio using:
NuGet Package Explorer
NuGet Package Explorer is a ClickOnce application which allows creating and exploring NuGet packages easily. After installing it, you can double click on a .nupkg file to view the package content. You can also load packages directly from the official NuGet feed.
Open a package from online feed:
And export the package to the desired location:
Chrome Plugin "NuTake" provides a direct download link.
Rename extension to .zip and extract
How to download NuGet Package without Visual Studio or Nuget Package Manager:
Search your desired package at NuGet Official Site.
Copy the end of the URL of the package page. For Example: http://nuget.org/packages/EntityFramework => Package Name is "EntityFramework"
- Enter the URL: http://packages.nuget.org/api/v1/package/{Package Name} For Example: http://packages.nuget.org/api/v1/package/EntityFramework