NLog 6.0.0
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, 8 and 9
- .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1
- .NET Framework 3.5 - 4.8
- Xamarin Android + iOS (.NET Standard)
- Mono 4
For ASP.NET Core, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Showing the top 20 packages that depend on NLog.
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JustEat.StatsD
JUST EAT statsd metrics-publishing
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27 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog provider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for usage in .NET Standard libraries and console applicaties.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog LoggerProvider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for logging in .NET Standard libraries and .NET Core applications.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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24 |
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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
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24 |
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NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Extend NLog with targets and layout renderers for websites and webapplications on the ASP.NET Core platform.
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24 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog LoggerProvider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for logging in .NET Standard libraries and .NET Core applications.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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23 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog provider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for usage in .NET Standard libraries and console applicaties.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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23 |
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NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Extend NLog with targets and layout renderers for websites and webapplications on the ASP.NET Core platform.
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23 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog LoggerProvider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for logging in .NET Standard libraries and .NET Core applications.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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22 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog provider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for usage in .NET Standard libraries and console applicaties.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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22 |
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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
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22 |
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Castle.Core
Core of the castle project
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22 |
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NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Extend NLog with targets and layout renderers for websites and webapplications on the ASP.NET Core platform.
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21 |
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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
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21 |
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NLog.Extensions.Logging
NLog provider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for usage in .NET Standard libraries and console applicaties.
For ASP.NET Core, use NLog.Web.AspNetCore: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
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NLog v6.0 with the following major changes:
- Support AOT builds without build warnings.
- New FileTarget without ConcurrentWrites support, but still support KeepFileOpen (true/false).
- Moved old FileTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.ConcurrentFile.
- Created new nuget-package NLog.Targets.AtomicFile that supports ConcurrentWrites for NET8 on both Windows / Linux.
- Created new nuget-package NLog.Targets.GZipFile that uses GZipStream for writing directly to compressed files.
- Moved MailTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Mail.
- Moved NetworkTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- New GelfTarget introduced for the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- New SyslogTarget introduced for the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network.
- Moved TraceTarget and NLogTraceListener into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.Trace.
- Moved WebServiceTarget into the new nuget-package NLog.Targets.WebService
- Renamed ChainsawTarget to Log4JXmlTarget to match Log4JXmlEventLayout
- Removed dependency on System.Text.RegularExpressions and introduced new nuget-package NLog.RegEx.
- Removed dependency on System.Xml.XmlReader by implementing own internal basic XML-Parser.
- Added support for params ReadOnlySpan when using C# 13
- Skip LogEventInfo.Parameters-array-allocation when unable to defer message-template formatting.
- Updated NLog API with Nullable-support and introduced Layout.Empty
- Marked [RequiredParameter] as obsolete with Nullable-support, and instead validate options at initialization.
NLog v6.0 release notes: https://nlog-project.org/2025/04/29/nlog-6-0-major-changes.html
Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/releases
For all config options and platform support, check https://nlog-project.org/config/
.NET Framework 3.5
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.5
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.6
- No dependencies.
.NET Standard 2.0
- No dependencies.
.NET Standard 2.1
- No dependencies.
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0.1 | 3 | 06/29/2025 |
| 6.0.0 | 3 | 06/28/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc4 | 4 | 06/18/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc3 | 4 | 06/12/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc2 | 6 | 06/06/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc1 | 6 | 06/06/2025 |
| 6.0.0-preview1 | 9 | 05/03/2025 |
| 5.5.0 | 5 | 06/06/2025 |
| 5.4.0 | 16 | 02/07/2025 |
| 5.3.4 | 31 | 09/16/2024 |
| 5.3.3 | 18 | 08/12/2024 |
| 5.3.2 | 35 | 05/03/2024 |
| 5.3.1 | 21 | 04/29/2024 |
| 5.2.8 | 20 | 01/08/2024 |
| 5.2.7 | 24 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.6 | 22 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.5 | 21 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.4 | 20 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.3 | 20 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.2 | 17 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.1 | 22 | 12/15/2023 |
| 5.2.0 | 23 | 08/28/2023 |
| 5.1.5 | 21 | 08/27/2023 |
| 5.1.4 | 20 | 08/30/2023 |
| 5.1.3 | 18 | 08/31/2023 |
| 5.1.2 | 18 | 08/30/2023 |
| 5.1.1 | 20 | 08/29/2023 |
| 5.1.0 | 21 | 09/01/2023 |
| 5.0.5 | 24 | 08/29/2023 |
| 5.0.4 | 20 | 09/01/2023 |
| 5.0.3 | 20 | 08/27/2023 |
| 5.0.2 | 22 | 08/29/2023 |
| 5.0.1 | 20 | 08/26/2023 |
| 5.0.0 | 23 | 02/17/2024 |
| 4.7.15 | 18 | 08/26/2023 |
| 4.7.14 | 27 | 12/15/2023 |
| 4.7.13 | 22 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.7.12 | 22 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.7.11 | 23 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.7.10 | 21 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.7.9 | 22 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.7.8 | 17 | 02/17/2024 |
| 4.7.7 | 20 | 01/08/2024 |
| 4.7.6 | 17 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.7.5 | 19 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.7.4 | 19 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.7.3 | 21 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.7.2 | 18 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.7.1 | 19 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.7.0 | 19 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.6.8 | 20 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.6.7 | 19 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.6.6 | 25 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.6.5 | 19 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.6.4 | 18 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.6.3 | 18 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.6.2 | 15 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.6.1 | 26 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.6.0 | 21 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.5.11 | 23 | 12/30/2020 |
| 4.5.10 | 27 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.5.9 | 21 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.5.8 | 20 | 08/26/2023 |
| 4.5.7 | 24 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.5.6 | 20 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.5.5 | 23 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.5.4 | 18 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.5.3 | 22 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.5.2 | 20 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.5.1 | 24 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.5.0 | 22 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.4.13 | 18 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.4.12 | 21 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.4.11 | 19 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.4.10 | 18 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.4.9 | 21 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.4.8 | 17 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.4.7 | 18 | 08/26/2023 |
| 4.4.6 | 19 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.4.5 | 20 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.4.4 | 24 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.4.3 | 16 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.4.2 | 20 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.4.1 | 21 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.4.0 | 18 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.3.11 | 20 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.3.10 | 23 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.3.9 | 24 | 08/26/2023 |
| 4.3.8 | 19 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.3.7 | 16 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.3.6 | 17 | 12/30/2023 |
| 4.3.5 | 17 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.3.4 | 19 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.3.3 | 20 | 02/17/2024 |
| 4.3.2 | 25 | 08/26/2023 |
| 4.3.1 | 17 | 02/17/2024 |
| 4.3.0 | 15 | 08/28/2023 |
| 4.2.3 | 21 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.2.2 | 21 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.2.1 | 20 | 08/29/2023 |
| 4.2.0 | 21 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.1.2 | 20 | 08/25/2023 |
| 4.1.1 | 20 | 08/30/2023 |
| 4.1.0 | 17 | 08/31/2023 |
| 4.0.1 | 19 | 08/27/2023 |
| 4.0.0 | 17 | 08/31/2023 |
| 3.2.1 | 19 | 08/30/2023 |
| 3.2.0 | 19 | 08/26/2023 |
| 3.1.0 | 22 | 02/17/2024 |
| 3.0.0 | 20 | 08/26/2023 |
| 2.1.0 | 20 | 08/30/2023 |
| 2.0.1.2 | 20 | 02/17/2024 |
| 2.0.0.2000 | 16 | 02/17/2024 |
| 1.0.0.505 | 19 | 02/16/2024 |