dotnet-tool-search(1) .NET Documentation dotnet-tool-search(1)

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 5 SDK and later versions

dotnet-tool-search - Searches all .NET tools that are published to NuGet.

dotnet tool search [--detail]  [--prerelease]
    [--skip <NUMBER>] [--take <NUMBER>] <SEARCH TERM>
dotnet tool search -h|--help

The dotnet tool search command provides a way for you to search NuGet for tools that can be used as .NET global, tool-path, or local tools. The command searches the tool names and metadata such as titles, descriptions, and tags.

The command uses the NuGet Search API. It filters on packageType=dotnettool to select only .NET tool packages.

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--detail

Shows detailed results from the query.

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--prerelease

Includes pre-release packages.

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--skip <NUMBER>

Specifies the number of query results to skip. Used for pagination.

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--take <NUMBER>

Specifies the number of query results to show. Used for pagination.

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-?|-h|--help

Prints out a description of how to use the command.

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Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or description:
dotnet tool search format

The output looks like the following example:

Package ID                              Latest Version      Authors                                                                     Downloads      Verified
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dotnet-format                           4.1.131201          Microsoft                                                                   496746
bsoa.generator                          1.0.0               Microsoft                                                                   533
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Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or metadata, show only the first result, and show a detailed view.
dotnet tool search format --take 1 --detail

The output looks like the following example:

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dotnet-format
Latest Version: 4.1.131201
Authors: Microsoft
Tags:
Downloads: 496746
Verified: False
Description: Command line tool for formatting C# and Visual Basic code files based on .editorconfig settings.
Versions:
        3.0.2 Downloads: 1973
        3.0.4 Downloads: 9064
        3.1.37601 Downloads: 114730
        3.2.107702 Downloads: 13423
        3.3.111304 Downloads: 131195
        4.0.130203 Downloads: 78610
        4.1.131201 Downloads: 145927

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.NET tools
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Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI
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Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI
2023-10-25