.NET default templates for dotnet new

When you install the .NET SDK, you receive over a dozen built-in templates for creating projects and files, including console apps, class libraries, unit test projects, ASP.NET Core apps (including Angular and React projects), and configuration files. To list the built-in templates, run the dotnet new command with the -l|--list option:

dotnet new --list

The following table shows the templates that come pre-installed with the .NET SDK. The default language for the template is shown inside the brackets. Click on the short name link to see the specific template options.

Templates Short name Language Tags Introduced
Console Application console [C#], F#, VB Common/Console 1.0
Class library classlib [C#], F#, VB Common/Library 1.0
WPF Application wpf [C#], VB Common/WPF 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
WPF Class library wpflib [C#], VB Common/WPF 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
WPF Custom Control Library wpfcustomcontrollib [C#], VB Common/WPF 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
WPF User Control Library wpfusercontrollib [C#], VB Common/WPF 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
Windows Forms (WinForms) Application winforms [C#], VB Common/WinForms 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
Windows Forms (WinForms) Class library winformslib [C#], VB Common/WinForms 3.0 (5.0 for VB)
Worker Service worker [C#] Common/Worker/Web 3.0
Unit Test Project mstest [C#], F#, VB Test/MSTest 1.0
NUnit 3 Test Project nunit [C#], F#, VB Test/NUnit 2.1.400
NUnit 3 Test Item nunit-test [C#], F#, VB Test/NUnit 2.2
xUnit Test Project xunit [C#], F#, VB Test/xUnit 1.0
Razor Component razorcomponent [C#] Web/ASP.NET 3.0
Razor Page page [C#] Web/ASP.NET 2.0
MVC ViewImports viewimports [C#] Web/ASP.NET 2.0
MVC ViewStart viewstart [C#] Web/ASP.NET 2.0
Blazor Server App blazorserver [C#] Web/Blazor 3.0
Blazor WebAssembly App blazorwasm [C#] Web/Blazor/WebAssembly 3.1.300
ASP.NET Core Empty web [C#], F# Web/Empty 1.0
ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller) mvc [C#], F# Web/MVC 1.0
ASP.NET Core Web App webapp, razor [C#] Web/MVC/Razor Pages 2.2, 2.0
ASP.NET Core with Angular angular [C#] Web/MVC/SPA 2.0
ASP.NET Core with React.js react [C#] Web/MVC/SPA 2.0
ASP.NET Core with React.js and Redux reactredux [C#] Web/MVC/SPA 2.0
Razor Class Library razorclasslib [C#] Web/Razor/Library/Razor Class Library 2.1
ASP.NET Core Web API webapi [C#], F# Web/WebAPI 1.0
ASP.NET Core gRPC Service grpc [C#] Web/gRPC 3.0
dotnet gitignore file gitignore Config 3.0
global.json file globaljson Config 2.0
NuGet Config nugetconfig Config 1.0
Dotnet local tool manifest file tool-manifest Config 3.0
Web Config webconfig Config 1.0
Solution File sln Solution 1.0
Protocol Buffer File proto Web/gRPC 3.0
EditorConfig file editorconfig(#editorconfig) Config 6.0

Template options

Each template may have additional options available. The core templates have the following additional options:

console

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1

    The ability to create a project for an earlier TFM depends on having that version of the SDK installed. For example, if you have only SDK 5.0 installed, then the only value available for --framework is net5.0. If you install SDK 3.1, the value netcoreapp3.1 becomes available for --framework. If you install SDK 2.1, netcoreapp2.1 becomes available, and so on. So by specifying --framework netcoreapp2.1 you can use SDK 2.1 even while running dotnet new in SDK 5.0.

    Alternatively, to create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, you might be able to do it by installing the NuGet package for the template. Common, web, and SPA project types use different packages per target framework moniker (TFM). For example, to create a console project that targets netcoreapp1.0, run dotnet new --install on Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ProjectTemplates.1.x.

  • --langVersion <VERSION_NUMBER>

    Sets the LangVersion property in the created project file. For example, use --langVersion 7.3 to use C# 7.3. Not supported for F#. Available since .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    For a list of default C# versions, see Defaults.

  • --no-restore

    If specified, doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation. Available since .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

classlib

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Values: net6.0, net5.0, or netcoreapp3.1 to create a .NET Class Library or netstandard<version> to create a .NET Standard Class Library. The default value for .NET 6 SDK is net6.0.

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --langVersion <VERSION_NUMBER>

    Sets the LangVersion property in the created project file. For example, use --langVersion 7.3 to use C# 7.3. Not supported for F#. Available since .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    For a list of default C# versions, see Defaults.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

wpf, wpflib, wpfcustomcontrollib, wpfusercontrollib

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. For the .NET 6 SDK, the default value is net6.0. Available since .NET Core 3.1 SDK.

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --langVersion <VERSION_NUMBER>

    Sets the LangVersion property in the created project file. For example, use --langVersion 7.3 to use C# 7.3.

    For a list of default C# versions, see Defaults.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

winforms, winformslib

  • --langVersion <VERSION_NUMBER>

    Sets the LangVersion property in the created project file. For example, use --langVersion 7.3 to use C# 7.3.

    For a list of default C# versions, see Defaults.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

worker, grpc

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. The default value is netcoreapp3.1. Available since .NET Core 3.1 SDK.

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

mstest, xunit

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • -p|--enable-pack

    Enables packaging for the project using dotnet pack.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

nunit

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0
    2.2 netcoreapp2.2
    2.1 netcoreapp2.1

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • -p|--enable-pack

    Enables packaging for the project using dotnet pack.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

page

  • -na|--namespace <NAMESPACE_NAME>

    Namespace for the generated code. The default value is MyApp.Namespace.

  • -np|--no-pagemodel

    Creates the page without a PageModel.

viewimports, proto

  • -na|--namespace <NAMESPACE_NAME>

    Namespace for the generated code. The default value is MyApp.Namespace.

blazorserver

  • -au|--auth <AUTHENTICATION_TYPE>

    The type of authentication to use. The possible values are:

    • None - No authentication (Default).
    • Individual - Individual authentication.
    • IndividualB2C - Individual authentication with Azure AD B2C.
    • SingleOrg - Organizational authentication for a single tenant.
    • MultiOrg - Organizational authentication for multiple tenants.
    • Windows - Windows authentication.

  • --aad-b2c-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory B2C instance to connect to. Use with IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/tfp/.

  • -ssp|--susi-policy-id <ID>

    The sign-in and sign-up policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -rp|--reset-password-policy-id <ID>

    The reset password policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -ep|--edit-profile-policy-id <ID>

    The edit profile policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --aad-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory instance to connect to. Use with SingleOrg or MultiOrg authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

  • --client-id <ID>

    The Client ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C, SingleOrg, or MultiOrg authentication. The default value is 11111111-1111-1111-11111111111111111.

  • --domain <DOMAIN>

    The domain for the directory tenant. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is qualified.domain.name.

  • --tenant-id <ID>

    The TenantId ID of the directory to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is 22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222.

  • --callback-path <PATH>

    The request path within the application's base path of the redirect URI. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is /signin-oidc.

  • -r|--org-read-access

    Allows this application read-access to the directory. Only applies to SingleOrg or MultiOrg authentication.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS. This option only applies if Individual, IndividualB2C, SingleOrg, or MultiOrg aren't being used for --auth.

  • -uld|--use-local-db

    Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to Individual or IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

blazorwasm

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • -ho|--hosted

    Includes an ASP.NET Core host for the Blazor WebAssembly app.

  • -au|--auth <AUTHENTICATION_TYPE>

    The type of authentication to use. The possible values are:

    • None - No authentication (Default).
    • Individual - Individual authentication.
    • IndividualB2C - Individual authentication with Azure AD B2C.
    • SingleOrg - Organizational authentication for a single tenant.

  • --authority <AUTHORITY>

    The authority of the OIDC provider. Use with Individual authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

  • --aad-b2c-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory B2C instance to connect to. Use with IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is https://aadB2CInstance.b2clogin.com/.

  • -ssp|--susi-policy-id <ID>

    The sign-in and sign-up policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --aad-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory instance to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

  • --client-id <ID>

    The Client ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C, SingleOrg, or Individual authentication in standalone scenarios. The default value is 33333333-3333-3333-33333333333333333.

  • --domain <DOMAIN>

    The domain for the directory tenant. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is qualified.domain.name.

  • --app-id-uri <URI>

    The App ID Uri for the server API you want to call. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is api.id.uri.

  • --api-client-id <ID>

    The Client ID for the API that the server hosts. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is 11111111-1111-1111-11111111111111111.

  • -s|--default-scope <SCOPE>

    The API scope the client needs to request to provision an access token. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is user_impersonation.

  • --tenant-id <ID>

    The TenantId ID of the directory to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is 22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222.

  • -r|--org-read-access

    Allows this application read-access to the directory. Only applies to SingleOrg authentication.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • -p|--pwa

    produces a Progressive Web Application (PWA) supporting installation and offline use.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS. This option only applies if Individual, IndividualB2C, or SingleOrg aren't being used for --auth.

  • -uld|--use-local-db

    Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to Individual or IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --called-api-url <URL>

    URL of the API to call from the web app. Only applies to SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication without an ASP.NET Core host specified. The default value is https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me.

  • --calls-graph

    Specifies if the web app calls Microsoft Graph. Only applies to SingleOrg authentication.

  • --called-api-scopes <SCOPES>

    Scopes to request to call the API from the web app. Only applies to SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication without an ASP.NET Core host specified. The default is user.read.

web

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0
    2.1 netcoreapp2.1

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS.

mvc, webapp

  • -au|--auth <AUTHENTICATION_TYPE>

    The type of authentication to use. The possible values are:

    • None - No authentication (Default).
    • Individual - Individual authentication.
    • IndividualB2C - Individual authentication with Azure AD B2C.
    • SingleOrg - Organizational authentication for a single tenant.
    • MultiOrg - Organizational authentication for multiple tenants.
    • Windows - Windows authentication.

  • --aad-b2c-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory B2C instance to connect to. Use with IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/tfp/.

  • -ssp|--susi-policy-id <ID>

    The sign-in and sign-up policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -rp|--reset-password-policy-id <ID>

    The reset password policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -ep|--edit-profile-policy-id <ID>

    The edit profile policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --aad-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory instance to connect to. Use with SingleOrg or MultiOrg authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

  • --client-id <ID>

    The Client ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C, SingleOrg, or MultiOrg authentication. The default value is 11111111-1111-1111-11111111111111111.

  • --domain <DOMAIN>

    The domain for the directory tenant. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is qualified.domain.name.

  • --tenant-id <ID>

    The TenantId ID of the directory to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is 22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222.

  • --callback-path <PATH>

    The request path within the application's base path of the redirect URI. Use with SingleOrg or IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is /signin-oidc.

  • -r|--org-read-access

    Allows this application read-access to the directory. Only applies to SingleOrg or MultiOrg authentication.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS. This option only applies if Individual, IndividualB2C, SingleOrg, or MultiOrg aren't being used.

  • -uld|--use-local-db

    Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to Individual or IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • --use-browserlink

    Includes BrowserLink in the project. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 and 3.1 SDK.

  • -rrc|--razor-runtime-compilation

    Determines if the project is configured to use Razor runtime compilation in Debug builds. Option available since .NET Core 3.1.201 SDK.

angular, react

  • -au|--auth <AUTHENTICATION_TYPE>

    The type of authentication to use. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

    The possible values are:

    • None - No authentication (Default).
    • Individual - Individual authentication.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS. This option only applies if authentication is None.

  • -uld|--use-local-db

    Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to Individual or IndividualB2C authentication. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0
    2.1 netcoreapp2.0

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

reactredux

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0
    2.1 netcoreapp2.0

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS.

razorclasslib

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

  • -s|--support-pages-and-views

    Supports adding traditional Razor pages and Views in addition to components to this library. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

webapi

  • -au|--auth <AUTHENTICATION_TYPE>

    The type of authentication to use. The possible values are:

    • None - No authentication (Default).
    • IndividualB2C - Individual authentication with Azure AD B2C.
    • SingleOrg - Organizational authentication for a single tenant.
    • Windows - Windows authentication.

  • --aad-b2c-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory B2C instance to connect to. Use with IndividualB2C authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/tfp/.

  • -ssp|--susi-policy-id <ID>

    The sign-in and sign-up policy ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C authentication.

  • --aad-instance <INSTANCE>

    The Azure Active Directory instance to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is https://login.microsoftonline.com/.

  • --client-id <ID>

    The Client ID for this project. Use with IndividualB2C or SingleOrg authentication. The default value is 11111111-1111-1111-11111111111111111.

  • --domain <DOMAIN>

    The domain for the directory tenant. Use with IndividualB2C or SingleOrg authentication. The default value is qualified.domain.name.

  • --tenant-id <ID>

    The TenantId ID of the directory to connect to. Use with SingleOrg authentication. The default value is 22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222.

  • -r|--org-read-access

    Allows this application read-access to the directory. Only applies to SingleOrg authentication.

  • --exclude-launch-settings

    Excludes launchSettings.json from the generated template.

  • --no-https

    Turns off HTTPS. app.UseHsts and app.UseHttpsRedirection aren't added to Startup.Configure. This option only applies if IndividualB2C or SingleOrg aren't being used for authentication.

  • -uld|--use-local-db

    Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to IndividualB2C authentication.

  • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

    Specifies the framework to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

    The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:

    SDK version Default value
    6.0 net6.0
    5.0 net5.0
    3.1 netcoreapp3.1
    3.0 netcoreapp3.0
    2.1 netcoreapp2.1

    To create a project that targets a framework earlier than the SDK that you're using, see --framework for console projects earlier in this article.

  • --no-restore

    Doesn't execute an implicit restore during project creation.

globaljson

  • --sdk-version <VERSION_NUMBER>

    Specifies the version of the .NET SDK to use in the global.json file.

editorconfig

Creates an .editorconfig file for configuring code style preferences.

  • --empty

    Creates an empty .editorconfig instead of the defaults for .NET.

See also