# dotnetup: user-local .NET toolchain manager for frictionless installs

Canonical source : [dotnetup: user-local .NET toolchain manager for frictionless installs](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/dotnetup-user-local-net-toolchain-manager-for-frictionless-installs>)

Microsoft introduces `dotnetup`, a toolchain manager for .NET inspired by rustup and nvm, designed to simplify installing, updating, and managing multiple SDK and runtime versions without admin rights. The tool operates entirely in the user’s home directory, respects `global.json`, lets you track version channels or install daily builds, and streamlines cleanup of obsolete versions. It targets CI/CD use cases and aims for a unified experience across macOS, Linux, and soon Windows.

- Selected on : 2026-10-20

- Resource publication : 2026-10-15

- Entry updated : 2026-11-07T20:32:37+0000

- Format : Article

- Source language : EN

- Credit : Chet Husk

Original resource : [dotnetup: user-local .NET toolchain manager for frictionless installs](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-dotnetup/>)

Tags : [.NET](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/dotnet>) · [Developer Experience](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/developer-experience>)

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