.Net needs licensing or it is free?

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.Net needs licensing or it is free?

Vargas, July Estefania 0

I need to know if .Net is free or requires license, I need to install in 27 million pcs.

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Answer 1

Castorix31 91,196

From AI :

.NET Licensing & Deployment Summary

.NET (including .NET Core, .NET 5/6/7/8+) is free and open source.

License: MIT License (runtime/LICENSE.TXT)

Authority: .NET Foundation FAQ (dotnetfoundation.org/about/faq)

You may install .NET on 27 million PCs without paying for licenses or entering special agreements with Microsoft.

Answer 2

Susmitha T (INFOSYS LIMITED) 910 Microsoft External Staff

Thanks for reaching out!

.NET (including .NET Core and later versions like .NET 5, 6, 7, and 8) is completely free and open source. You can install it on all 27 million PCs without needing to purchase any licenses or enter into special agreements with Microsoft.

Here’s a bit more detail:

.NET is licensed under the MIT License, which allows you to use, modify, and distribute it freely.
You can find more about this on the .NET Foundation FAQ or check the official licensing documentation.

Let me know if you need any further help with this. We'll be happy to assist.

If you find this helpful, please mark this as answered.

Susmitha T (INFOSYS LIMITED) 910 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-09-29T05:07:48.5766667+00:00

"Hope you're doing well. We're following up on the thread. Please let us know whether the issue persists or has been resolved. If the issue has been resolved, kindly mark the response as answered. We'll close this thread by 3rd October, so we are hoping for your reply before that".
Susmitha T (INFOSYS LIMITED) 910 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-10-01T06:48:15.03+00:00

"Hope you're doing well. We're following up on the thread. Please let us know whether the issue persists or has been resolved. If the issue has been resolved, kindly mark the response as answered. We'll close this thread by 3rd October, so we are hoping for your reply before that".
Susmitha T (INFOSYS LIMITED) 910 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-10-03T05:10:40.8033333+00:00

Since the thread has been open for a considerable time, we will be proceeding to close the thread. If the issue persists or reoccurs, please feel free to raise a new thread. We’ll be happy to assist you further.

Answer 3

Bruce (SqlWork.com) 81,521 Volunteer Moderator

There is a nit for .net 4.* framework. It is licensed as part of the windows O/S, so it requires the pc be running a licensed version of the windows O/S.

the .net core framework is open source, free, and not tied to an O/S license.

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