NaturalTimeFormatter 1.0.0

.NET 8.0

dotnet add package NaturalTimeFormatter --version 1.0.0

NuGet\Install-Package NaturalTimeFormatter -Version 1.0.0

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="NaturalTimeFormatter" Version="1.0.0" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="NaturalTimeFormatter" Version="1.0.0" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="NaturalTimeFormatter" />
                    

                            Project file

For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.

paket add NaturalTimeFormatter --version 1.0.0

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#r "nuget: NaturalTimeFormatter, 1.0.0"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

#:package NaturalTimeFormatter@1.0.0

#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.

#addin nuget:?package=NaturalTimeFormatter&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=NaturalTimeFormatter&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

NaturalTimeFormatter

NaturalTimeFormatter is a lightweight and extensible .NET library for displaying human-friendly time expressions like:

5 minutes ago
in 2 days
yesterday at 14:20

Fully localized and suitable for use in:

🟢 Telegram bots
🟢 Web APIs
🟢 Blazor
🟢 WPF / WinForms
🟢 ASP.NET

🌟 Features

✅ Easy-to-read natural time formatting
🌍 Localization support (currently: ru, en, de, pl, fr, es, it, by, kr, jp, cn, be)
🧩 Extensible formatter interface
💡 Suitable for both frontend and backend projects
📦 Lightweight — no external dependencies

🔧 Example Usage

var formatter = NaturalTime.CreateFormatter(culture);

var fiveMinutesAgo = DateTimeOffset.Now.AddMinutes(-5);
Console.WriteLine(formatter.Format(fiveMinutesAgo)); // "5 минут назад" / "5 minutes ago"

var tomorrow = DateTimeOffset.Now.AddDays(1).AddHours(3);
Console.WriteLine(formatter.Format(tomorrow)); // "завтра в 03:00" / "tomorrow at 03:00"

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.NET	net8.0 is compatible. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed.

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.NET

Compatible target framework(s)

Included target framework(s) (in package)

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net8.0
- No dependencies.

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