NLog 5.4.0

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.NET Standard 1.3 This package targets .NET Standard 1.3. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 3.5 This package targets .NET Framework 3.5. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package NLog --version 5.4.0                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package NLog -Version 5.4.0
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="NLog" Version="5.4.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add NLog --version 5.4.0                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: NLog, 5.4.0"
#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. 
// Install NLog as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=NLog&version=5.4.0

// Install NLog as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=5.4.0

NLog is a logging platform for .NET with rich log routing and management capabilities.
NLog supports traditional logging, structured logging and the combination of both.

Supported platforms:

- .NET 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
- .NET Core 1, 2 and 3
- .NET Standard 1.3+ and 2.0+
- .NET Framework 3.5 - 4.8
- Xamarin Android + iOS (.NET Standard)
- Mono 4

For ASP.NET Core, check: NLog.Web.AspNetCore

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 was computed.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  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. 
.NET Core netcoreapp1.0 was computed.  netcoreapp1.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard1.3 is compatible.  netstandard1.4 was computed.  netstandard1.5 is compatible.  netstandard1.6 was computed.  netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net35 is compatible.  net40 was computed.  net403 was computed.  net45 is compatible.  net451 was computed.  net452 was computed.  net46 is compatible.  net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen30 was computed.  tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Universal Windows Platform uap was computed.  uap10.0 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

NuGet packages (2.7K)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on NLog:

Package Downloads
NLog.Extensions.Logging

NLog LoggerProvider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for logging in .NET Standard libraries and .NET Core applications. For ASP.NET Core, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
NLog.Config

NLog.config file to get started with configuring NLog. This package is not mandatory to get started with NLog: the configuration file can created manually (read specs here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-file) or the configuration can be created programmatically. (read more here: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/Configuration-API) Note: Unfortunately this package won't work well when using <PackageReference> Advised to: - download manually: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NLog/NLog/v4.4/src/NuGet/NLog.Config/content/NLog.config - set "Copy To Output Directory" to "Copy if newer"
Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.NLogTarget

Application Insights NLog Target is a custom target allowing you to send NLog log messages to Application Insights. Application Insights will collect your logs from multiple sources and provide rich powerful search capabilities. Privacy statement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=512156
NLog.Web

NLog logging for ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC. Includes targets and layout renderers for websites and web applications. This package is for ASP.NET 3.5+ For ASP.NET Core: Check https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
AWS.Logger.NLog

An AWS NLog target that records logging messages to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

GitHub repositories (391)

Showing the top 5 popular GitHub repositories that depend on NLog:

Repository Stars
shadowsocks/shadowsocks-windows
A C# port of shadowsocks
BeyondDimension/SteamTools
🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。
rocksdanister/lively
Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers powered by WinUI 3.
Jackett/Jackett
API Support for your favorite torrent trackers
Sonarr/Sonarr
Smart PVR for newsgroup and bittorrent users.
Version Downloads Last updated
5.4.0 21,808 2/2/2025
5.3.4 4,690,284 9/12/2024
5.3.3 1,701,573 8/12/2024
5.3.2 5,898,140 4/30/2024
5.3.1 154,913 4/27/2024
5.2.8 9,493,838 12/29/2023
5.2.7 2,158,080 11/28/2023
5.2.6 589,059 11/19/2023
5.2.5 3,829,077 10/15/2023
5.2.4 3,035,009 9/6/2023
5.2.3 3,051,459 8/5/2023
5.2.2 3,951,606 7/4/2023
5.2.1 193,930 7/1/2023
5.2.0 4,302,341 5/30/2023
5.1.5 409,391 5/25/2023
5.1.4 1,659,129 4/29/2023
5.1.3 3,977,482 3/28/2023
5.1.2 4,330,555 2/17/2023
5.1.1 5,473,417 12/29/2022
5.1.0 3,826,810 11/27/2022
5.0.5 4,351,145 10/25/2022
5.0.4 6,068,607 9/1/2022
5.0.3 183,552 8/31/2022
5.0.2 1,437,810 8/12/2022
5.0.1 5,371,672 6/12/2022
5.0.0 6,309,291 5/16/2022
4.7.15 11,312,559 3/26/2022
4.7.14 3,018,999 2/23/2022
4.7.13 7,690,972 12/5/2021
4.7.12 4,428,001 10/24/2021
4.7.11 15,922,564 8/18/2021
4.7.10 10,191,849 5/14/2021
4.7.9 8,520,625 3/24/2021
4.7.8 4,631,212 2/25/2021
4.7.7 3,605,095 1/20/2021
4.7.6 6,010,868 12/6/2020
4.7.5 7,650,030 9/27/2020
4.7.4 5,461,584 8/22/2020
4.7.3 1,935,368 7/31/2020
4.7.2 17,650,361 5/18/2020
4.7.1 189,427 5/15/2020
4.7.0 6,543,584 3/20/2020
4.6.8 21,473,390 11/4/2019
4.6.7 14,820,330 8/25/2019
4.6.6 3,983,902 7/14/2019
4.6.5 4,528,911 6/14/2019
4.6.4 3,284,951 5/28/2019
4.6.3 3,929,825 4/30/2019
4.6.2 2,911,862 4/2/2019
4.6.1 346,160 3/29/2019
4.6.0 1,061,689 3/21/2019
4.5.11 24,820,758 11/6/2018
4.5.10 6,857,730 9/17/2018
4.5.9 1,814,049 8/24/2018
4.5.8 2,661,428 8/5/2018
4.5.7 1,375,945 7/19/2018
4.5.6 4,108,220 5/29/2018
4.5.5 984,844 5/25/2018
4.5.4 5,007,371 5/5/2018
4.5.3 2,376,933 4/16/2018
4.5.2 1,328,531 4/6/2018
4.5.1 445,522 4/3/2018
4.5.0 11,530,699 3/25/2018
4.4.13 1,007,677 2/27/2018
4.4.12 8,161,803 8/8/2017
4.4.11 2,652,057 6/17/2017
4.4.10 531,454 5/31/2017
4.4.9 1,235,580 5/5/2017
4.4.8 243,543 4/28/2017
4.4.7 176,043 4/25/2017
4.4.6 422,213 4/15/2017
4.4.5 595,715 3/28/2017
4.4.4 695,511 3/10/2017
4.4.3 851,722 2/17/2017
4.4.2 549,026 2/6/2017
4.4.1 2,588,086 12/24/2016
4.4.0 406,952 12/14/2016
4.3.11 1,408,785 11/7/2016
4.3.10 1,106,340 10/11/2016
4.3.9 589,766 9/18/2016
4.3.8 841,857 9/5/2016
4.3.7 793,118 8/6/2016
4.3.6 336,262 7/23/2016
4.3.5 1,111,758 6/12/2016
4.3.4 944,064 5/16/2016
4.3.3 564,597 4/28/2016
4.3.2 123,768 4/26/2016
4.3.1 131,897 4/20/2016
4.3.0 181,823 4/16/2016
4.2.3 2,444,711 12/20/2015
4.2.2 423,609 12/2/2015
4.2.1 1,027,787 11/21/2015
4.2.0 557,419 10/24/2015
4.1.2 1,282,788 9/20/2015
4.1.1 199,005 9/12/2015
4.1.0 275,505 8/31/2015
4.0.1 1,229,427 6/18/2015
4.0.0 1,704,727 6/9/2015
3.2.1 1,218,870 4/24/2015
3.2.0 2,235,913 1/2/2015
3.1.0 2,106,985 6/24/2014
3.0.0 321,216 6/2/2014
2.1.0 3,634,989 10/10/2013
2.0.1.2 1,663,392 4/8/2013
2.0.0.2000 3,755,210 7/18/2011
1.0.0.505 1,202,278 1/7/2011

ChangeLog:

- Fix AppDomain BaseDirectory on NET9 when it returns Long UNC (#5698) (@snakefoot)
- AsyncTaskTarget - Reduce default throttle after failure to 50ms instead of 500ms (#5700) (@snakefoot)
- ColoredConsoleTarget - Recognize NO_COLOR environment variable (#5702) (@snakefoot)
- More InternalLogger output when target disabled because failed to initialize (#5696) (@snakefoot)
- SimpleLayout - FromString avoid first chance exception when unknown layoutrenderer-type (#5681) (@snakefoot)
- ObjectGraphScanner - Handle property-getter that throws when AOT (#5651) (@snakefoot)
- LoggingConfigurationParser - Handle property-getter that throws when AOT (#5656) (@snakefoot)
- Remove Serializable-attribute and SerializationInfo since obsolete in NET8 (#5604) (@snakefoot)
- Marked JsonLayout EscapeForwardSlash as obsolete (#5695) (@snakefoot)
- Marked NLogViewerTarget and IncludeNLogData as obsolete (#5694) (@snakefoot)
- Marked XmlLoggingConfiguration AppConfig as obsolete (#5693) (@snakefoot)
- Marked XmlLoggingConfiguration InitializeSucceeded as obsolete (#5692) (@snakefoot)
- Marked LogEventInfo SetStackTrace with UserStackFrameNumber as obsolete (#5691) (@snakefoot)
- Marked SetupFromEnvironmentVariables and LogToTrace as obsolete (#5689) (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - Introduced WriteToFile without concurrentWrites (#5687) (@snakefoot)
- TraceTarget - Fixed Header output (#5682) (@snakefoot)
- CounterLayoutRenderer - Lock on readonly field to fix Sonar Code Smell (#5680) (@snakefoot)
- LogAssemblyVersion should check InternalLogger IsInfoEnabled (#5630) (@snakefoot)
- MethodFactory - Only register methods from class-types (#5684) (@snakefoot)
- StringBuilderExt - Updated EqualTo for StringBuilder to foreach-loop (#5686) (@snakefoot)
- SimpleLayout - Refactor RenderAllRenderers to use foreach (#5611) (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Optimize AppendStringEscape for success path (#5610) (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Optimize ExcludeEmptyProperties to skip string cast (#5601) (@snakefoot)

NLog v5.2 changes how to load extensions: https://nlog-project.org/2023/05/30/nlog-5-2-trim-warnings.html

List of major changes in NLog 5.0: https://nlog-project.org/2022/05/16/nlog-5-0-finally-ready.html

Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

For all config options and platform support, check https://nlog-project.org/config/