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dotnet add package NLog --version 4.7.0
NuGet\Install-Package NLog -Version 4.7.0
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="4.7.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add NLog --version 4.7.0
#r "nuget: NLog, 4.7.0"
#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=4.7.0

// Install NLog as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=4.7.0
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.NET Framework net35 is compatible.  net40 was computed.  net40-client is compatible.  net403 was computed.  net45 is compatible.  net451 was computed.  net452 was computed.  net46 was computed.  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.  monoandroid44 is compatible. 
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MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Silverlight sl4 is compatible.  sl5 is compatible. 
Tizen tizen30 was computed.  tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Universal Windows Platform uap was computed.  uap10.0 was computed. 
Windows Phone wp8 is compatible.  wp81 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed.  xamarinios10 is compatible. 
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NLog.Extensions.Logging The ID prefix of this package has been reserved for one of the owners of this package by NuGet.org.

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 The ID prefix of this package has been reserved for one of the owners of this package by NuGet.org.

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"

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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 The ID prefix of this package has been reserved for one of the owners of this package by NuGet.org.

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

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NLog.Extended.dll provides MSMQ target and AppSetting renderer

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5.2.8 2,974,005 12/29/2023
5.2.7 982,931 11/28/2023
5.2.6 378,720 11/19/2023
5.2.5 1,877,859 10/15/2023
5.2.4 1,740,569 9/6/2023
5.2.3 1,613,941 8/5/2023
5.2.2 2,368,688 7/4/2023
5.2.1 150,809 7/1/2023
5.2.0 2,567,879 5/30/2023
5.1.5 275,107 5/25/2023
5.1.4 1,144,795 4/29/2023
5.1.3 2,772,674 3/28/2023
5.1.2 3,237,521 2/17/2023
5.1.1 4,189,931 12/29/2022
5.1.0 2,831,723 11/27/2022
5.0.5 3,306,365 10/25/2022
5.0.4 4,628,781 9/1/2022
5.0.3 153,837 8/31/2022
5.0.2 1,169,756 8/12/2022
5.0.1 4,154,128 6/12/2022
5.0.0 4,620,843 5/16/2022
4.7.15 8,296,696 3/26/2022
4.7.14 2,441,029 2/23/2022
4.7.13 6,012,793 12/5/2021
4.7.12 3,840,710 10/24/2021
4.7.11 13,395,852 8/18/2021
4.7.10 8,781,316 5/14/2021
4.7.9 7,611,870 3/24/2021
4.7.8 4,075,010 2/25/2021
4.7.7 3,181,594 1/20/2021
4.7.6 5,416,168 12/6/2020
4.7.5 6,859,205 9/27/2020
4.7.4 4,992,253 8/22/2020
4.7.3 1,806,079 7/31/2020
4.7.2 15,410,247 5/18/2020
4.7.1 166,324 5/15/2020
4.7.0 5,893,753 3/20/2020
4.6.8 19,178,377 11/4/2019
4.6.7 13,351,256 8/25/2019
4.6.6 3,630,343 7/14/2019
4.6.5 4,170,526 6/14/2019
4.6.4 3,058,616 5/28/2019
4.6.3 3,387,031 4/30/2019
4.6.2 2,576,679 4/2/2019
4.6.1 324,870 3/29/2019
4.6.0 982,533 3/21/2019
4.5.11 21,487,615 11/6/2018
4.5.10 6,350,823 9/17/2018
4.5.9 1,679,039 8/24/2018
4.5.8 2,498,780 8/5/2018
4.5.7 1,309,160 7/19/2018
4.5.6 3,687,478 5/29/2018
4.5.5 930,023 5/25/2018
4.5.4 4,528,744 5/5/2018
4.5.3 2,101,392 4/16/2018
4.5.2 1,207,963 4/6/2018
4.5.1 388,787 4/3/2018
4.5.0 9,951,509 3/25/2018
4.4.13 936,501 2/27/2018
4.4.12 7,679,922 8/8/2017
4.4.11 2,499,452 6/17/2017
4.4.10 501,116 5/31/2017
4.4.9 1,174,740 5/5/2017
4.4.8 230,481 4/28/2017
4.4.7 153,246 4/25/2017
4.4.6 393,570 4/15/2017
4.4.5 568,560 3/28/2017
4.4.4 664,844 3/10/2017
4.4.3 817,994 2/17/2017
4.4.2 495,907 2/6/2017
4.4.1 2,016,224 12/24/2016
4.4.0 373,927 12/14/2016
4.3.11 1,289,410 11/7/2016
4.3.10 1,048,181 10/11/2016
4.3.9 549,272 9/18/2016
4.3.8 798,589 9/5/2016
4.3.7 744,864 8/6/2016
4.3.6 321,222 7/23/2016
4.3.5 1,027,252 6/12/2016
4.3.4 905,499 5/16/2016
4.3.3 510,523 4/28/2016
4.3.2 115,250 4/26/2016
4.3.1 128,163 4/20/2016
4.3.0 175,194 4/16/2016
4.2.3 2,258,056 12/20/2015
4.2.2 403,981 12/2/2015
4.2.1 980,810 11/21/2015
4.2.0 531,155 10/24/2015
4.1.2 1,121,877 9/20/2015
4.1.1 190,968 9/12/2015
4.1.0 265,656 8/31/2015
4.0.1 1,139,816 6/18/2015
4.0.0 1,467,491 6/9/2015
3.2.1 1,131,645 4/24/2015
3.2.0 2,097,020 1/2/2015
3.1.0 1,982,165 6/24/2014
3.0.0 297,002 6/2/2014
2.1.0 3,272,470 10/10/2013
2.0.1.2 1,573,659 4/8/2013
2.0.0.2000 3,420,943 7/18/2011
1.0.0.505 958,750 1/7/2011

## Bugfixes
- LogFactory - Fix deadlock issue with AutoReload (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Fixed ThreadAgnostic to correctly capture context when using nested JsonLayout (@snakefoot)
- ExceptionLayoutRenderer - Fixed so Format option HResult also works for NetCore (@snakefoot)
- Log4JXml Layout - Render NDLC + NDC scopes in correct order (@adanek + @304NotModified)
- Logger - Added exception handler for CallSite capture for platform that fails to capture StackTrace (@snakefoot)
- StringSplitter - Fixed quote handling when reading elements for config list-properties (@snakefoot)
- Utilities: fix ConversionHelpers.TryParseEnum for white space (@304NotModified)

## Features
- LogManager.Setup() allows fluent configuration of LogFactory options (@snakefoot + @304NotModified)
- LogManager.Setup().SetupSerialization(s => s.RegisterObjectTransformation(...)) for overriding default property reflection (@snakefoot + @304NotModified + @Giorgi + @mmurrell)
- LogManager.Setup().SetupSerialization(s => s.RegisterConditionMethod(...)) can use lambda methods and not just static methods (@snakefoot)
- ${level:format=FullName} will expand Info + Warn to their full name (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - Supports MaxArchiveDays for cleanup of old files based on their age (@snakefoot)
- Layout.FromMethod to create Layout directly from a lambda method (@snakefoot)
- Layout.FromString to create Layout directly from string along with optional parser validation (@snakefoot)
- ${dir-separator} for rendering platform specific directory path separator (@304NotModified)
- FileTarget - Supports ArchiveOldFileOnStartupAboveSize for cleanup of existing file when above size (@Sam13)
- InternalLogger - Added LogMessageReceived event (@304NotModified)
- DatabaseTarget - Assign connection properties like SqlConnection.AccessToken (@304NotModified + @snakefoot)
- DatabaseTarget - Assign command properties like SqlCommand.CommandTimeout (@snakefoot)
- ${onHasProperties} for only rendering when logevent includes properties from structured logging (@snakefoot)

## Improvements
- XmlLoggingConfiguration - Marked legacy constructors with ignoreErrors parameter as obsolete (@snakefoot)
- LoggingConfiguration - Perform checking of unused targets during initialization for better validation (@snakefoot)
- EventLogTarget - Improve diagnostics logging when using dynamic EventLog source (@snakefoot)
- ${longdate} now also supports raw value for use as DatabaseTarget parameter with DbType (@snakefoot)
- SourceLink for GitHub for easy debugging into the NLog source code (@304NotModified)
- JsonLayout - EscapeForwardSlash now automatically applies to sub-attributes (@snakefoot)
- TraceTarget - Introduced EnableTraceFail=false to avoid Environment.FailFast (@snakefoot)
- ExceptionLayoutRenderer - Improved error message when Format-token parsing fails (@snakefoot)
- AutoFlushWrapper - Set AutoFlush=false for AsyncTaskTarget by default (@snakefoot)
- LocalIpAddressLayoutRenderer - Higher priority to network-addresses that has valid gateway adddress (@snakefoot)
- LogFactory - Flush reports to InternalLogger what targets produces timeouts (@snakefoot)  

## Performance
- ObjectGraphScanner - Avoid holding list.SyncRoot lock while scanning (@snakefoot)
- FileTarget - ConcurrentWrites=true on NetCore now much faster when archive enabled (@snakefoot)
- JsonConverter - Write DateTime directly without string allocation (@snakefoot)
- XmlLayout - Removed unnecessary double conversion to string (@snakefoot)
- WebServiceTarget - Reduced memory allocations by removing unnecessary delegate capture (@snakefoot)
- NetworkTarget  - Reduced memory allocation for encoding into bytes without string allocation (@snakefoot)
- AsyncTaskTarget - Skip default AsyncWrapper since already having internal queue (@snakefoot)
- Mark Condition Expressions as ThreadSafe to improve concurrency in Layouts (@snakefoot)
- DatabaseTarget - Added IsolationLevel option that activates transactions for better batching performance (@snakefoot)
- SimpleLayout - Assignment of string-reference with null-value will translate into FixedText (@304NotModified)
- AsyncWrapper - Less aggressive with scheduling timer events for background writing (@snakefoot)
- Faster assignment of properties accessed through reflection (@304NotModified)
- ${replace} - Faster search and replace when not explicitly have requested regex support (@snakefoot)
- Skip need for Activator.CreateInstance in DbTypeSetter (@304NotModified)


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

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