System.Text.Encoding 4.0.0
Provides base abstract encoding classes for converting blocks of characters to and from blocks of bytes.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Text.Encoding
System.Text.DecoderFallbackException
System.Text.Decoder
System.Text.EncoderFallbackException
System.Text.Encoder
System.Text.EncoderFallback
System.Text.EncoderFallbackBuffer
System.Text.DecoderFallback
System.Text.DecoderFallbackBuffer
System.Text.DecoderExceptionFallback
Showing the top 20 packages that depend on System.Text.Encoding.
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Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common
A shared package used by the Microsoft .NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn"). Do not install this package manually, it will be added as a prerequisite by other packages that require it.
This package was built from the source at https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/commit/57c813192bd494bb15aaa841f415f28f50438e19
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Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
Includes types that provide support for SecurityTokens, Cryptographic operations: Signing, Verifying Signatures, Encryption.
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NETStandard.Library
A set of standard .NET APIs that are prescribed to be used and supported together.
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When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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Newtonsoft.Json
Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET
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Newtonsoft.Json
Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET
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System.IO
Provides base input and output (I/O) types, including System.IO.Stream, System.IO.StreamReader and System.IO.StreamWriter, that allow reading and writing to data streams
Commonly Used Types:
System.IO.Stream
System.IO.EndOfStreamException
System.IO.MemoryStream
System.IO.StreamReader
System.IO.StreamWriter
System.IO.StringWriter
System.IO.TextWriter
System.IO.TextReader
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.IO.Compression
Provides classes that support the compression and decompression of streams.
Commonly Used Types:
System.IO.Compression.DeflateStream
System.IO.Compression.GZipStream
System.IO.Compression.CompressionMode
System.IO.Compression.CompressionLevel
System.IO.Compression.ZipArchiveEntry
System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive
System.IO.Compression.ZipArchiveMode
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.IO.FileSystem
Provides types that allow reading and writing to files and types that provide basic file and directory support.
Commonly Used Types:
System.IO.FileStream
System.IO.FileInfo
System.IO.DirectoryInfo
System.IO.FileSystemInfo
System.IO.File
System.IO.Directory
System.IO.SearchOption
System.IO.FileOptions
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Net.Security
Provides types, such as System.Net.Security.SslStream, that uses SSL/TLS protocols to provide secure network communication between client and server endpoints.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Net.Security.SslStream
System.Net.Security.ExtendedProtectionPolicy
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Reflection.Metadata
This packages provides a low-level .NET (ECMA-335) metadata reader. It's geared for performance and is the ideal choice for building higher-level libraries that intend to provide their own object model, such as compilers.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Reflection.Metadata.MetadataReader
System.Reflection.PortableExecutable.PEReader
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System.Security.Cryptography.Cng
Provides cryptographic algorithm implementations and key management with Windows Cryptographic Next Generation API (CNG).
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.RSACng
System.Security.Cryptography.ECDsaCng
System.Security.Cryptography.CngKey
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System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs
Provides support for PKCS and CMS algorithms.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.EnvelopedCms
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When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs
Provides support for PKCS and CMS algorithms.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.EnvelopedCms
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System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Provides types for reading, exporting and verifying Authenticode X.509 v3 certificates. These certificates are signed with a private key that uniquely and positively identifies the holder of the certificate.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509FindType
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ChainStatus
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collection
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509EnhancedKeyUsageExtension
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Chain
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Security.Principal.Windows
Provides classes for retrieving the current Windows user and for interacting with Windows users and groups.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity
System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier
System.Security.Principal.NTAccount
System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal
System.Security.Principal.IdentityReference
System.Security.Principal.IdentityNotMappedException
System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole
System.Security.Principal.WellKnownSidType
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Text.Encoding.CodePages
Provides support for code-page based encodings, including Windows-1252, Shift-JIS, and GB2312.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Text.CodePagesEncodingProvider
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Text.Encoding.Extensions
Provides support for specific encodings, including ASCII, UTF-7, UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Text.UTF8Encoding
System.Text.UnicodeEncoding
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding
System.Text.UTF7Encoding
System.Text.UTF32Encoding
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Xml.ReaderWriter
Provides provides a fast, non-cached, forward-only way to read and write Extensible Markup Language (XML) data.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.XmlNodeType
System.Xml.XmlException
System.Xml.XmlReader
System.Xml.XmlWriter
System.Xml.IXmlLineInfo
System.Xml.XmlNameTable
System.Xml.IXmlNamespaceResolver
System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager
System.Xml.XmlQualifiedName
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Xml.XDocument
Provides the classes for Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) to Extensible Markup Language (XML). LINQ to XML is an in-memory XML programming interface that enables you to modify XML documents efficiently and easily.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.Linq.XElement
System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute
System.Xml.Linq.XDocument
System.Xml.Linq.XText
System.Xml.Linq.XNode
System.Xml.Linq.XContainer
System.Xml.Linq.XComment
System.Xml.Linq.XObject
System.Xml.Linq.XProcessingInstruction
System.Xml.Linq.XDocumentType
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
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System.Xml.XmlDocument
Provides an older in-memory Extensible Markup Language (XML) programming interface that enables you to modify XML documents. Developers should prefer the classes in the System.Xml.XDocument package.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.XmlNode
System.Xml.XmlElement
System.Xml.XmlAttribute
System.Xml.XmlDocument
System.Xml.XmlDeclaration
System.Xml.XmlText
System.Xml.XmlComment
System.Xml.XmlNodeList
System.Xml.XmlWhitespace
System.Xml.XmlCDataSection
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.NETPlatform 5.0
- System.Runtime (>= 4.0.0)
Windows 8.0
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.5
- No dependencies.
MonoAndroid 1.0
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MonoTouch 1.0
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WindowsPhone 8.0
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WindowsPhoneApp 8.1
- No dependencies.
Xamarin.iOS 1.0
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Xamarin.Mac 2.0
- No dependencies.
.NETCore 5.0
- System.Runtime (>= 4.0.0)
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
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| 4.3.0 | 45 | 12/28/2025 |
| 4.3.0-preview1-24530-04 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.11 | 1,237 | 03/01/2021 |
| 4.0.11-rc2-24027 | 6 | 08/08/2025 |
| 4.0.11-beta-23516 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.11-beta-23409 | 5 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.11-beta-23225 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10 | 6 | 08/05/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-23109 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-23019 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-22816 | 5 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-22605 | 7 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-22416 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.10-beta-22231 | 6 | 08/06/2025 |
| 4.0.0 | 7 | 06/26/2025 |
| 4.0.0-beta-23109 | 6 | 08/07/2025 |
| 4.0.0-beta-23019 | 4 | 09/15/2025 |