<s>
NuGet	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
New	O
Get	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
primarily	O
used	O
for	O
packaging	O
and	O
distributing	O
software	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
NuGet	B-Application
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
larger	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
tools	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
client	O
application	O
,	O
hosted	O
package	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
software	B-Application
deployment	I-Application
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
NuGet	B-Application
package	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
file	I-General_Concept
that	O
bears	O
a	O
.nupack	O
or	O
.nupkg	O
filename	O
extension	O
and	O
contains	O
.NET	B-Application
assemblies	O
and	O
their	O
needed	O
files	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
manifest	O
file	O
describing	O
its	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
may	O
create	O
these	O
packages	O
with	O
the	O
NuGet	B-Application
client	O
app	O
and	O
publish	O
them	O
in	O
private	O
or	O
public	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NuGet	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
2012	O
,	O
both	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
for	O
Mac	O
can	O
natively	O
utilise	O
NuGet	B-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NuGet	B-Application
's	O
client	O
,	O
nuget.exe	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
,	O
command-line	B-Device
app	I-Device
that	O
can	O
both	O
create	O
and	O
consume	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSBuild	B-Application
and	O
.NET	B-Application
Core	I-Application
SDK	O
(	O
dotnet.exe	O
)	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NuGet	B-Application
is	O
also	O
integrated	O
with	O
JetBrains	O
Rider	O
.	O
</s>
