Welcome to .NET 8! The first preview is ready for you to download: claim your copy of the first .NET 8 preview and start building applications today. .NET 8 is a long-term support (LTS) release. This blog post covers the major themes and goals that drive the prioritization and selection of enhancements to develop. .NET 8 preview and release candidate builds will be delivered monthly. We plan to make broad investments in ASP.NET Core, Blazor, EF Core, WinForms, WPF, and other platforms. You can download .NET 8 Preview 1, for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Stay current with what’s new and coming by reading our What’s New in .NET 8 documentation, which will be updated throughout the release.
