Microsoft released .NET 8.0 on November 14, 2023. It is the unification of earlier versions of the .NET Framework with .NET Core, enabling developers to use a single framework and runtime with uniform behavior supported on multiple platforms.
To work with .NET 8.0 you will need to install the current version of Visual Studio 2022 (17.8 or later):
» Download Visual Studio 2022
If you already have Visual Studio 2022 installed, you can update to the latest release which includes the .NET 8.0 SDK. It is not necessary to download and install the .NET 8.0 SDK separately. If you have preview versions of the .NET 8.0 SDK installed, those can be removed.
This release build has a minimum required version of SocketTools 11 Build 2148 or a later version. If you have an earlier version of SocketTools, you will need to upgrade to the current release.
» Download SocketTools 11 .NET 8.0 Assemblies
SocketTools remains focused on Windows desktop and server development and will only provide support for those platforms. If you have any questions about using the .NET 8.0 assemblies, please contact us.
See Also
SocketTools .NET 5.0 Downloads
SocketTools .NET 6.0 Downloads
SocketTools .NET 7.0 Downloads
Referencing .NET Assemblies