SmartFormat 3.0.0-rc.2

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.NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.6.1 This package targets .NET Framework 4.6.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of SmartFormat.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package SmartFormat --version 3.0.0-rc.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package SmartFormat -Version 3.0.0-rc.2
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="SmartFormat" Version="3.0.0-rc.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="SmartFormat" Version="3.0.0-rc.2" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="SmartFormat" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add SmartFormat --version 3.0.0-rc.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: SmartFormat, 3.0.0-rc.2"
#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. 
#:package SmartFormat@3.0.0-rc.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=SmartFormat&version=3.0.0-rc.2&prerelease
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=SmartFormat&version=3.0.0-rc.2&prerelease
                    


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SmartFormat Version 3.0.0-rc.2

See the list of changes in version/v3 compared to v2.7.x and give it a try.

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This package contains the core SmartFormat assemblies with core extensions built-in.

SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. SmartFormat uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.

  • High performance with low memory footprint
  • Exact control of whitespace text output
  • string.Format compatibility mode and Smart.Format enhanced mode
  • Minimal, intuitive syntax
  • Many built-in extensions, custom extensions are easy to integrate

Supported Frameworks

  • .Net Framework 4.6.1 and later
  • .Net Standard 2.0
  • .Net Standard 2.1 and later for best optimizations
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 was computed.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net461 is compatible.  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. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
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NuGet packages (24)

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SmartFormat.NET

This package contains the core SmartFormat assemblies with core extensions built-in, and includes references to additional SmartFormat.Extensions packages. SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.
SmartFormat.Extensions.Time

This package is a SmartFormat extension for formatting System.DateTime, System.DateTimeOffset and System.TimeSpan types. SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.
SmartFormat.Extensions.System.Text.Json

This package is a SmartFormat extension for formatting System.Text.Json types. SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.
SmartFormat.Extensions.Newtonsoft.Json

This package is a SmartFormat extension for formatting Newtonsoft.Json types. SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.
SmartFormat.Extensions.Xml

This package is a SmartFormat extension for reading and formatting System.Xml.Linq.XElement SmartFormat is a lightweight text templating library written in C#. It can format various data sources into a string with a minimal, intuitive syntax similar to string.Format. It uses extensions to provide named placeholders, localization, pluralization, gender conjugation, and list and time formatting.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
3.6.1 74,199 9/13/2025
3.6.0 518,437 3/17/2025
3.5.3 171,124 1/17/2025
3.5.2 94,499 12/18/2024
3.5.1 295,806 10/11/2024
3.5.0 492,003 7/29/2024
3.4.0 266,675 5/15/2024
3.3.2 568,511 1/29/2024
3.3.1 55,834 1/14/2024
3.3.0 438,015 9/25/2023
3.2.2 145,201 8/3/2023
3.2.1 620,261 2/19/2023
3.2.0 1,334,270 9/18/2022
3.1.0 585,885 5/17/2022
3.0.0 326,646 3/14/2022
3.0.0-rc.2 4,898 2/15/2022
3.0.0-rc.1 1,736 2/1/2022

See the change log for details of this release:
https://github.com/axuno/SmartFormat/blob/version/v3.0/CHANGES.md
Give it a try.