My Curated List of NuGet Packages

General

Some general purpose shits are here

oqo0.SwaggerThemes

Change Swagger documentation theme easily.

My Comments

A must have tool for ASP APIs and people with extreme light sensitivity. This package even comes with few built-in themes like Dracula, Monokai, Sepia, Gruvbox.

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Testing

Bogus

Bogus is a simple fake data generator for .NET languages like C#, F# and VB.NET. Bogus is fundamentally a C# port of faker.js and inspired by FluentValidation's syntax sugar.

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NaughtyStrings

Provides a strong typed .NET API for the Big List of Naughty Strings.Provides a strong typed .NET API for the Big List of Naughty Strings.

My Comments

Provides a big list of strings that can be used for testing. The strings are good for simulating user input that can cause problems.

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TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions
TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions

A modern and test-friendly abstraction over the .NET file system, letting you mock System.IO easily in unit tests without touching the real disk.

My Comments

Wonderful package that allows mocking filesystems. Really useful when you have to work with files and want to add some tests there. There are a bunch of related packages that may be included as well – Wrappers, TestingHelpers, etc.

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WPF

Some must-haves for WPF applications

CommunityToolkit.Mvvm

The CommunityToolkit.Mvvm package (aka MVVM Toolkit, formerly named Microsoft.Toolkit.Mvvm) is a modern, fast, and modular MVVM library. The MVVM Toolkit is maintained and published by Microsoft, and part of the .NET Foundation. It is also used by several first party applications that are built into Windows, such as the Microsoft Store.

This package targets .NET Standard so it can be used on any app platform: WinUI 3, UWP, WinForms, WPF, Xamarin, Uno, and more; and on any runtime: .NET Native, .NET Core, .NET Framework, or Mono. It runs on all of them. The API surface is identical in all cases, making it perfect for building shared libraries.

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MahApps.Metro
MahApps.Metro

MahApps.Metro is a framework that allows developers to cobble together a Metro or Modern UI for their own WPF applications with minimal effort.

My Comments

MahApps.Metro is a great framework for WPF applications, especially if you want to add modern theming with minimal effort. Its built-in support for dark themes makes it perfect for creating sleek, visually appealing UIs without spending hours tweaking styles.

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NKristek.Wpf.Converters

This library contains a collection of often used converters to write a WPF based application.

My Comments

It provides few converters that make working with data bindings easier. Some of the converters handle tasks like formatting, value conversions, and conditional checks. Example: BoolToInverseBoolConverter, DateTimeToStringConverter

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Detours

Can change applications during runtime

Ryder
Ryder

Ryder is a .NET Core library providing the ability to redirect method calls from one method to another. By extension, it can also redirect property accesses, and event subscriptions / raises.

My Comments

This one works (or should work) on any version of .NET Core. It also has a lightweight version in the GitHub repo.

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MonoMod.RuntimeDetour
MonoMod.RuntimeDetour

MonoMod.RuntimeDetour is a .NET library designed for runtime method hooking and detouring. It allows developers to intercept and modify the execution of methods in real-time without needing to access or modify the original source code. This makes it ideal for patching or extending existing applications, especially in modding or debugging scenarios.

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Network tools

Network protocols and other network tools

ARSoft.Tools.Net

This project contains a complete managed .Net SPF validation, SenderID validation and a dns client and dns server implementation written in C#.This project contains a complete managed .Net SPF validation, SenderID validation and a dns client and dns server implementation written in C#.

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tik4net

Manage mikrotik routers with .NET C# code via ADO.NET like API or enjoy O/R mapper like highlevel API.

My Comments

⚠ Abandonware: This package is no longer maintained and is broken as of RouterOS v7.18. For an updated and working alternative, use the "NuGet - New" package below.

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NGitLab

NGitLab is an API client for GitLab. It is modern well maintained and easy to use.

My Comments

Strange that the official repo is on github and not gitlab 😄

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Linux

Unlike others, this category is about a single person that I deeply admire: Tom Deseyn!

Tmds.LibC

Low-level .NET bindings for Linux system calls and native APIs. Ideal for building interop-heavy tools, working with raw sockets, signals, and direct syscalls in C# across Linux platforms.

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Tmds.Systemd

Tmds.Systemd is a .NET Core library for interacting with systemd.

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