Download Nuget Packages Without VS/NuGet Package Manager

Question

How can I download NuGet Packages outside of visual studio? so it can be used to create offline packages.

Answer 1

Install the NuGet command line program:

The NuGet command line may be installed onto a machine in a few possible ways.

1. Direct download of the executable from https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe. The executable may be placed anywhere on the file system, and in most cases should be placed in a directory that is listed in the PATH environment variable.
2. Install the NuGet.CommandLine package from the NuGet Visual Studio client and either move nuget.exe to a common location or execute it in the context of your project.
3. Install the NuGet.CommandLine Chocolatey package using the Chocolatey client. More information on Chocolatey can be found at [http://chocolatey.org].

Then run nuget install package to download and install package in the current directory.

More about the NuGet command line program:

• Command Line Reference