How to find all dependencies of a .NET project?

Question

Basically, what I need is something like Dependecy Walker, but it should work with .NET applications. Is there anywhere such tool?

Answer 1

I prefer ILSpy. It's an open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler. And yes, it shows dependencies.

Decent replacement for Reflector which is not free anymore.

Answer 2

During runtime Systernals' ProcessExplorer might be helpful to see an assemblys dependencies.

Also NDepend can show you the dependencies and how tightly your components are coupled.

Answer 3

Reflector is not free and the other one is not free either, just a trial. I had the same problem and found this EXCELLENT tool:

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/246858/Depends4Net-Part-1

Answer 4

Dependency Walker will work with .Net too.

the .Net layer still needs to call down to the core Windows functions like LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to do the actual work. It is at this core level that Dependency Walker understands what is going on. So, while Dependency Walker may not understand all the language specific complexities of your application, it will still be able to track all module activity at a core Windows API level.

Reference

Answer 5

Reflector - previously from Lutz Roeder, now from Red-Gate software.

Answer 6

ildasm.exe works for this purpose as well.

This tool is automatically installed with Visual Studio. To run the tool, use the Developer Command Prompt (or the Visual Studio Command Prompt in Windows 7).

ildasm.exe lists a tree of namespaces, types, methods, etc. on loading an assembly.

And you can view all dependencies of the assembly by double clicking MANIFEST, and searching for lines starting with .assembly extern.

ildasm.exe comes with Visual Studio or .NET SDK installations, so chances are you've got it on your computer.