NLog 6.1.0
NLog is a logging platform for .NET with rich log routing and management capabilities.
NLog supports traditional logging, structured logging and the combination of both.
Supported platforms:
- .NET 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
- .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1
- .NET Framework 3.5 - 4.8
- Xamarin Android + iOS (.NET Standard)
- Mono 4
For integrating NLog with Microsoft.Extensions.Logging, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Extensions.Logging
For using NLog with ASP.NET Core, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Showing the top 20 packages that depend on NLog.
| Packages | Downloads |
|---|---|
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Castle.Core
Core of the castle project
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47 |
Changelog:
- [#5999] JsonLayout - Added support for DottedRecursion. (@thatrajeevkr)
- [#6084] JsonLayout - Protect against cyclic object graphs when DottedRecursion. (@snakefoot)
- [#6075] DebuggerTarget - Add support for MaxMessageSize and OnOverflow-action. (@snakefoot)
- [#6070] InternalLogger - Auto enable LogLevel.Info when activated. (@snakefoot)
- [#6045] LoggingConfigurationParser - Report unrecognized options in targets and rules section. (@snakefoot)
- [#6059] LogEventBuilder - Properties with IReadOnlyCollection for initialCapacity. (@snakefoot)
- [#6065] FileTarget - Adjust ArchiveSuffixFormat to better handle legacy ArchiveFileName. (@snakefoot)
- [#6079] FileTarget - Replace Environment.TickCount with LogEventInfo.TimeStamp. (@snakefoot)
- [#6066] FileTarget - Simplify FileName natural ordering logic. (@snakefoot)
- [#6069] FileTarget - Reduce code complexity for NaturalStringComparer. (@snakefoot)
- [#6064] FileTarget - Reduce code complexity for ArchiveNumbering property. (@snakefoot)
- [#6082] JsonLayout - Faster Json encoding with INoAllocationStringValueRenderer. (@snakefoot)
- [#6083] CsvLayout - Faster CSV encoding with INoAllocationStringValueRenderer. (@snakefoot)
- [#6081] DefaultJsonSerializer - Reduce overhead of PerformJsonEscapeWhenNeeded. (@snakefoot)
- [#6025] LogEventInfo - Changed LayoutCache from dictionary to linked list. (@snakefoot)
- [#6049] PropertiesDictionary - Increase initial capacity when insert. (@snakefoot)
- [#6061] PropertiesDictionary - Simplify enumerator when mixing property types. (@snakefoot)
- [#6074] WhenEmpty - Optimize when IsFixedText. (@snakefoot)
- [#6062] BufferingTargetWrapper - Improve InternalLogger output when WrappedTarget is NULL. (@snakefoot)
- [#6067] Fix nullable warnings from NET10 annotations. (@snakefoot)
- [#6068] Support nullable where TKey : notnull for dictionary. (@snakefoot)
- [#6071] AssemblyExtensionTypes - Reduce code complexity. (@snakefoot)
- [#6072] LoggingConfigurationFileLoader - Handle unknown type loading for App.config. (@snakefoot)
- [#6076] Marked ConversionHelpers.TryParseEnum as obsolete. (@snakefoot)
- [#5949] CallSiteLayoutRenderer - Obsoleted CleanNamesOfAnonymousDelegates + CleanNamesOfAsyncContinuation. (@snakefoot)
NLog v6.0 release notes: https://nlog-project.org/2025/04/29/nlog-6-0-major-changes.html
Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/releases
For all config options and platform support, check https://nlog-project.org/config/
.NET Framework 3.5
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.5
- No dependencies.
.NET Framework 4.6
- No dependencies.
.NET Standard 2.0
- No dependencies.
.NET Standard 2.1
- No dependencies.
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1.0 | 5 | 2/2/2026 |
| 6.0.7 | 9 | 12/10/2025 |
| 6.0.6 | 23 | 11/12/2025 |
| 6.0.5 | 16 | 10/9/2025 |
| 6.0.4 | 20 | 9/12/2025 |
| 6.0.3 | 25 | 8/13/2025 |
| 6.0.2 | 22 | 7/24/2025 |
| 6.0.1 | 23 | 6/28/2025 |
| 6.0.0 | 24 | 6/23/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc4 | 19 | 6/15/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc3 | 24 | 6/10/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc2 | 24 | 6/3/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc1 | 27 | 5/27/2025 |
| 6.0.0-preview1 | 32 | 5/2/2025 |
| 5.5.1 | 17 | 7/23/2025 |
| 5.5.0 | 25 | 5/29/2025 |
| 5.4.0 | 36 | 2/18/2025 |
| 5.3.4 | 38 | 9/17/2024 |
| 5.3.3 | 48 | 8/14/2024 |
| 5.3.2 | 41 | 5/5/2024 |
| 5.3.1 | 47 | 5/5/2024 |
| 5.2.8 | 45 | 3/4/2024 |
| 5.2.7 | 50 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.6 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.5 | 46 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.4 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.3 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.2 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.2.1 | 45 | 7/2/2023 |
| 5.2.0 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.5 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.4 | 52 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.3 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.2 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.1 | 53 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.1.0 | 38 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.5 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.4 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.3 | 57 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.2 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.1 | 36 | 3/9/2024 |
| 5.0.0 | 41 | 2/28/2024 |
| 4.7.15 | 38 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.14 | 35 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.13 | 49 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.12 | 46 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.11 | 38 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.10 | 41 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.7.9 | 42 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.8 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.7 | 51 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.6 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.5 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.4 | 52 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.3 | 35 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.2 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.1 | 45 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.7.0 | 39 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.8 | 47 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.7 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.6 | 47 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.5 | 38 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.4 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.3 | 50 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.2 | 50 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.1 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.6.0 | 51 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.11 | 44 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.5.10 | 43 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.5.9 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.8 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.7 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.6 | 45 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.5 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.4 | 48 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.3 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.2 | 54 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.1 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.5.0 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.13 | 44 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.4.12 | 40 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.4.11 | 37 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.4.10 | 45 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.4.9 | 42 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.8 | 48 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.7 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.6 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.5 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.4 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.3 | 42 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.2 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.1 | 42 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.4.0 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.11 | 39 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.3.10 | 45 | 3/4/2024 |
| 4.3.9 | 39 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.8 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.7 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.6 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.5 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.4 | 47 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.3 | 49 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.2 | 42 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.1 | 47 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.3.0 | 45 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.2.3 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.2.2 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.2.1 | 46 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.2.0 | 40 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.1.2 | 37 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.1.1 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.1.0 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.0.1 | 46 | 3/9/2024 |
| 4.0.0 | 44 | 3/9/2024 |
| 3.2.1 | 41 | 3/9/2024 |
| 3.2.0 | 43 | 3/9/2024 |
| 3.1.0 | 45 | 3/9/2024 |
| 3.0.0 | 48 | 3/9/2024 |
| 2.1.0 | 36 | 3/9/2024 |
| 2.0.1.2 | 44 | 3/4/2024 |
| 2.0.0.2000 | 42 | 3/4/2024 |
| 1.0.0.505 | 40 | 3/4/2024 |