This topic describes how to add the GroupDocs.Total library to your .NET project. You can use a NuGet package to install this library or you can download necessary DLLs from the GroupDocs website: https://releases.groupdocs.com/total/net/.
- .NET Framework assembly. - .NET Framework 4.6.2 and later.
You can also use GroupDocs.Total with .NET Framework 2.0 (Visual Studio 2005-2008), .NET Framework 4.0 (Visual Studio 2010), and later .NET Framework versions by selecting one of the previous versions of the GroupDocs.Total package. See the complete list of package versions and supported frameworks in the table below.
.NET Framework versions are designed to be backward compatible. This means that you can use GroupDocs.Total for .NET targeting .NET Framework 2.0 with later versions of .NET Framework, such as .NET Framework 4.8. Learn more about .NET Framework backward compatibility here.
Install GroupDocs.Total using NuGet packages
You can use the following tools to install the GroupDocs.Total NuGet package:
Open your project or solution in Visual Studio and follow the steps below to install the GroupDocs.Total package using the NuGet Package Manager:
In Solution Explorer, right-click your project name and select Manage NuGet Packages to display the NuGet Package Manager.
Select the Browse tab and type GroupDocs.Total in the search box. Select the latest version of the GroupDocs.Total package and click Install.
Use the Package Manager Console
The Package Manager Console uses PowerShell commands to install, update, and remove NuGet packages. Open your project in Visual Studio and click Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console to open the console window. Run the the following command to install the latest version of the GroupDocs.Total library:
PM> Install-Package GroupDocs.Total
PM> Install-Package GroupDocs.Total.NETFramework
Use the .NET CLI
You can also use the .NET CLI tool to install and update NuGet packages. Open a terminal in your project’s folder and execute the following command to install the GroupDocs.Total package:
dotnet add package GroupDocs.Total
dotnet add package GroupDocs.Total.NETFramework
Download GroupDocs.Total from the official website
Visit https://releases.groupdocs.com/total/net/ and download the GroupDocs.Total assemblies as a ZIP archive. To reference the downloaded assembly files in your project, do the following:
Extract files from the ZIP archive with the assemblies to a specific location on your computer.
Open your solution or project in Visual Studio.
In Solution Explorer, right-click the References or Dependencies node, and select Add Reference (for a .NET Framework project) or Add Project Reference (for a .NET Core project).
In the Reference Manager dialog box, select the Browse tab and click Browse to locate the GroupDocs.Total.dll file for the target framework.
Click OK to add a reference to the GroupDocs.Total library to your project.
Warning
When installing GroupDocs.Total from the official website ensure that your project has all the required dependencies installed. Refer to the following page for details: