NUPKG File

Category: Developer Files

What is a NUPKG file?

The .NUPKG, or the nugget package, file is a code package that was developed and put into use by NuGet, a Microsoft Visual Studio Component that allows the sharing and creation of packages for use in .NET projects. This particular code package contains instructions on how to use the code and packaged source code. .NUPKG files are built in part by .NUSPEC files while, in turn, are built from the .DLL assemblies. At a point once upon a time, these files were all installed manually but due to the rise in demand, the Nuget Package Manager with the visual studio became default a default program that comes ready to go when it is needed. These files are compressed with the .GZIP file compression process and if it’s troubling extracting the .NUPKG file, it is possible to rename the file to use the .zip extension before decompressing it.

How to Open NUPKG Files

Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft File Explorer

7-Zip

Corel WinZip

RARLAB WinRAR

Apple Archive Utility

Corel WinZip

Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe

funzip

p7zip

B1 Free Archiver

How to Make NUPKG Files

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