NLog 6.2.1
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
Changelog:
- [#6254] Replace System.Random usage with custom ScatterGenerator. (@jobvk)
- [#6267] JsonLayout - Escape lone surrogates so output stays valid UTF8. (@dylanpulver)
- [#6275] XML docs with Default value for class properties in Filters namespace. (@dualfroz)
- [#6276] XML docs with Default value for class properties with unit test. (@snakefoot)
- [#6265] AtomicFileTarget - Improve recovery when file suddenly disappears. (@snakefoot)
- [#6266] JsonLayout - Explicit assigned SuppressSpaces should win. (@snakefoot)
- [#6271] DefaultJsonSerializer - Refactor AppendStringEscape to make method simpler. (@snakefoot)
- [#6268] XmlHelper - Replace with char.IsHighSurrogate + char.IsLowSurrogate. (@snakefoot)
- [#6269] XmlHelper - Improve CDATA encoding when first char is invalid. (@snakefoot)
- [#6273] XmlHelper - Check char.IsHighSurrogate before checking length. (@snakefoot)
- [#6251] LogManager - Remove CLSCompliant(false) attribute from GetCurrentClassLogger. (@snakefoot)
- [#6255] NLog.Schema - NLog.Targets.HttpClient + NLog.Targets.OpenTelemetryHttp. (@snakefoot)
- [#6261] XmlParser - Moved primitive parsing logic into InputCursor. (@snakefoot)
- [#6264] XmlParser - Optimize parsing of Attributes and InnerText and CDATA. (@snakefoot)
- [#6280] Layout - FromLiteral is IsInitialized from the start and ThreadAgnostic. (@snakefoot)
NLog v6.2 release notes: https://nlog-project.org/2026/08/16/nlog-6-2-aot-build-size.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.2.1 | 2 | 09/18/2026 |
| 6.2.0 | 3 | 08/18/2026 |
| 6.1.4 | 11 | 07/09/2026 |
| 6.1.3 | 12 | 05/09/2026 |
| 6.1.2 | 16 | 04/01/2026 |
| 6.1.1 | 15 | 03/01/2026 |
| 6.1.0 | 19 | 02/01/2026 |
| 6.0.7 | 23 | 12/10/2025 |
| 6.0.6 | 26 | 12/09/2025 |
| 6.0.5 | 30 | 10/26/2025 |
| 6.0.4 | 29 | 10/26/2025 |
| 6.0.3 | 30 | 09/05/2025 |
| 6.0.2 | 31 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.1 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc4 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc3 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc2 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0-rc1 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 6.0.0-preview1 | 34 | 05/22/2025 |
| 5.5.1 | 27 | 07/30/2025 |
| 5.5.0 | 32 | 07/30/2025 |
| 5.4.0 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.3.4 | 36 | 10/29/2024 |
| 5.3.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.3.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.3.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.7 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.6 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.2.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.1 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.1.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 5.0.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.15 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.14 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.13 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.12 | 39 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.11 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.10 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.9 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.7 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.6 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.4 | 33 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.2 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.7.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.7 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.6 | 34 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.2 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.6.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.11 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.10 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.9 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.7 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.6 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.5.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.13 | 37 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.12 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.11 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.10 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.9 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.7 | 34 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.6 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.4 | 34 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.1 | 34 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.4.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.11 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.10 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.9 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.8 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.7 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.6 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.5 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.4 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.1 | 36 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.3.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.2.3 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.2.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.2.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.2.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.1.2 | 34 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.1.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.1.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.0.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 4.0.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 3.2.1 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 3.2.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 3.1.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 3.0.0 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 2.1.0 | 32 | 02/19/2025 |
| 2.0.1.2 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |
| 2.0.0.2000 | 32 | 02/19/2025 |
| 1.0.0.505 | 35 | 02/19/2025 |