Get-Package (Package Manager Console in Visual Studio)
This topic describes the command within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio on Windows. For the generic PowerShell Get-Package command, see the PowerShell PackageManagement reference.
Retrieves the list of packages installed in the local repository, lists packages available from a package source when used with the -ListAvailable switch, or lists available updates when used with the -Update switch.
Syntax
Get-Package -Source <string> [-ListAvailable] [-Updates] [-ProjectName <string>]
[-Filter <string>] [-First <int>] [-Skip <int>] [-AllVersions] [-IncludePrerelease]
[-PageSize] [<CommonParameters>]
With no parameters, Get-Package displays the list of packages installed in the default project.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Source | The URL or folder path for the package . Local folder paths can be absolute, or relative to the current folder. If omitted, Get-Package searches the currently selected package source. When used with -ListAvailable, defaults to nuget.org. |
| ListAvailable | Lists packages available from a package source, defaulting to nuget.org. Shows a default of 50 packages unless -PageSize and/or -First are specified. |
| Updates | Lists packages that have an update available from the package source. |
| ProjectName | The project from which to get installed packages. If omitted, returns installed projects for the entire solution. |
| Filter | A filter string used to narrow down the list of packages by applying it to the package ID, description, and tags. |
| First | The number of packages to return from the beginning of the list. If not specified, defaults to 50. |
| Skip | Omits the first <int> packages from the displayed list. |
| AllVersions | Displays all available versions of each package instead of only the latest version. |
| IncludePrerelease | Includes prerelease packages in the results. |
| PageSize | (3.0+) When used with -ListAvailable (required), the number of packages to list before giving a prompt to continue. |
None of these parameters accept pipeline input or wildcard characters.
Common Parameters
Get-Package supports the following common PowerShell parameters: Debug, Error Action, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, PipelineVariable, Verbose, WarningAction, and WarningVariable.
Examples
# Lists the packages installed in the current solution
Get-Package
# Lists the packages installed in a project
Get-Package -ProjectName MyProject
# Lists packages available in the current package source
Get-Package -ListAvailable
# Lists 30 packages at a time from the current source, and prompts to continue if more are available
Get-Package -ListAvailable -PageSize 30
# Lists packages with the Ninject keyword in the current source, up to 50
Get-Package -ListAvailable -Filter Ninject
# List all versions of packages matching the filter "jquery"
Get-Package -ListAvailable -Filter jquery -AllVersions
# Lists packages installed in the solution that have available updates
Get-Package -Updates
# Lists packages installed in a specific project that have available updates
Get-Package -Updates -ProjectName MyProject