.NET Core is an open-source, general-purpose development platform maintained by Microsoft and the .NET community on GitHub. It's cross-platform (supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux) and can be used to build device, cloud, and IoT applications. Please run 'dotnet new' after installing to initiate the program and load all of the templates. NOTE: This release has reached end of life, meaning it is no longer supported. It is recommended to move to a supported release, such as .NET 6.0.