We’re excited to share all the new features and improvements in
.NET 8 Preview 4! This release is a follow-up to the
Preview 3 release. You’ll continue to see many more features show up with these monthly releases. .NET 6 and 7 users will want to follow this release closely since we have focused on making it a straightforward upgrade path.
You can
download .NET 8 Preview 4 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Microsoft Build 2023 is coming! The .NET team will be hosting a number of sessions, from technical deep dives to Q&As with team.
Join the .NET Team at Microsoft Build 2023!
Check out what’s new in
ASP.NET Core and
EF Core in the Preview 4 release. Stay current with what’s new and coming in
What’s New in .NET 8. It will be kept updated throughout the release.
Lastly, .NET 8 has been tested with 17.7 Preview 1. We recommend that you use the
preview channel builds if you want to try .NET 8 with the Visual Studio family of products. Visual Studio for Mac support for .NET 8 isn’t yet available. If you’re sticking to the stable channel, go check out the latest features and improvements with the
Visual Studio 17.6 release.
Now, let’s take a look at some new .NET 8 features.