The .NET Core team builds many branches of the product daily. You can install these builds to try out functionality prior to release.
Preview branches are for new major/minor versions of .NET Core that have not yet been released and are not yet supported.
| Component | .NET Core 3.0 | .NET Core 2.2 |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | .NET Core SDK 3.0.1xx (Master) | .NET Core SDK 2.2.1xx |
| ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core Shared Framework 3.0 (Master) | ASP.NET Core Shared Framework 2.2 |
| Runtime | .NET Core Runtime 3.0 (Master) | .NET Core Runtime 2.2 |
Servicing branches are for new patch versions of .NET Core that have not yet been released and are not yet supported. These patch versions are for previously released major/minor versions.
| Component | .NET Core 2.1 | .NET Core 2.0 | .NET Core 1.1 | .NET Core 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | .NET Core SDK 2.1.401 | .NET Core SDK 2.0 | .NET Core SDK 1.1 | .NET Core SDK 1.1 |
| ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core Shared Framework 2.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Runtime | .NET Core Runtime 2.1 | .NET Core Runtime 2.0 | .NET Core Runtime 1.1 | .NET Core Runtime 1.0 |