# .NET 8.0.304 -August 13, 2024

The .NET 8.0.304 release is available for download. This SDK includes the previously released .NET 8.0.8 Runtime and is in support of Visual Studio 17.7 release. The latest 8.0 release is always listed at [.NET 8.0 Releases](../README.md).

## Downloads

|           | SDK Installer                        | SDK Binaries                 | Runtime Installer                                        | Runtime Binaries                                 | ASP.NET Core Runtime           |Windows Desktop Runtime          |
| --------- | :------------------------------------------:     | :----------------------:                 | :---------------------------:                            | :-------------------------:                      | :-----------------:            | :-----------------:            |
| Windows   | [x86][dotnet-sdk-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][dotnet-sdk-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.exe] | [x86][dotnet-sdk-win-x86.zip] \| [x64][dotnet-sdk-win-x64.zip] \|  [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.zip] | [x86][dotnet-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][dotnet-runtime-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.exe] | [x86][dotnet-runtime-win-x86.zip] \| [x64][dotnet-runtime-win-x64.zip] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.zip] | [x86][aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.exe] \|; [Hosting Bundle][dotnet-hosting-win.exe] | [x86][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-arm64.exe] |
| macOS     | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg] \| [ARM64][dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.pkg] | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.tar.gz]  | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg] \| [ARM64][dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.pkg] | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]| [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][aspnetcore-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz] | - |
| Linux     |  [Snap and Package Manager](../install-linux.md)  | [x64][dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz] \| [Arm][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz]  \| [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [Arm32 Alpine][dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]  \| [x64 Alpine][dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz] | [Packages (x64)][linux-packages] | [x64][dotnet-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz] \| [Arm][dotnet-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [Arm32 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz] \| [x64 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]  | [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]  \| [Arm][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [x64 Alpine][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz] | - |
|  | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                             | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                                      | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]                             | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime] |

1. Includes the .NET Runtime and ASP.NET Core Runtime
2. For hosting stand-alone apps on Windows Servers. Includes the ASP.NET Core Module for IIS and can be installed separately on servers without installing .NET Runtime.

The .NET SDK includes a matching updated .NET Runtime. Downloading the Runtime or ASP.NET Core packages is not needed when installing the SDK.

You can check your .NET SDK version by running the following command. The example version shown is for this release.

```console
$ dotnet --version
8.0.304
```

Visit [.NET Documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/) to learn about .NET, for building many different types of applications.

## Visual Studio Compatibility

You need [Visual Studio 17.10](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) or later to use .NET 8.0 on Windows. On macOS, you need the latest version of [Visual Studio for Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/). The [C# extension](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/dotnet) for [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) supports .NET 8.0 and C# 10.0.

[checksums-runtime]: https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/checksums/8.0.8-sha.txt
[checksums-sdk]: https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/checksums/8.0.8-sha.txt

[linux-packages]: ../install-linux.md

[//]: # ( Runtime 8.0.8)
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5e427de4-981a-481e-9fec-fa77b02a7edb/0d156acae55ca1329b6b9a8de70f398f/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/ac04b123-0542-4e80-9216-93f51a6814b3/d110733c152d34ab4eedb435ccfdab4d/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2f4507aa-972d-429c-9129-cfe95c1279eb/60dd9afc3f4786a568b01119c2280c63/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8d78f160-0833-4db5-bd62-947f8bc2d571/25638f47211018a7bd8fd9d314763196/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d9c4e4e4-bb2d-4f1a-9ded-bff5e354bd5a/0c6dbc5f68bea36a65fdf80e6aa4d55f/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/68c87f8a-862c-4870-a792-9c89b3c8aa2d/2319ebfb46d3a903341966586e8b0898/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/454e6d99-5836-4c51-947e-b75220eebd09/fcbaecbeaa1f95a8ac80aae62e8718b0/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-osx-arm64.pkg
[dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/e9ded115-7a30-4952-bb72-ff101583f20b/5a7628261b98d095d2c97ec3fe5267be/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/13a441ce-6908-4f4d-9615-0fcb80e2b41d/b9309626d2013d4e21bd6b0fe405e5f6/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/0159972b-a4d6-4683-b32a-9da824d5689e/ffb0784119abf49015be375b5a016413/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b0574522-b0b6-4075-b7e4-3c3d6f1c83d4/43d3e0e551de10faf0ddd1664e2ab4be/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/3c1da0a1-c405-48d0-99d7-273dab3b0083/240aa566253cbd5f86be31a55c1a0f30/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/cc913baa-9bce-482e-bdfc-56c4b6fafd10/e3f24f2ab2fc02b395c1b67f5193b8d1/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d9d43c59-b9f4-47b7-a520-da3a7fa255dc/95b26e342a1ecfa29c527faebdc272e4/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c2083daf-6d33-404f-a7d6-dd3bb012a945/e241d0aff000f63ef8a49c3c7da08087/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/e9b87eb9-a673-4b3e-bf22-95ade61bedeb/d9d83b7c82a86c3e35da7454f71bfb58/dotnet-runtime-8.0.8-win-x86.zip

[//]: # ( WindowsDesktop 8.0.8)
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2603d3c8-f891-4121-b84c-54b4c566929d/5f534746507ee61be351289e23680ed7/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.8-win-arm64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/907765b0-2bf8-494e-93aa-5ef9553c5d68/a9308dc010617e6716c0e6abd53b05ce/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.8-win-x64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/bd1c2e28-44dd-47bb-a55c-aedd1f3e8cc4/0a15fac821e64cf7b8ec6d99e54e0997/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.8-win-x86.exe

[//]: # ( ASP 8.0.8)
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/26f16795-9928-4ddd-96f4-666e6e256715/bf797e4f997c965aeb0183b467fcf71a/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-linux-arm.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f6fcf2c9-39ad-49c7-80b5-92306309e796/3cac9217f55528cb60c95702ba92d78b/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/7d2ac05d-2bef-4069-9513-bb2ef7fab48d/4f3d2d3fec003a65513dc1f70c126ab7/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/648de803-0b0c-46bc-9601-42a94dae0b41/241fd17cee8d473a78675e30681979bb/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-linux-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/a7080974-fac8-446c-ba20-313f6f323fbe/f907c126c9bcd394939a7cdf86b85f4b/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/465bdf6e-407d-4512-a222-32dafb225ad8/c22004de330d10a06141dee0f42b5d12/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-osx-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b336ee1f-b26c-4a03-958e-1e8a0b3cbf3e/afdfe9f8130098cb759ea933c66806bb/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-win-x64.exe
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/bc6a4cfd-be25-4dc0-90e9-2000f740a66b/6c5e6422aec7a09a8cebc1dbe8e37971/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.8-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-hosting-win.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/ef1366bd-3111-468b-93da-17e6ccb057e1/1fac364775c1accb09b9ac5314179004/dotnet-hosting-8.0.8-win.exe

[//]: # ( SDK 8.0.304)
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c73041ed-e684-4dc9-981a-2db502409dd7/0e24c20b4b1d0a728e20982de0b8790f/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/be9572a5-bcd5-46a0-b10d-0d00229ad57c/b80d3adb25c20fec467bd33f29f9a1be/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/21dcf586-94e5-44f2-8407-bd409d73f59a/ec99c395aae24f38dd5cf91c8dc06fd3/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5cf9b56c-0da6-4229-9e30-44547aba8be6/20d2e5353050b04d3272aa5c4a1b689c/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/52cedf32-8a92-4966-b184-18404ea1c5a4/cc399fff1b152b822776514ad247df50/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/057be84a-7404-4c14-960c-2d1e8184f308/5565f0821ac7a70da5983bbe711d859d/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-osx-arm64.pkg
[dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5ba638c9-0721-42c5-8bf8-9706c0f9c033/f8dbde51758bd9e734a9c932b60e12bc/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/50c51c87-f2f7-4f24-8c51-e0ba6d776d82/8d6e2ec35f9bdf4eda32e12127e2afa9/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8b5c27ce-6c82-4a06-8960-15ebd5434595/508572144872e190e7f00ba6583011d4/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d872774c-eec6-4dfe-afba-d817ac5353e0/f6fbbbc8fbd4fe56614cb5f5d63dd601/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/0949a9e4-474d-4284-bb1c-484d2f491f33/9dbb4df9af15c020589cade8ef001bd6/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2d0373a6-cd0f-468c-ad58-7aa8d39486f7/bc6dd4c6ab074dcf1550b573708b03e0/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/58147e38-33df-4d74-b402-af113cf8eba2/4b290b246f093aa17ca65afe91757b6e/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/835e3f90-77fc-43a6-9e30-edfbbbed9181/34ff227d9611496c86f427fc2023e410/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/ef70b261-a0d9-4b99-8ee2-f6ba83571579/d9dc41d344cb8d8df3dbc2d71804c9ee/dotnet-sdk-8.0.304-win-x86.zip