Is there a way to download packages from nuget.org then do an offline installation into Visual Studio?

Question

My visual studio is installed on a machine which doesn't have internet connection so I can't download and install packages from NuGet Manager in VS.
So I am looking for a way to use another machine which has internet connection to download packages and then install on VS.

Answer 1

1. First, download the .nupkg file:

   • Follow the instructions at How to download a Nuget package without nuget.exe or Visual Studio extension?

   • Or use my Google Chrome extension NuTake

2. Secondly, install the .nupkg file into your project

   • Follow instructions at How to install a Nuget Package .nupkg file locally?

Answer 2

You can use the NuGet Package Explorer to download packages outside VS.

• https://npe.codeplex.com/
• https://npe.codeplex.com/releases/
• https://github.com/NuGetPackageExplorer/NuGetPackageExplorer

Answer 3

Alternatively to proposed answers, you can:

1. Build solution to restore packages (online).
2. Refer to the packages folder in your NuGet.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <packageSources>
    <clear />
    <add key="NuGet" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
    <add key="Offline packages" value="offline-packages" />
  </packageSources>
</configuration>

NOTE that:

1. NuGet.config should be in the same directory as your solution (*.sln) file.
2. If you want to push packages to the repository, rename directory or remove **/packages/* from the .gitignore.
3. In the above example, packages are moved to the offline-packages directory.