.NET 8.0 - Supported OS versions

April 30, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Last Updated: 2026/04/07; Support phase: Active

.NET 8.0 is an LTS release and is supported on multiple operating systems per their lifecycle policy.

Android

OSVersionsArchitecturesLifecycle
Android16, 15, 14Arm32, Arm64, x64Lifecycle

Notes:

  • Android: API 21 is used as the minimum SDK target.

Apple

OSVersionsArchitecturesLifecycle
iOS26, 18Arm64None
iPadOS26, 18Arm64None
macOS26, 15, 14Arm64, x64None
tvOS26Arm64None

Notes:

  • iOS: iOS 12.2 is used as the minimum SDK target.
  • macOS: The iOS and tvOS simulators are supported on macOS Arm64 and x64.
  • macOS: The x64 emulator (Rosetta 2) is supported on macOS Arm64.
  • macOS: Mac Catalyst apps are supported on macOS Arm64 and x64.

Linux

OSVersionsArchitecturesLifecycle
Alpine3.23, 3.22, 3.21Arm32, Arm64, x64Lifecycle
Azure Linux3.0Arm64, x64None
CentOS Stream10, 9Arm64, ppc64le, s390x, x64Lifecycle
Debian13, 12Arm32, Arm64, x64Lifecycle
Fedora44, 43, 42Arm32, Arm64, x64Lifecycle
openSUSE Leap16.0Arm64, x64Lifecycle
Red Hat Enterprise Linux10, 9, 8Arm64, ppc64le, s390x, x64Lifecycle
SUSE Linux Enterprise16.0, 15.7Arm64, x64Lifecycle
Ubuntu25.10, 24.04, 22.04Arm32, Arm64, x64Lifecycle

Notes:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL-compatible derivatives are supported per .NET Support.

Windows

OSVersionsArchitecturesLifecycle
Nano Server2025, 2022, 2019x64Lifecycle
Windows11 26H1, 11 25H2, 11 24H2 (IoT), 11 24H2 (E), 11 24H2, 11 23H2 (E), 10 21H2 (E), 10 21H2 (IoT), 10 1809 (E), 10 1607 (E)Arm64, x64, x86Lifecycle
Windows Server2025, 23H2, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012-R2, 2012x64Lifecycle
Windows Server Core2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012-R2, 2012x64Lifecycle

Notes:

  • Windows: The x64 and x86 emulators are supported on Windows 11 Arm64.
  • Windows: The x86 emulator is supported on x64.
  • Windows Server: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported with Extended Security Updates (ESU).
  • Windows Server Core: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported with Extended Security Updates (ESU).

Libc

LibcVersionArchitecturesSource
glibc2.23Arm32, Arm64, x64Ubuntu 16.04
musl1.2.2Arm32, Arm64, x64Alpine 3.13

Notes

  • The QEMU emulator is not supported to run .NET apps. QEMU is used, for example, to emulate Arm64 containers on x64, and vice versa.
  • Microsoft-provided portable Arm32 glibc builds are supported on distro versions with a Y2038 incompatible glibc or a Y2038 compatible glibc with _TIME_BITS set to 32-bit, for example Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, and lower versions.

Out of support OS versions

OS versions that are out of support by the OS publisher are not tested or supported by .NET.

OSVersionEnd of Life
Alpine3.202026-04-01
Alpine3.192025-11-01
Alpine3.182025-05-09
Alpine3.172024-11-22
Alpine3.162024-05-23
Android132026-03-02
Android12.12025-03-03
Android122025-03-03
Android112024-02-05
Debian112024-08-14
Fedora412025-12-15
Fedora402025-05-13
Fedora392024-11-26
Fedora382024-05-21
Fedora372023-12-05
SUSE Linux Enterprise15.62025-12-31
SUSE Linux Enterprise15.52024-12-31
SUSE Linux Enterprise12.52024-10-31
SUSE Linux Enterprise15.42023-12-31
Ubuntu25.042026-01-17
Ubuntu24.102025-07-10
Ubuntu20.042025-05-31
Ubuntu23.102024-07-12
Ubuntu23.042024-01-20
Windows11 23H2 (W)2025-11-11
Windows11 22H2 (E)2025-10-14
Windows10 22H22025-10-14
Windows11 22H2 (W)2024-10-08
Windows11 21H2 (E)2024-10-08
Windows10 21H2 (E)2024-06-11
iOS162025-03-31
iOS152025-03-31
iOS172024-11-19
iPadOS172025-09-15
iPadOS162025-03-31
iPadOS152025-03-31
macOS132025-09-15
macOS122024-09-16
openSUSE Leap15.62026-04-30
openSUSE Leap15.52024-12-31
openSUSE Leap15.42023-12-07
tvOS182025-09-15
tvOS172024-09-16
tvOS162023-09-18
tvOS152022-09-12
tvOS142021-09-20
tvOS132020-09-16
tvOS12.2-