Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools 8.0.10
The Entity Framework Core tools help with design-time development tasks. They're primarily used to manage Migrations and to scaffold a DbContext and entity types by reverse engineering the schema of a database.
This package, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools is for PowerShell tooling that works in the Visual Studio Package Manager Console (PMC).
Usage
Install the tools package by running the following in the Visual Studio PMC:
Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
The available commands are listed in the following table.
| PMC Command | Usage |
|---|---|
| Add-Migration | Adds a new migration. |
| Bundle-Migration | Creates an executable to update the database. |
| Drop-Database | Drops the database. |
| Get-DbContext | Gets information about a DbContext type. |
| Get-Help EntityFramework | Displays information about Entity Framework commands. |
| Get-Migration | Lists available migrations. |
| Optimize-DbContext | Generates a compiled version of the model used by the DbContext. |
| Remove-Migration | Removes the last migration. |
| Scaffold-DbContext | Generates a DbContext and entity type classes for a specified database. |
| Script-DbContext | Generates a SQL script from the DbContext. Bypasses any migrations. |
| Script-Migration | Generates a SQL script from the migrations. |
| Update-Database | Updates the database to the last migration or to a specified migration. |
Getting started with EF Core
See Getting started with EF Core for more information about EF NuGet packages, including which to install when getting started.
Feedback
If you encounter a bug or issues with this package,you can open an Github issue. For more details, see getting support.
No packages depend on Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools.
.NET 8.0
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design (>= 8.0.10)
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 0 | 03/18/2025 |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 0 | 02/25/2025 |
| 9.0.3 | 0 | 03/11/2025 |
| 9.0.2 | 0 | 02/11/2025 |
| 9.0.1 | 0 | 01/14/2025 |
| 9.0.0 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 0 | 10/08/2024 |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 0 | 09/10/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 0 | 08/13/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 0 | 07/09/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 0 | 06/11/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 0 | 05/21/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 0 | 04/11/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 0 | 03/12/2024 |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 0 | 02/13/2024 |
| 8.0.14 | 0 | 03/11/2025 |
| 8.0.13 | 0 | 02/11/2025 |
| 8.0.12 | 0 | 01/14/2025 |
| 8.0.11 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.10 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.8 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.7 | 0 | 07/09/2024 |
| 8.0.6 | 0 | 05/28/2024 |
| 8.0.5 | 0 | 05/14/2024 |
| 8.0.4 | 0 | 04/09/2024 |
| 8.0.3 | 0 | 03/12/2024 |
| 8.0.2 | 0 | 02/13/2024 |
| 8.0.1 | 0 | 01/09/2024 |
| 8.0.0 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 0 | 09/12/2023 |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 0 | 08/08/2023 |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 0 | 06/13/2023 |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 0 | 05/16/2023 |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 0 | 04/11/2023 |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 0 | 02/21/2023 |
| 7.0.20 | 0 | 05/28/2024 |
| 7.0.19 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.18 | 0 | 04/09/2024 |
| 7.0.17 | 0 | 03/12/2024 |
| 7.0.16 | 0 | 02/13/2024 |
| 7.0.15 | 0 | 01/09/2024 |
| 7.0.14 | 0 | 11/14/2023 |
| 7.0.13 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.12 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.11 | 0 | 09/12/2023 |
| 7.0.10 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.9 | 0 | 07/11/2023 |
| 7.0.8 | 0 | 06/22/2023 |
| 7.0.7 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.5 | 0 | 04/11/2023 |
| 7.0.4 | 0 | 03/14/2023 |
| 7.0.3 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.2 | 0 | 01/10/2023 |
| 7.0.1 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.0 | 0 | 11/07/2022 |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 0 | 10/11/2022 |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 0 | 09/14/2022 |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 0 | 07/12/2022 |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 0 | 06/14/2022 |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 0 | 04/13/2022 |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 0 | 03/14/2022 |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.36 | 0 | 11/12/2024 |
| 6.0.35 | 0 | 10/08/2024 |
| 6.0.33 | 0 | 08/13/2024 |
| 6.0.32 | 0 | 07/09/2024 |
| 6.0.31 | 0 | 05/28/2024 |
| 6.0.30 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.29 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.28 | 0 | 03/12/2024 |
| 6.0.27 | 0 | 02/13/2024 |
| 6.0.26 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.25 | 0 | 11/14/2023 |
| 6.0.24 | 0 | 10/24/2023 |
| 6.0.23 | 0 | 10/10/2023 |
| 6.0.22 | 0 | 09/12/2023 |
| 6.0.21 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.20 | 0 | 07/11/2023 |
| 6.0.19 | 0 | 06/22/2023 |
| 6.0.18 | 0 | 06/13/2023 |
| 6.0.16 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.15 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.14 | 0 | 02/14/2023 |
| 6.0.13 | 0 | 01/10/2023 |
| 6.0.12 | 0 | 12/13/2022 |
| 6.0.11 | 0 | 11/07/2022 |
| 6.0.10 | 0 | 10/11/2022 |
| 6.0.9 | 0 | 09/13/2022 |
| 6.0.8 | 0 | 08/09/2022 |
| 6.0.7 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.6 | 0 | 06/14/2022 |
| 6.0.5 | 0 | 05/10/2022 |
| 6.0.4 | 0 | 04/11/2022 |
| 6.0.3 | 0 | 03/08/2022 |
| 6.0.2 | 0 | 02/08/2022 |
| 6.0.1 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.0 | 0 | 11/08/2021 |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 0 | 10/12/2021 |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 0 | 09/14/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 0 | 07/14/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 0 | 06/15/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 0 | 05/24/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 0 | 04/08/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 0 | 03/11/2021 |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.17 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.16 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.15 | 0 | 03/08/2022 |
| 5.0.14 | 0 | 02/08/2022 |
| 5.0.13 | 0 | 12/14/2021 |
| 5.0.12 | 0 | 11/07/2021 |
| 5.0.11 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.10 | 0 | 09/14/2021 |
| 5.0.9 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.8 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.7 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.6 | 0 | 05/11/2021 |
| 5.0.5 | 0 | 04/06/2021 |
| 5.0.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.3 | 0 | 02/09/2021 |
| 5.0.2 | 0 | 01/12/2021 |
| 5.0.1 | 0 | 12/08/2020 |
| 5.0.0 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 0 | 10/13/2020 |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 0 | 08/25/2020 |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 0 | 07/21/2020 |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 0 | 05/18/2020 |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 0 | 04/23/2020 |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 0 | 04/02/2020 |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 0 | 03/16/2020 |
| 3.1.32 | 0 | 12/13/2022 |
| 3.1.31 | 0 | 11/08/2022 |
| 3.1.30 | 0 | 10/11/2022 |
| 3.1.29 | 0 | 09/13/2022 |
| 3.1.28 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.27 | 0 | 07/12/2022 |
| 3.1.26 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.25 | 0 | 05/10/2022 |
| 3.1.24 | 0 | 04/11/2022 |
| 3.1.23 | 0 | 03/08/2022 |
| 3.1.22 | 0 | 12/14/2021 |
| 3.1.21 | 0 | 11/07/2021 |
| 3.1.20 | 0 | 10/11/2021 |
| 3.1.19 | 0 | 09/14/2021 |
| 3.1.18 | 0 | 08/10/2021 |
| 3.1.17 | 0 | 07/13/2021 |
| 3.1.16 | 0 | 06/08/2021 |
| 3.1.15 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.14 | 0 | 04/06/2021 |
| 3.1.13 | 0 | 03/09/2021 |
| 3.1.12 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.11 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.10 | 0 | 11/09/2020 |
| 3.1.9 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.8 | 0 | 09/08/2020 |
| 3.1.7 | 0 | 08/11/2020 |
| 3.1.6 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.5 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.1.3 | 0 | 03/24/2020 |
| 3.1.2 | 0 | 02/19/2020 |
| 3.1.1 | 0 | 01/14/2020 |
| 3.1.0 | 0 | 12/03/2019 |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 0 | 11/13/2019 |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 0 | 11/01/2019 |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 0 | 10/15/2019 |
| 3.0.3 | 0 | 02/19/2020 |
| 3.0.2 | 0 | 01/14/2020 |
| 3.0.1 | 0 | 11/18/2019 |
| 3.0.0 | 0 | 09/23/2019 |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 0 | 09/04/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 0 | 07/23/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 0 | 06/12/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 0 | 04/18/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 0 | 03/06/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 0 | 01/29/2019 |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 0 | 12/03/2018 |
| 2.3.0 | 0 | 01/14/2025 |
| 2.2.6 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.2.4 | 0 | 04/09/2019 |
| 2.2.3 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.2.2 | 0 | 02/12/2019 |
| 2.2.1 | 0 | 01/08/2019 |
| 2.2.0 | 0 | 12/03/2018 |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 0 | 10/17/2018 |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 0 | 09/12/2018 |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.1.14 | 0 | 11/18/2019 |
| 2.1.11 | 0 | 05/14/2019 |
| 2.1.8 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.1.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.1.3 | 0 | 09/11/2018 |
| 2.1.2 | 0 | 08/21/2018 |
| 2.1.1 | 0 | 06/18/2018 |
| 2.1.0 | 0 | 05/29/2018 |
| 2.1.0-rc1-final | 0 | 05/06/2018 |
| 2.1.0-preview2-final | 0 | 04/10/2018 |
| 2.1.0-preview1-final | 0 | 02/26/2018 |
| 2.0.3 | 0 | 05/07/2018 |
| 2.0.2 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.0.1 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 2.0.0 | 0 | 08/11/2017 |
| 2.0.0-preview2-final | 0 | 06/28/2017 |
| 2.0.0-preview1-final | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 1.1.6 | 0 | 07/10/2018 |
| 1.1.5 | 0 | 12/12/2017 |
| 1.1.4 | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 1.1.2 | 0 | 09/20/2017 |
| 1.1.1 | 0 | 05/09/2017 |
| 1.1.0 | 0 | 03/06/2017 |
| 1.1.0-preview4-final | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 1.1.0-msbuild3-final | 0 | 01/27/2017 |
| 1.0.3 | 0 | 11/14/2017 |
| 1.0.2 | 0 | 09/20/2017 |
| 1.0.1 | 0 | 05/09/2017 |
| 1.0.0 | 0 | 03/06/2017 |
| 1.0.0-preview4-final | 0 | 12/12/2016 |
| 1.0.0-preview3-final | 0 | 10/24/2016 |
| 1.0.0-preview2-final | 0 | 06/27/2016 |
| 1.0.0-preview1-final | 0 | 05/16/2016 |
| 1.0.0-msbuild3-final | 1 | 04/04/2025 |
| 1.0.0-msbuild2-final | 0 | 12/12/2016 |
| 1.0.0-msbuild1-final | 0 | 11/16/2016 |