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Description:
Cross platform, open source .NET development framework

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 6.14.1@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 12, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: dotnet csharp runtime compiler cross-platform development

Install: brew install mono

About:
Mono is an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework that allows developers to build and run cross-platform applications. It provides a compatible runtime, compiler, and libraries for C# and other .NET languages on Linux, macOS, and other operating systems. Its primary value is enabling .NET developers to create applications that run seamlessly outside of Windows.

Key Features:

Cross-platform .NET runtime and compiler
Supports C# and F# languages
Implements the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
Includes ASP.NET for web application development
Ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation support

Use Cases:

Developing and running .NET applications on Linux servers
Porting Windows .NET applications to macOS or Linux
Building cross-platform desktop apps with GTK#

Alternatives:

.NET – Microsoft's official, modern, and cross-platform successor to the .NET Framework; generally preferred for new development over Mono.
Wine – A compatibility layer for running Windows applications on Linux, whereas Mono is a native implementation for running .NET apps.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 12, 2025 3:17pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	307729d4
Nov 25, 2024 9:00am		0	VERSION_BUMP	94e8431b