.NET Core and System.Drawing

Question

I am trying to reference System.Drawing in a .net core console app targeting net46 but the assembly is not there. According to MS if you use dotnetcore System.Drawing is not available. But if you reference full .net framework you should be able to use it

This is my project.json

{   "version": "1.0.0-*",   "buildOptions": {     "emitEntryPoint": true   },      "dependencies": {      },    "frameworks": {     "net46": {     }   } } 

Any idea what is the problem

Answer 1

I know this is old, but there is now a port of the library called System.Drawing.Common. Try installing that one with NuGet.

To make this possible, there is a metapackage called Windows Compatibility Pack. However, this metapackage includes many, many Windows related APIs (distributed as packages).

Source: https://developers.de/2018/01/22/how-to-use-system-drawing-in-net-core/

Answer 2

Add NuGet reference Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility

Notice: mark "Include prerelease"

Of course, it works only if prerelease packages are OK for you.