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I’m exploring how .NET shared frameworks work (for example, Microsoft.NETCore.App and Microsoft.AspNetCore.App) and I’m wondering if it’s possible to define and use a custom shared framework that can be referenced via <FrameworkReference>.

From what I understand, <FrameworkReference> is typically used for the official Microsoft frameworks. However, I’m curious whether it’s possible for developers to define their own shared frameworks, installed system-wide and have them recognized by the SDK in the same way.

So far, I’ve looked through: The .NET SDK repository and documentation but I haven’t found any documentation describing how to register a custom shared framework.

Question: What would be required to create and use a custom shared framework that can be referenced with <FrameworkReference>? Is this supported by the .NET SDK, or only available for Microsoft’s own frameworks?

Edit: Just to clarify, I asked this question out of curiosity rather than for a specific project. My goal is to understand whether the mechanism behind is something only Microsoft can use for its own shared frameworks, or if it’s also feasible for third-party developers to create and register their own.

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  • It's not entirely clear what to you constitutes a framework in this context. Can you provide an example of what a custom framework might do and/or look like? Commented Oct 26 at 20:31
  • @500-InternalServerError bundle of dlls - such as asp.net core's that are also available as packages but also part of the "framework" maybe? Commented Oct 26 at 20:36
  • Not sure what benefit you see from such approach instead of just creating a library, but highly likely you will need to build and roll out your own version of .NET SDK and runtime to support it. Commented Oct 27 at 7:34
  • @500-InternalServerError As another person mentioned, by "framework" I mean ASP.NET Core. I'm not trying to solve any particular problem or meet any personal need, I'm just genuinely curious if this is possible. Because I think it would be somewhat unfair if only Microsoft could do this with their own web framework, while third parties couldn't. Commented Oct 27 at 8:35
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