ASP.NET MVC 5.1, Web API 2.1 and Web Page 3.1 pre-release versions availble
Download this release
we can download the release candidates for ASP.NET MVC 5.1, Web API 2.1, Web Pages 3.1 as preview NuGet packages from the NuGet gallery. we can install or update to these pre-release packages through NuGet using the NuGet Package Manager Console, like this:
- Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc -Version 5.1.0-rc1 –Pre
- Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi -Version 5.1.0-rc1 –Pre
- Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages -Version 3.1.0-rc1 –Pre
Please remember to select the “Include Prerelease” option when searching for packages using the NuGet Package Manager or the Package Manager Console. For more information on how to install pre-release packages please read
Pre-requisites for this release
- If you are using Visual Studio 2012, please download “ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012”.
- If you are using Visual Studio 2013, please download “Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 RC”. This update is needed for editing ASP.NET MVC 5.1 Razor Views.
What’s in the release?
You can find a complete listing of the features and fixes included in this release by referring to the release notes.
Check out some highlights of the new features included in this release below.