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In Visual Studio under Tools menu, what is the difference between "NuGet Package Manager" -> "Manage NuGet Packages for Solution..." and "Extensions and Updates..." ?

rbdk
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Nuget packages are project-specific and travel through source control to your colleagues. An installed extension works in all your own solutions/projects and doesn't get shared.

Hans Kesting
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    This is undeniably correct, although I wonder _why_ one couldn't create a NuGet package that works in the same way as an extension. I appreciate that the current VS doesn't support it, and neither does NuGet itself, but I do think it makes a lot of sense. – Dan Atkinson Aug 01 '17 at 09:18
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Extension Manager installs extension which extends the Visual Studio meanwhile NuGet NuGet package manager helps developer to add, update and delete the external library (Packages) and their dependency in your application. Also you can create package from GuNet and share to the world.

Vahid Ghadiri
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