How to download a Nuget package without nuget exe or Visual Studio extension

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How can I download a NuGet package  I don t have the NuGet Visual Studio extension or the command line program nuget exe  How can I download the  nupack file from the web  As I understand I will be able to extract the  dll files from it  with 7-zip  to use as normal   The package I happen to be interested in is http   nuget org packages Microsoft Bcl Async  but I would like to know how to do this generally   In the world of Ruby this would be easy - every package page on the RubyGems website has a download link to a  gem file  e g   https   rubygems org gems pony     The argument over NuGet s manifest destiny belongs elsewhere  It doesn t matter to this question why I eschew it  I m not the only one though

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To obtain the current stable version of the NuGet package use   https   www nuget org api v2 package  packageID

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I haven t tried it yet  but it looks like NuGet Package Explorer should be able to do it   https   github com NuGetPackageExplorer NuGetPackageExplorer     or like Colonel Panic says  7-zip should probably do it

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Go to http   www nuget org Search for desired package  For example  Microsoft Owin Host SystemWeb Download the package by clicking the Download link on the left  Do step 3 for the dependencies which are not already installed   Store all downloaded packages in a custom folder  The default is c  Package source   Open Nuget Package Manager in Visual Studio and make sure you have an  Available package source  that points to the specified address in step 5  If not  simply add one by providing a custom name and address  Click OK    At this point you should be able to install the package exactly the same way you would install an online package through the interface  You probably won t be able to install the package using NuGet console

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Although building the URL or using tools is still possible  it is not needed anymore   https   www nuget org  currently has a download link named  Download package   that is available even if you don t have an account on the site    at the bottom of the right column      Example of EntityFramework s detail page  https   www nuget org packages EntityFramework    Updated after comment of kwitee

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Based on Xavier s answer  I wrote a Google chrome extension NuTake to add links to the Nuget org package pages

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Either make an account on the Nuget org website  then log in  browse to the package you want and click on the Download link on the left menu     Or guess the URL  They have the following format   https   www nuget org api v2 package  packageID   packageVersion    Then simply unzip the  nupkg file and extract the contents you need

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