NUnit
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What NUnit is
NUnit is a unit-testing framework for .NET languages. It runs on macOS, Linux and Windows. Its scope reaches from unit testing with TDD to system and integration testing. It provides several ways to assert how code behaves. Many parts of the framework can be extended. Version 5 targets recent .NET features and C# language constructs. This repository holds the framework used to write tests. Separate NUnit projects supply the Visual Studio adapter, Roslyn analyzers, and the console runner and engine. Releases are published as a NuGet package.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Unit testing and test runners
- License
- MIT
- Language
- C#
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
activeLast commit within 90 days of the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed unit testing and test runners tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from NUnit's, with its source.
xUnit.net: Languages for writing tests: C#, F#, Visual Basic. source: README
Jest: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript; TypeScript via Babel or ts-jest. source: README
GoogleTest: Languages for writing tests: C++ (the 1.18.x branch requires C++17). source: README
Testify: Languages for writing tests: Go. source: README
Mocha: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript; TypeScript through Node.js type stripping or a loader such as tsx. source: Docs: TypeScript
Catch2: Languages for writing tests: C++. source: README
AVA: Languages for writing tests: JavaScript on Node.js; TypeScript definitions included. source: README
PHPUnit: Languages for writing tests: PHP. source: README
Questions
Is NUnit open source?
Yes. NUnit is released under MIT, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is NUnit maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-20, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does NUnit have?
2,627 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is NUnit written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is C#.
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read