# .NET 9.0 - Supported OS versions Last Updated: 2026/04/06; Support phase: Active [.NET 9.0](README.md) is an [STS](../../release-policies.md) release and [is supported](../../support.md) on multiple operating systems per their lifecycle policy. ## Android | OS | Versions | Architectures | Lifecycle | | ------------ | ---------- | ----------------- | -------------- | | [Android][0] | 16, 15, 14 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][1] | Notes: - Android: API 21 is used as the minimum SDK target. ## Apple | OS | Versions | Architectures | Lifecycle | | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | --------- | | [iOS][2] | 26, 18 | Arm64 | None | | [iPadOS][3] | 26, 18, 17 | Arm64 | None | | [macOS][4] | 26, 15, 14 | Arm64, x64 | None | | [tvOS][5] | 26 | Arm64 | None | Notes: - iOS: iOS 12.2 is used as the minimum SDK target. - macOS: The iOS and tvOS simulators are supported on macOS Arm64 and x64. - macOS: The x64 emulator (Rosetta 2) is supported on macOS Arm64. - macOS: Mac Catalyst apps are supported on macOS Arm64 and x64. ## Linux | OS | Versions | Architectures | Lifecycle | | ------------------------------ | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------- | | [Alpine][6] | 3.23, 3.22, 3.21, 3.20 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][7] | | [Azure Linux][8] | 3.0 | Arm64, x64 | None | | [CentOS Stream][9] | 10, 9 | Arm64, ppc64le, s390x, x64 | [Lifecycle][10] | | [Debian][11] | 13, 12 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][12] | | [Fedora][13] | 43, 42 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][14] | | [openSUSE Leap][15] | 16.0, 15.6 | Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][16] | | [Red Hat Enterprise Linux][17] | 10, 9, 8 | Arm64, ppc64le, s390x, x64 | [Lifecycle][18] | | [SUSE Linux Enterprise][19] | 16.0, 15.7 | Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][20] | | [Ubuntu][21] | 25.10, 24.04, 22.04 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | [Lifecycle][22] | Notes: - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL-compatible derivatives are supported per [.NET Support](../../support.md). ## Windows | OS | Versions | Architectures | Lifecycle | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------- | | [Nano Server][23] | 2025, 2022, 2019 | x64 | [Lifecycle][24] | | [Windows][25] | 11 26H1, 11 25H2, 11 24H2 (IoT), 11 24H2 (E), 11 24H2, 11 23H2 (E), 10 21H2 (E), 10 21H2 (IoT), 10 1809 (E), 10 1607 (E) | Arm64, x64, x86 | [Lifecycle][26] | | [Windows Server][27] | 2025, 23H2, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012-R2, 2012 | x64 | [Lifecycle][28] | | [Windows Server Core][29] | 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012-R2, 2012 | x64, x86 | [Lifecycle][30] | Notes: - Windows: The x64 and x86 emulators are supported on Windows 11 Arm64. - Windows: The x86 emulator is supported on x64. - Windows Server: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported with [Extended Security Updates (ESU)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-overview). - Windows Server Core: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported with [Extended Security Updates (ESU)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-overview). [0]: https://www.android.com/ [1]: https://support.google.com/android [2]: https://developer.apple.com/ios/ [3]: https://developer.apple.com/ipados/ [4]: https://developer.apple.com/macos/ [5]: https://developer.apple.com/tvos/ [6]: https://alpinelinux.org/ [7]: https://alpinelinux.org/releases/ [8]: https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux [9]: https://centos.org/ [10]: https://www.centos.org/cl-vs-cs/ [11]: https://www.debian.org/ [12]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases [13]: https://fedoraproject.org/ [14]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life [15]: https://www.opensuse.org/ [16]: https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime [17]: https://access.redhat.com/ [18]: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ [19]: https://www.suse.com/ [20]: https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/ [21]: https://ubuntu.com/ [22]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases [23]: https://learn.microsoft.com/virtualization/windowscontainers/manage-containers/container-base-images [24]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info [25]: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/ [26]: https://support.microsoft.com/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet [27]: https://www.microsoft.com/windows-server [28]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info [29]: https://learn.microsoft.com/virtualization/windowscontainers/manage-containers/container-base-images [30]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info ## Libc | Libc | Version | Architectures | Source | | ----- | ------- | ----------------- | ------------ | | glibc | 2.23 | Arm64, x64 | Ubuntu 16.04 | | glibc | 2.35 | Arm32 | Ubuntu 22.04 | | musl | 1.2.2 | Arm32, Arm64, x64 | Alpine 3.13 | ## Notes - The [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) emulator is not supported to run .NET apps. QEMU is used, for example, to emulate Arm64 containers on x64, and vice versa. - Microsoft-provided portable Arm32 glibc builds are supported on distro versions with a [Y2038 compatible glibc](https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/9285), for example Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, and higher versions. ## Out of support OS versions OS versions that are out of support by the OS publisher are not tested or supported by .NET. | OS | Version | End of Life | | --------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | | Alpine | 3.19 | [2025-11-01](https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.17.10-3.18.9-3.19.4-3.20.3-released.html) | | Android | 13 | 2026-03-02 | | Android | 12.1 | [2025-03-03](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/12L/summary) | | Android | 12 | 2025-03-03 | | Fedora | 41 | 2025-12-15 | | Fedora | 40 | 2025-05-13 | | SUSE Linux Enterprise | 15.6 | 2025-12-31 | | Ubuntu | 25.04 | 2026-01-17 | | Ubuntu | 24.10 | 2025-07-10 | | Windows | 11 23H2 (W) | [2025-11-11](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information) | | Windows | 11 22H2 (E) | [2025-10-14](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information) | | Windows | 10 22H2 | [2025-10-14](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/release-information) | | iOS | 16 | [2025-03-31](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-16-release-notes) | | iOS | 17 | 2024-11-19 | | iPadOS | 16 | [2025-03-31](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ipados-16-release-notes) | | macOS | 13 | 2025-09-15 | | openSUSE Leap | 15.5 | 2024-12-31 | | tvOS | 18 | 2025-09-15 | | tvOS | 17 | 2024-09-16 | | tvOS | 16 | 2023-09-18 | | tvOS | 15 | 2022-09-12 | | tvOS | 14 | 2021-09-20 | | tvOS | 13 | 2020-09-16 | | tvOS | 12.2 | - |