# Carter

Framework that adds a thin layer of extension methods and routing over ASP.NET Core for building web applications and HTTP APIs.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/carter/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-24
Listed since: 2026-10-24

## Record

### Links

- repository: https://github.com/CarterCommunity/Carter
- docs: https://github.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/blob/main/README.md

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Jonathan Channon
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2018
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework
- hosting: dotnet
- language: csharp
- runtime: dotnet
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: NuGet package (dotnet add package)

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 10
- latestReleaseDate: 2025-11-13

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2460
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 51
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter (read 2026-10-24)
- urls: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-24)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter (read 2026-10-24)
- runtime: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- category: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- installMethod: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- installMethod: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/README.md (read 2026-10-24)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter (read 2026-10-24)
- license: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CarterCommunity/Carter/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-24)
- licenseModel: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter (read 2026-10-24)
- firstRelease: https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration5-semver1/carter/index.json (read 2026-10-24)
- currentMajor: https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration5-semver1/carter/index.json (read 2026-10-24)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration5-semver1/carter/index.json (read 2026-10-24)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter (read 2026-10-24)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/CarterCommunity/Carter/contributors (read 2026-10-24)

## Notes

Carter is a framework that adds a thin layer of extension methods over ASP.NET Core. It is installed as a NuGet package with `dotnet add package carter`, or through a `dotnet new` template, and its components are registered with ASP.NET Core dependency injection. The copyright line of the MIT-licensed source names Jonathan Channon, and the source is published on GitHub.

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