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Mono is an open-source project providing the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix.

If you are new to Unix, you can start by downloading our VMware Image from our Downloads page, as it contains everything you need to get started to use Mono to move your Windows applications to Linux.

You can use our Mono Migration Assistant tool on Windows to identify the porting issues before you start.

Learn about Mono

• Articles and tutorials.

Frequently Asked Questions

• General
• Technical
• Licensing
• ASP.NET
• Security

• WinForms

• Guidelines:Application_Portability
• Developer Documents on this site

Resources & Community Sites

• Books
• Articles
• Mailing Lists
• Chat Rooms
• Related Sites
• User Groups
• Mono Migration Assistant

Training and Support

Novell training:

• “Developing with Mono” class.

Novell support:

• Kickstart Developer Support from Novell

Mono in Action

Mono 1.0 was released over two years ago, in June 2004, and since then Mono has been taken up as the platform of choice for many open-source and commercial projects. See Mono in action:

• Screenshots
• Videos
• Applications that use Mono (Commercial and open source)

The .NET platform is unique in many ways, one being its ability to host many languages. Another is the ability to bridge between other runtimes. C#, Boo, and Java are just some of the languages supported by Mono.

For more technical details, see the description of the Runtime.

Implementation Status

Much of the original .NET 1.1 specification has been implemented in Mono. Most work today is going into implementing the changes in .NET 2.0. Here is the status of some of the core technologies:

• Mono Development Plans and Roadmap
• XML
• Code Access Security

Other technologies, such as ASP.NET, Database Access, and Gtk# are stable and completed. They are described in Using Mono.

Developers might be interested in the various branches used in Mono development.