Native AOT

Native AOT

Native AOT compiles .NET apps to native code for lower memory and fast startup.

Notes

• Not all libraries are compatible; avoid dynamic code generation and reflection-heavy patterns.

Enable Native AOT (csproj)

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
    <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
    <TrimMode>full</TrimMode>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Publish:

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true

Minimal sample

using System;

Console.WriteLine("Hello AOT!");