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 Avalonia [Visual Studio Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AvaloniaTeam.AvaloniaforVisualStudio) contains project and control templates that will help you get started. After installing it, open "New Project" dialog in Visual Studio, choose "Avalonia" in "Visual C#" section, select "Avalonia .NET Core Application" and press OK (<a href="http://avaloniaui.net/docs/quickstart/images/new-project-dialog.png">screenshot</a>). Now you can write code and markup that will work on multiple platforms!
 
+For those without Visual Studio, starter guide for .NET Core CLI can be found [here](http://avaloniaui.net/docs/quickstart/create-new-project#net-core).
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 Avalonia is delivered via <b>NuGet</b> package manager. You can find the packages here: ([stable(ish)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Avalonia/), [nightly](https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/wiki/Using-nightly-build-feed))
 
 Use these commands in Package Manager console to install Avalonia manually: