diff --git a/aspnetcore/index.md b/aspnetcore/index.md index 4daf649300..c549e6b27e 100644 --- a/aspnetcore/index.md +++ b/aspnetcore/index.md @@ -44,13 +44,15 @@ ASP.NET Core integrates seamlessly with popular client-side frameworks and libra ## ASP.NET Core targeting .NET Framework -ASP.NET Core can target .NET Core or .NET Framework. ASP.NET Core apps targeting .NET Framework aren't cross-platform—they run on Windows only. There are no plans to remove support for targeting .NET Framework in ASP.NET Core. Generally, ASP.NET Core is made up of [.NET Standard](/dotnet/standard/net-standard) libraries. Apps written with .NET Standard 2.0 run anywhere that .NET Standard 2.0 is supported. +ASP.NET Core 2.x can target .NET Core or .NET Framework. ASP.NET Core apps targeting .NET Framework aren't cross-platform—they run on Windows only. Generally, ASP.NET Core 2.x is made up of [.NET Standard](/dotnet/standard/net-standard) libraries. Apps written with .NET Standard 2.0 run anywhere that .NET Standard 2.0 is supported. ASP.NET Core 2.x is supported on .NET Framework versions compatible with .NET Standard 2.0: * .NET Framework 4.7.1 and later is strongly recommended. * .NET Framework 4.6.1 and later. +ASP.NET Core 3.0 and later will only run on .NET Core. For more details regarding this change, see [A first look at changes coming in ASP.NET Core 3.0](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2018/10/29/a-first-look-at-changes-coming-in-asp-net-core-3-0/). + There are several advantages to targeting .NET Core, and these advantages increase with each release. Some advantages of .NET Core over .NET Framework include: * Cross-platform. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.