Updated: July 13, 2020 (October 17, 2011)
Charts & IllustrationsRecent Entity Framework Downloads
Several Entity Framework (EF) downloads are currently available from Microsoft. Multiple versions of the runtime and design tools are available, along with separate downloads for supporting tools. The EF is no longer delivered exclusively with releases of the .NET Framework, as were the first two major EF releases.
| Download | Description | Release Date | Download Link |
| EF 4.1 Update 1 | The latest EF runtime and design tools now in general availability. Provides Code First support, a bug fix for EF 4.1, and new Code-First support types. | July 22, 2011 | www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26825 |
| EF 4.2 Release Candidate | Provides a bug fix to EF 4.1 Update 1 that addresses a problem affecting third-party EF providers. | Oct. 10, 2011 | Available through the NuGet Visual Studio extension at nuget.org/List/Packages/EntityFramework.Preview |
| EF June 2011 Community Technology Preview (CTP) | A preview of a future EF release that will |
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