Install the .NET package for C# applications or the PowerShell module for scripts. Both use the same rendering engine.
.NET
dotnet add package ConsoleMonster
The package targets netstandard2.0, net472, net8.0 and net10.0 and has no package dependencies. The net8.0 and net10.0 targets are marked AOT-compatible; the object inspector's reflection member source is marked RequiresUnreferencedCode, and InspectorOptions.UseReflection = false keeps trimmed builds safe.
Native AOT applications can use typed tables and the rendering and export APIs. For inspection, use dictionary, JSON or custom member sources with reflection disabled, or explicitly preserve the properties you inspect. The general inspection API still reports a trimming warning at the call site; suppress it only after checking those conditions. Inferred property columns use alphabetical order when native metadata tokens are unavailable.
This AOT support applies to applications consuming the .NET library. The PowerShell module runs inside Windows PowerShell or PowerShell 7 and is not itself a standalone native executable.
using ConsoleMonster;
using ConsoleMonster.Presenters;
using ConsoleMonster.Widgets;
Table table = new Table { Title = "Artifacts", ShowTotals = true };
table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("Artifact") { IsKey = true, Overflow = ColumnOverflow.Never });
table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("Size") { Priority = 9, Presenter = CellPresenters.Bytes, Aggregate = ColumnAggregate.Sum });
table.AddValues("ConsoleMonster.2.0.0.nupkg", 1_482_113L);
Terminal.Write(table);
PowerShell
Install-Module ConsoleMonster -Scope CurrentUser
Import-Module ConsoleMonster
Get-Service | Select-Object -First 8 Name, Status, StartType | Write-ConsoleTable -Title 'Services' -StatusProperty Status
The module runs on Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7. On PowerShell 7 it loads in its own assembly load context. Version 2 replaces the Spectre.Console and Terminal.Gui based 0.0.x module, whose functions (New-SpectreImage, New-SpectreRule, New-Terminal*) are removed; 0.0.4 stays available on the PowerShell Gallery.
One version per session
Windows PowerShell 5.1 loads only one version of an assembly per session, so two modules that need different ConsoleMonster versions cannot both load there; PowerShell 7 isolates binary modules in their own load context. Products that use ConsoleMonster ship and require the same, current version.
Next
- Widgets shows every widget with its C# and PowerShell source.
- Capability detection explains what ConsoleMonster decides about your console.
- The .NET API reference and the PowerShell command reference list every type and cmdlet.