Installing Umbraco Forms

This article covers two ways to install Umbraco Forms.

Install Umbraco Forms following either of the two guides:

• Via NuGet, or

• Via a Terminal.

Prerequisites

An Umbraco CMS website set up locally or in a development environment.

Installation via NuGet

To install Umbraco Forms using NuGet in Visual Studio, follow these steps:

1. Open the project in Visual Studio.

2. Go to Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Manage NuGet Packages for Solution.

3. Select the Browse tab.

4. Search for Umbraco.Forms.

5. Select the package.

6. Choose the project you want to install it into.

7. Install the latest stable version of the package.

Installing using the terminal

You can also install Umbraco Forms using a terminal. Follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal of your choice.

2. Navigate to the folder containing your Umbraco CMS project.

3. Install the Umbraco.Forms NuGet package with the following command:

dotnet add package Umbraco.Forms

1. Build and run your project.

Start Building Forms

Once the installation is complete and the site is running, you will see a Forms section in the Umbraco backoffice similar to the screen below:

Create form

The next step is to configure the license.

Using Forms

For details on creating and managing forms, see the Editor Documentation.