Beta + Special Builds

Beta: LINQPad v4.38.01

What's new in this beta:

• NEW Dump to Grids - no row limit or object nesting limit!
• NEW 'My Extension Methods'
• NEW Edit | Copy-to-StackOverflow
• NEW Support for machines running the .NET 4 Client Profile
• NEW The ability to prompt for passwords, and securely save them
• NEW System table querying in SQL Azure
• An interactive samples tutorial for asynchronous functions in C# 5 (go to Samples, 'Download More Samples')
• A powerful new extensibility model for writing custom visualizers
• The ability to query Oracle databases
• Hide explorer windows / vertical results layout
• Support for async/await keywords if you've installed the Async CTP
• Support for the Microsoft DataFlow CTP (you can .Dump() blocks for a live visualization)
• A new .DumpLive() extension method for IObservables which shows values changing in-place
• Support for custom IObservable implementations when dumped
• Support for Entity Framework 4.1/4.2, for data contexts based on DbContext
• A new 'Format' button on the results window to control the expansion of nested object graphs
• An automatic 'Change Password' dialog if you're using SQL Authentication and your password expires
• Indication of compiler warnings (and all errors) when running a query
• Util.ClearResults() to clear the results window
• Line numbers in the editor as an option
• Conditional compilation support
• A new Any-CPU build for LINQPad 4.x

This beta also features performance and memory footprint improvements. After downloading, go to Help | What's New for a detailed explanation of the new features.

Download LINQPad Beta for Framework 4.0
Download LINQPad Beta for Framework 4.0 (Any CPU) - see notes below before downloading
Download LINQPad Beta for Framework 3.5

Entity Framework 4.0 CTP 5 users

If you've not yet upgraded to Entity Framework 4.1/4.2, LINQPad for EF 4.0 (CTP 5) is still available:

Download LINQPad Beta for Framework 4.0 (EF CTP 5)

LINQPad Beta Mailing List

Subscribe to the following list if you'd like to be notified about new betas:

LINQPad for .NET Framework 4.0 - Any CPU

If you have queries or scripts that use more than 3GB of memory, you'll want the AnyCPU LINQPad build. This lets you use all available memory on X64 systems. It also lets you reference external assemblies built only for X64.

The flipside of running this build (on X64) is that you can't reference external assemblies built only for X86. (And X86 is the default for executables in Visual Studio 2010!) The AnyCPU build also uses around 60% more memory due to references taking 64 instead of 32 bits.

Download LINQPad 4.38.01 AnyCPU

LINQPad for .NET Framework 3.5 - x86

LINQPad 2.x (for Framework 3.5) is built for any CPU. On 64-bit systems, this prevents you from referencing an external assembly built only for X86. To address this, there's a special X86 build:

Download LINQPad 2.37.8  (x86)

This build is not self-updating. Check back periodically for updates.