Windows Communication Foundation
| Original author(s) | Microsoft | 
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation | 
| Initial release | November 21, 2006 | 
| Stable release | v3.4.0
   / August 18, 2022 | 
| Repository | github | 
| Written in | C# | 
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows | 
| Platform | .NET Framework, .NET | 
| Predecessor | Web Services Enhancements | 
| Type | Software framework | 
| License | MIT License | 
| Website | docs | 
The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), previously known as Indigo, is a free and open-source runtime and a set of APIs in the .NET Framework for building connected, service-oriented applications.
.NET Core 1.0, released 2016, did not support WCF server side code. WCF support was added to the platform with support for .NET Core 3.1, .NET 5, and .NET 6 in 2022.