Dapper ORM

Dapper
Original authorStack Overflow
Stable release
2.1.44 / April 12, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04-12)
Written inC#
Operating systemCross-platform
Platform.NET 4.6.1 and .NET Standard 2.0
TypeObject–relational mapping
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitegithub.com/DapperLib/Dapper
Repository

Dapper is an object–relational mapping (ORM) product for the Microsoft .NET platform. It provides a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database. Its purpose is to relieve the developer from a significant portion of relational data persistence-related programming tasks. Dapper is free as open source software that is distributed under the Apache License 2.0.

Dapper was originally developed for and by Stack Overflow.

Feature summary

The Dapper team advertises the following features:

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References

  1. ↑ "Releases · DapperLib/Dapper". GitHub.
  2. ↑ "Dapper - a simple object mapper for .Net". GitHub. 2 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dapper - a simple object mapper for .Net". GitHub. 2 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Kanjilal, Joydip (2023-08-24). "How to map object relationships using Dapper in ASP.NET Core". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ↑ Lerman, Julie (May 2016). "Data Points - Dapper, Entity Framework and Hybrid Apps". MSDN Magazine. Vol. 31, no. 5. Microsoft. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Releases · DapperLib/Dapper". GitHub.
  7. ↑ Kanjilal, Joydip (July 22, 2019). "How to use the Dapper ORM in C#". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2026-07-13.