| MSBuild | NAnt | Description | Notes |
| AL | al | Wraps al.exe, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework. | |
| AspNetCompiler | | | |
| AssignCulture | | | |
| Copy | copy | Copies a file or set of files to a new file or directory. | |
| CreateItem | | Populates item lists with the items passed in. This allows items to be copied from one list to another. | |
| CreateProperty | property | Sets a property in the current project. | |
| Csc | csc | Compiles C# programs. | |
| Delete | delete | Deletes a file, fileset or directory. | |
| Error | fail | Exits the current build by throwing a BuildException, optionally printing additional information. | |
| Exec | exec | Executes a system command. | |
| FindUnderPath | | | |
| GenerateApplicationManifest | | Generates an assembly manifest for a Win32 or ClickOnce application from project items and properties. | |
| GenerateDeploymentManifest | | Generates a ClickOnce deploy manifest from project items and properties. | |
| GenerateBootstrapper | | | |
| GetAssemblyIdentity | | | |
| GetFrameworkPath | | | |
| GetFrameworkSdkPath | | | |
| GetLinkedFilesFromResX | | | |
| LC | | | |
| MakeDir | mkdir | Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directory if necessary. | |
| Message | echo | Writes a message to the build log. | |
| MSBuild | | Build projects in an application using MSBuild. Note that this task can process not only project files but also Visual Studio solution files. | |
| ReadLinesFromFile | | | |
| RegisterAssembly | | Reads the metadata within an assembly and add the necessary entries to the registry, which allows COM clients to create .NET Framework classes transparently. | |
| RemoveDir | | Removes directories from disk and all the files and directories they contain. | |
| RemoveDuplicates | | | |
| ResGen | resgen | Converts files from one resource format to another. | |
| ResolveAssemblyReference | | | |
| ResolveComReferences | | | |
| ResolveKeySource | | | |
| ResolveNativeReference | | | |
| SGen | | | |
| SignFile | delay-sign | Signs delay-signed .NET Assemblies, or re-signs existing assemblies. | |
| Touch | touch | Touches a file or set of files | |
| UnregisterAssembly | | Performs the reverse of the RegisterAssembly task. | |
| Vbc | vbc | Compiles Visual Basic.NET programs. | |
| Vjc | vjc | Compiles Visual J# programs using vjc, Microsoft's J# compiler. | You must install the J# redist before you get this task. It is contained inside Microsoft.Build.VisualJSharp.dll |
| VCBuild | | Runs vcbuild.exe, which builds Visual Studio Visual C++ projects. | |
| Warning | | | |
| WriteLinesToFile | | | |
| | asminfo | Generates an AssemblyInfo file using the attributes given. | |
| | attrib | Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files. | |
| | available | Checks if a resource is available at runtime. | |
| MSBuild | call | Call a target in the current project. | |
| | cl | Compiles C/C++ programs using cl.exe, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler. | |
| | cvs-checkout | Checks out a CVS module to the required directory. | |
| | cvs-update | Updates a CVS module in a local working directory. | |
| | description | An empty task that allows a build file to contain a description. | |
| | foreach | Loops over a set of items. | |
| | get | Gets a particular file from a URL source. | |
| | if | Checks the conditional attributes and executes the children if true. | |
| | ifnot | The opposite of the if task. | |
| | include | Includes an external build file. | In MSBuild use Import |
| | jsc | Compiles JScript.NET programs. | |
| | lib | Run lib.exe, Microsoft's Library Manager. | |
| | license | Generates a .licence file from a .licx file. | |
| | link | Links files using link.exe, Microsoft's Incremental Linker. | |
| | loadtasks | Loads tasks form a given assembly or all assemblies in a given directory or fileset. | In MSBuild use UsingTask |
| | mail | Sends an SMTP message. | |
| | mc | Compiles messages using mc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 message compiler. | |
| | midl | This tasks allows you to run MIDL.exe. | |
| | move ||Moves a file or set of files to a new file or directory. | |
| | nant | Runs NAnt on a supplied build file. This can be used to build subprojects. | |
| | nantschema | Creates an XSD File for all available tasks. | |
| | ndoc | Runs NDoc to create documentation. | |
| | nunit | Runs tests using the NUnit V1.0 framework. | |
| | nunit2 | Runs tests using the NUnit V2.1 framework. | |
| | rc | Compiles resources using rc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 resource compiler. | |
| | readregistry | Reads a value or set of values from the Windows Registry into one or more NAnt properties. | |
| | regex | Sets project properties based on the evaluatuion of a regular expression. | |
| | regsvcs | Installs or removes .NET Services. | |
| | script | Executes the code contained within the task. | |
| | servicecontroller | Allows a Windows service to be controlled. | |
| | sleep | A task for sleeping a specified period of time | |
| | solution | Compiles VS.NET solutions (or sets of projects) | Use MSBuild to compile VS2005 solutions |
| | style | Processes a document via XSLT. | |
| | sysinfo | Sets properties with system information. | MSBuild exposes environment variables by default |
| | tlbexp | Exports a .NET assembly to a type library that can be used from unmanaged code | |
| | tlbimp | Imports a type library to a .NET assembly (wraps Microsoft's tlbimp.exe) | |
| | tstamp | Sets properties with the current date and time. | |
| | unzip | Extracts files from a zip file. | |
| | xmlpeek | Extracts text from an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression. | |
| | xmlpoke | Replaces text in an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression. | |
| | zip | Creates a zip file from a specified fileset. | |
