Windows only; the legacy emulator does not support Linux or macOS.

While the remains a classic tool for local development on Windows, it is officially deprecated by Microsoft in favor of the more modern Azurite . Version 5.10 was the final major release designed to provide local endpoints for Blob, Queue, and Table services using a local SQL Server instance. Download Options for Version 5.10

To successfully run version 5.10, your environment must meet the following criteria:

Specialized developer sites like winstall maintain version-specific metadata for easier deployment. Installation and Requirements

It requires SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB or a higher version of SQL Server.

For a quick command-line installation on modern Windows systems, use the command: winget install -e --id Microsoft.Azure.StorageEmulator .

This version added support for the version of the Azure Storage REST APIs. Core functionalities include: