# Relationship between FetchContent and ExternalProject

**URL:** <https://discourse.cmake.org/t/relationship-between-fetchcontent-and-externalproject/10162>\
**Category:** Usage\
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/relationship-between-fetchcontent-and-externalproject/10162 "2024-02-22T22:31:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![dabrahams](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/dabrahams/32/4265_2.png) [@dabrahams](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/dabrahams)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/relationship-between-fetchcontent-and-externalproject/10162/14 "2024-03-14T22:02:31Z")

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So can anyone explain why ExternalProject isn’t mentioned in the “[Using Dependencies Guide](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/using-dependencies/index.html#introduction)?”

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