.NET Multi-platform App UI documentation

.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) lets you build native apps using a .NET cross-platform UI toolkit that targets the mobile and desktop form factors on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Tizen.

Overview

What is .NET MAUI?

Overview

Supported platforms

Download

Installation

Tutorial

Build your first app

Training

Build mobile and desktop apps with .NET MAUI

Architecture

Enterprise application patterns using .NET MAUI

sample

Find a sample

What's new

What's new?

.NET MAUI common tasks

Upgrade from Xamarin

Run your Xamarin projects on .NET after an upgrade process.

• Upgrade from Xamarin to .NET

Learn about the app lifecycle

Understand how apps start and go to the background.

• App lifecycle

Use XAML & data-binding

Use the MVVM pattern to show data in your UI.

• Get started with XAML

Show a list of data

Use the CollectionView to scroll and select data.

• Present lists of data

Customize UIs for specific platforms

Make the most effective use of space in your app UI.

• Customize UI appearance based on the platform

Access a REST web service

Integrate and interact with web services using HTTP and JSON

• Consume a REST-based web service

Access device features

Use cross-platform APIs for common device features.

• Platform integration

Deploy apps to devices

Upload to test devices and app stores.

• Deployment

.NET MAUI guides

Get started

• What is .NET MAUI?
• Supported platforms
• Installation
• Build your first app
• Create a .NET MAUI app
• Upgrade your app with MVVM
• Learning resources
• Troubleshooting

Migrate from Xamarin

• Upgrade from Xamarin to .NET
• Upgrade Xamarin native projects
• Upgrade with the .NET Upgrade Assistant
• Upgrade to a multi-project app
• Upgrade to a single project app
• Layout behavior changes
• Migrate app properties data
• Migrate secure storage data

Fundamentals

• Accessibility
• App lifecycle
• Data binding
• Data templates
• Localization
• Resource dictionaries
• Shell
• Single project

User interface

• Animation
• Brushes
• Controls
• Graphics
• Handlers
• Layouts
• Pages
• Styles

XAML

• Overview
• Fundamentals
• Compilation
• Generics
• Markup extensions
• Namespaces
• Pass arguments
• XAML hot reload

Platform integration

• Configure multi-targeting
• Customize UI appearance
• Device information
• Device sensors
• Invoke platform code
• Native embedding
• Permissions
• Preferences

Data & cloud services

• Build a .NET MAUI app with Azure Mobile Apps
• Add authentication with Azure Mobile Apps
• Offline data sync with Azure Mobile Apps
• Send push notifications using Azure Notification Hubs
• Consume a REST-based web service
• Connect to local web services
• Local databases

Deployment

• Overview
• Hot restart
• Improve app performance
• Native AOT
• Publish Android apps
• Publish iOS apps
• Publish Mac Catalyst apps
• Publish Windows apps
• Trimming
• Wireless deployment

.NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid apps

Build a .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid app

Build and run your first .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid app in Visual Studio.

Blazor Hybrid routing and navigation

Understand how to manage request routing and navigation in Blazor Hybrid apps.

Build a mobile and desktop app with Blazor Hybrid and .NET MAUI

Build a cross-platform hybrid app with Blazor, .NET MAUI, and C#.

.NET MAUI community resources

.NET MAUI Community Toolkit

The .NET MAUI Community Toolkit is a collection of reusable elements for .NET MAUI app development.

.NET Community Toolkit

The .NET Community Toolkit is a collection of helpers and APIs that are agnostic of any UI platform.

Windows Community Toolkit

The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of controls that simplifies common developer tasks for Windows with .NET.

API reference

.NET MAUI API reference

API reference documentation for .NET MAUI.

.NET API reference

API reference documentation for .NET.

.NET Platform Extensions API reference

API reference documentation for .NET Platform Extensions.

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