Cross-platform guidance

Build cross-platform apps

Get Started

• Requirements
• Xamarin.Forms
• .NET Standard
• Cross-platform development on Q&A

How-To Guide

• App development lifecycle
• Walkthrough

Language support

Concept

• Overview
• C#
• F#
• Visual Basic
• Razor HTML templates

Performance & security

Concept

• Xamarin.Forms performance
• Android performance
• iOS performance
• Mac performance
• Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2

Deployment & debugging

Concept

• Custom linker configuration

How-To Guide

• Connect to local web services
• Multi-process debugging

Desktop developers

Concept

• App lifecycle comparison
• UI controls comparison
• Porting guidance