.NET MAUI is the .NET Multi-platform App UI, a framework for building native device applications spanning mobile, tablet, and desktop.
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is a cross-platform framework for creating mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. Using .NET MAUI, you can develop apps that can run on Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared codebase.
Getting Started
Create a new app with dotnet new maui -n NewApp or a sample app with dotnet new maui -n NewApp -sc that includes the open-source Syncfusion Toolkit for .NET MAUI with over 30 additional controls, the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit with tons of helpers and views, and MVVM Toolkit.
Note: If the maui template is not available, first install the .NET MAUI workload with dotnet workload install maui.
Overview
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms that expand capabilities beyond mobile Android and iOS into desktop apps for Windows and macOS. With .NET MAUI, you can build apps that perform great on any device that runs Windows, macOS, Android, & iOS from a single codebase. Coupled with Visual Studio productivity tools and emulators, .NET and Visual Studio significantly speed up the development process for building apps that target the widest possible set of devices. Use a single development stack that supports the best-of-breed solutions for all modern workloads with a unified SDK, base class libraries, and a toolchain.
Current News
- 2025 - What's new in .NET MAUI for .NET 10
- November 13, 2024 - What's new in .NET MAUI for .NET 9
- November 12, 2024 - Announcing .NET 9
- October 22, 2024 - .NET MAUI Welcomes Syncfusion Open-source Contributions
Follow the .NET MAUI Blog and visit the News wiki page for more news and updates.
FAQs
Do you have questions? Do not worry; we have prepared a complete FAQ answering the most common questions.
How to Engage, Contribute, and Give Feedback
Some of the best ways to contribute are to try things out, file issues, join in design conversations, and make pull-requests. Proposals for changes specific to MAUI can be found here for discussion.
See CONTRIBUTING, CODE-OF-CONDUCT and the Development Guide.