{"id":39408,"date":"2022-04-12T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=39408"},"modified":"2022-04-13T08:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:51:55","slug":"dotnet-maui-rc-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/dotnet-maui-rc-1\/","title":{"rendered":".NET MAUI Release Candidate – Ready for cross-platform app development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are excited to announce the availability of .NET Multi-platform App UI<\/a> (.NET MAUI) Release Candidate. The SDK is now API complete, ready for libraries to update and make ready for GA (general availability) compatibility. As with other .NET release candidates, this release is covered by a “go live” support policy, meaning .NET MAUI is supported by Microsoft for your production apps.<\/p>\n

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Get Started Today<\/h2>\n

To acquire .NET MAUI RC1, install or update Visual Studio 2022 Preview<\/a> to version 17.2 Preview 3. In the installer confirm .NET MAUI (preview) is checked under the “Mobile Development with .NET workload”.<\/p>\n

To use .NET MAUI RC1 on Mac, follow the command line instructions<\/a> on the wiki. Support for .NET MAUI in Visual Studio 2022 for Mac will ship formally in a future preview.<\/p>\n

Release Candidate release notes are on GitHub<\/a>. For additional information about getting started with .NET MAUI, refer to our documentation<\/a>, and the migration tip sheet<\/a> for a list of changes to adopt when upgrading projects.<\/p>\n

Jump start your journey with the .NET Podcasts app<\/a> (pictured above) which runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, and showcases both native app UI as well as Blazor Hybrid<\/a>. Looking for a full workshop on how to get started with .NET MAUI? We have you covered with our newly released .NET MAUI workshop<\/a> where you will build an app from start to finish and integrate native features.<\/p>\n

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What about Xamarin support?<\/strong> The Xamarin Support Policy<\/a> is still in effect which covers those products for 2 years after initial release. The last release was November of 2021, and so support will continue through November 2023.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What’s in the .NET MAUI release candidate?<\/h2>\n

As a multi-platform app building framework, .NET MAUI leverages platform SDKs for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. These foundational pieces are included in this release, and you can use them directly with C# in addition to maximizing your code sharing and productivity with .NET MAUI.<\/p>\n

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.NET MAUI ships with 40+ layouts and controls<\/a> optimized for building adaptive UIs across both desktop and mobile platforms. You can also incorporate Blazor components or entire Blazor applications to distribute the same experiences on desktop and mobile as you may today on web.<\/p>\n

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How does this compare to Xamarin.Forms?<\/strong> You get every UI control that ships with Xamarin.Forms, plus new controls such as BlazorWebView, Border, GraphicsView, MenuBar, Shadow, and Window.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Layouts<\/strong><\/td>\nCarouselView<\/td>\nLine<\/td>\nStepper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AbsoluteLayout<\/td>\nCheckbox<\/td>\nListView<\/td>\nSwipeView<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BindableLayout<\/td>\nCollectionView<\/td>\nPath<\/td>\nSwitch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FlexLayout<\/td>\nContentView<\/td>\nPicker<\/td>\nTableView<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GridLayout<\/td>\nDatePicker<\/td>\nPolygon<\/td>\nTimePicker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HorizontalStackLayout<\/td>\nEditor<\/td>\nPolyline<\/td>\nWebView<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StackLayout<\/td>\nEllipse<\/td>\nProgressBar<\/td>\nPages<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VerticalStackLayout<\/td>\nEntry<\/td>\nRadioButton<\/td>\nContentPage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Views<\/strong><\/td>\nFrame<\/td>\nRectangle<\/td>\nFlyoutPage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ActivityIndicator<\/td>\nGraphicsView<\/td>\nRefreshView<\/td>\nNavigationPage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BlazorWebView<\/td>\nImage<\/td>\nRoundRectangle<\/td>\nTabbedPage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Border<\/td>\nImageButton<\/td>\nScrollView<\/td>\nShell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BoxView<\/td>\nIndicatorView<\/td>\nSearchBar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Button<\/td>\nLabel<\/td>\nSlider<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These are all documented<\/a> in addition to related topics such as:<\/p>\n