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May 13, 2026
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Introducing WinUI agent plugin for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code

Nikola Metulev

These skills enable your agent to take your ideas to a native Windows app in minutes! They are built around the end-to-end loop: scaffold, build, run, test, iterate. They've been optimized to know how to drive each stage, recognize common failures that get normal agents stuck in loops, and steer towards successful patterns, while also minimizin...

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May 12, 2026
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Introducing dotnet new WinUI templates

Niels,
Dinah,
Nikola

  We've been working on something new for WinUI developers: a set of open-source project and item templates for WinUI you can use directly from the command line. 🚀 With these templates, you can now create and run a new WinUI app using , without needing to go through Visual Studio. This makes it easier to get started quickly, script y...

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May 4, 2026
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Announcing the WinApp VS Code Extension — Run, Debug, and Package Windows Apps in VS Code

Chiara Mooney

VS Code is where many cross-platform and web developers already work, but getting package identity, MSIX packaging, and Windows SDK tooling often meant reaching for Visual Studio or command-line tools. The WinApp VS Code extension brings the full power of the Windows App Development CLI directly into VS Code. Via the extension, you can initiali...

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