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Preparations

.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is a cross-platform framework for creating native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML.

Using .NET MAUI, we can develop apps that run on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared code-base, all in C#.

1. Install Tools​

To build a .NET MAUI app, we first need to install our tools.

Windows Installation​

Install Visual Studio + .NET MAUI

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Visual Studio 2022 v17.4 (or higher) is required.

Older versions of Visual Studio (before v17.3) do not support .NET MAUI

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When using the Visual Studio Installer, be sure to check the box for .NET MAUI .NET MAUI Workload

macOS Installation​

Install Visual Studio 2022 for Mac

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Visual Studio for Mac 2022 Preview v17.4.3 (or higher) is required

2. Verify Installation​

Now that we've installed Visual Studio, let's ensure the .NET MAUI workload is installed and working.

Windows​

  1. On Windows, open the Windows Command Prompt

    Windows Command Prompt

  2. In the Windows Terminal, verify the dotnet --info command confirms Version v7.0.102 (or higher) is installed

  3. In the Windows Terminal, ensure the latest version of .NET MAUI is installed by entering the following command:

    dotnet workload install maui

macOS​

  1. On macOS, open the macOS Terminal

  2. In the macOS Terminal, enter the following command:

    dotnet --info

  3. In the macOS Terminal, verify the dotnet --info command confirms Version: v7.0.102 (or higher) is installed

  4. In the macOS Terminal, ensure the latest version of .NET MAUI is installed by entering the following command:

    sudo dotnet workload install maui

3. Download / Clone Source Code​

  1. In a browser, navigate to https://github.com/ChilliCream/workshops
  2. On the ChilliCream Workshops GitHub Repo, click Code -> Download Zip

    Note: Alternatively, you may clone the repository using git

Download Code

  1. Unzip the downloaded file