SVG icons in android app

Question

Is it possible to use SVG icons in Android applications? Do I need to add any dependency to the project, something like this is written in the doc. Is it possible to describe in more detail how to work with them in XAML and C#?

Answer 1

Hello,

Not only for the application icon, I want to use SVG in the entire application where the icon is used.

.NET MAUI converts SVG files to PNG files. Therefore, when adding an SVG file to your .NET MAUI app project, it should be referenced from XAML or C# with a .png extension.

Please add the svg file into your MAUI project, and set the build action to MauiImage, then set teh source for the Image.

For example, I add a pantssvgrepocom.svg file in my project, and use it like the following:

<Image
     Source="pantssvgrepocom.png"
     ... />

For more details, please refer to Add images to a .NET MAUI app project - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn

Best Regards,

Wenyan Zhang

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