Xamarin.Forms documentation

Xamarin.Forms lets you build native apps using a .NET cross-platform UI toolkit that targets the mobile, tablet, and desktop form factors on Android, iOS, and more.

Overview

What is Xamarin.Forms?

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Learn how to build cross-platform Android & iOS applications using C# and .NET in Visual Studio on Windows and macOS.

Get started

• Installation
• Supported platforms
• Build your first app

Follow tutorials

• Stack layout
• Labels
• Buttons
• Images
• All Xamarin.Forms tutorials

Build a complete app

• File > New
• Add navigation
• Add a database
• Style the app

Leverage existing knowledge

• .NET desktop (UWP, WPF, WinForms)
• Android & Java
• iOS & Objective-C
• Further development guidance

Xamarin.Forms guides

Application Fundamentals

• Data Binding
• Dual-Screen
• Navigation
• Shell
• See more

User Interface

• CollectionView
• Choose a Layout
• Controls Reference
• Material Visual
• See more

Xamarin.Forms XAML

• XAML Basics
• XAML Hot Reload
• XAML Markup Extensions
• XAML Previewer
• See more

Platform Features

• Android Platform-Specifics
• Device Class
• iOS Platform-Specifics
• Native Views
• See more

Xamarin.Essentials

• Get Started
• Platform Support
• Troubleshooting
• Xamarin.Essentials Namespace
• See more

Data & Azure Cloud Services

• File Handling
• Local Databases
• Consume a REST-based Web Service
• Authentication with Azure Active Directory B2C
• See more

Deployment and Testing

• Automate Testing with Visual Studio App Center
• Improve App Performance
• Publish iOS Applications
• Publish Android Applications
• See more

Advanced Concepts & Internals

• Controls Class Hierarchy
• Dependency Resolution
• Fast Renderers
• Source Link
• See more

Books

Creating Mobile Apps

This ebook is a guide for learning how to write Xamarin.Forms applications.

Enterprise Application Patterns

This ebook is architectural guidance for developing adaptable, maintainable, and testable Xamarin.Forms enterprise applications.

SkiaSharp Graphics in Xamarin.Forms

This ebook is a guide for drawing 2D vector graphics, bitmaps, and text in Xamarin.Forms applications.

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