Getting started with WinUI

Discover WinUI, create your first Windows app, and keep building with practical, guided projects.

Start here

Create and run your first app, or learn how WinUI fits into the Windows App SDK.

Create your first WinUI app
Choose the winapp CLI or Visual Studio path, install your tools, and create a working app.
Understand WinUI
Learn what WinUI provides and how it works with the Windows App SDK.
Migrate an existing app to WinUI
Plan how to move an existing app's UI to WinUI 3.

Learn core WinUI concepts, explore the controls, or build an app with a guided tutorial.

Learn XAML

Learn how to define a WinUI interface with XAML elements, attributes, resources, and markup extensions.
- XAML overview
Explore controls and layouts

Choose WinUI controls and arrange them in adaptive layouts for different window sizes and inputs.
- Controls overview
- Layout overview
Use data binding and MVVM

Connect your interface to app data and organize presentation logic with the MVVM pattern.
Follow-up tutorials

Build complete WinUI apps with step-by-step tutorials that cover common development patterns.
- Build a notes app
- Build with an AI assistant
Explore apps and samples

See WinUI controls in a working app or adapt Windows App SDK code samples for your project.
- WinUI Gallery
- Windows App SDK Samples

Move from your first app to design, platform features, deployment, and publishing.