.NET MAUI Release Candidate – Ready for cross-platform app development

Today Microsoft announced the availability of .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) Release Candidate. The SDK is now API complete, ready for libraries to update and make ready for GA (general availability) compatibility. As with other .NET release candidates, this release is covered by a “go live” support policy, meaning .NET MAUI is supported by Microsoft for your production apps.

Get Started Today

To acquire .NET MAUI RC1, install or update Visual Studio 2022 Preview to version 17.2 Preview 3. In the installer confirm .NET MAUI (preview) is checked under the “Mobile Development with .NET workload”.

To use .NET MAUI RC1 on Mac, follow the command line instructions on the wiki. Support for .NET MAUI in Visual Studio 2022 for Mac will ship formally in a future preview.

Release Candidate release notes are on GitHub. For additional information about getting started with .NET MAUI, refer to our documentation, and the migration tip sheet for a list of changes to adopt when upgrading projects.

Jump start your journey with the .NET Podcasts app (pictured above) which runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, and showcases both native app UI as well as Blazor Hybrid. Looking for a full workshop on how to get started with .NET MAUI? We have you covered with our newly released .NET MAUI workshop where you will build an app from start to finish and integrate native features.