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What is MAUI?

.NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is a cross-platform framework for building native mobile and desktop apps with C# and .NET. It allows developers to write code once and deploy it to iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows, sharing a single codebase for UI and business logic.

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What other technologies are related to MAUI?

MAUI Competitor Technologies

Xamarin

Xamarin is the predecessor to .NET MAUI, providing cross-platform development using C# and XAML. .NET MAUI is the evolution and replacement for Xamarin.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 13% (1.8k) of relevant job posts

Xamarin Forms

Xamarin.Forms was the UI framework used within Xamarin for building cross-platform apps. .NET MAUI is the evolution and replacement for Xamarin.Forms.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 21% (399) of relevant job posts

Blazor

Blazor is a framework for building interactive client-side web UI with .NET. While it can be incorporated into MAUI apps, it is also a viable alternative for building cross-platform applications, especially web-focused apps, that do not need native UI.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 5% (925) of relevant job posts

WPF

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) is a UI framework for building Windows desktop applications. It is an alternative to .NET MAUI for desktop applications if cross platform is not a priority.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 2% (567) of relevant job posts

UWP

UWP (Universal Windows Platform) is a platform for building apps that run on Windows devices. Although somewhat superseded by WinUI and .NET MAUI, it is still a viable, but legacy, platform for Windows apps. MAUI is more general and cross platform.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 7% (112) of relevant job posts

WinForms

WinForms is an older UI framework for building Windows desktop applications. It is an alternative to .NET MAUI for Windows desktop if cross-platform is not needed.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 2% (139) of relevant job posts

Flutter

Flutter is a cross-platform UI toolkit for crafting beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. It's a direct alternative to .NET MAUI for cross-platform development.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 0% (291) of relevant job posts

MAUI Complementary Technologies

XAML/XML

XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) is used in .NET MAUI for defining the user interface. It's a declarative language for describing UI elements and their properties.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 60% (74) of relevant job posts

XAML

XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) is used in .NET MAUI for defining the user interface. It's a declarative language for describing UI elements and their properties.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 5% (274) of relevant job posts

WinUI

WinUI is a native UI platform for Windows apps. .NET MAUI can use WinUI for Windows platform-specific UI elements and features.

mentioned alongside MAUI in 15% (72) of relevant job posts