Developing New Experiences

W02 Create Multi-platform Apps with .NET MAUI and the MAUI Community Toolkit

09/16/2026

8:00am - 9:15am

Level: Introductory

Alvin Ashcraft

Senior Content Developer

Microsoft

Start your cross-platform app development journey with C# and .NET MAUI. .NET developers can build apps for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows with a single codebase. In this session, we'll explore multiple techniques to create apps quickly with .NET MAUI:

  • Build an app quickly with XAML, C#, and VS Code
  • Use the controls, extensions, behaviors, and more from the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit
  • Follow the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern and reduce boilerplate code with the MVVM Toolkit
  • Create MAUI apps without any XAML by leveraging C# Markup
  • Reuse your web styles and bring your CSS into .NET MAUI projects
  • Access device-specific platform features without writing platform-specific code
  • Learn which tools are available to write, build and debug your apps on Windows and macOS

By the end of this session, you'll have some new tools in your cross-platform toolbelt to get your apps into users' hands faster on every platform.

You will learn:

  • To incorporate controls and helpers from the MAUI Toolkit in xplat apps.
  • Create maintainable apps with the MVVM Toolkit.
  • Create MAUI apps without XAML by using C# Markup.