With .NET 6 previews starting right around the corner, it is time to start getting excited for the new .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) that was announced at BUILD 2020. This year of .NET has a lot of amazing things for client application developers. Let’s review the highlights and set your expectations for the year ahead.
| | Xamarin.Forms | MAUI |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | | |
| Android | API 19+ | API 21+ |
| iOS | 9-14 | 10+ |
| Linux | Community | Community |
| macOS | Community | Microsoft |
| Tizen | Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows | UWP Microsoft WPF Community | Microsoft |
| Features | | |
| Renderers | Tightly coupled to BindableObject | Loosely coupled, no Core dependencies |
| App Models | MVVM, RxUI | MVVM, RxUI, MVU, Blazor |
| Single Project | No | Yes |
| Multi-targeting | No | Yes |
| Multi-window | No | Yes |
| Misc | | |
| .NET | Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Mono, .NET Framework, ... | .NET 6+ |
| Acquisition | NuGet & Visual Studio Installer | dotnet |
| Project System | Franken-proj | SDK Style |
| dotnet CLI | No | Yes |
| Tools | | |
| Visual Studio 2019 | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Studio 2019 for Mac | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Studio Code | No | Yes |
