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XAMARIN

Free. Cross-platform. Open source.
An app platform for building Android and iOS apps with .NET and C#.

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Develop on Windows and macOS


MOBILE APPS

Build native Android, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and Windows apps with .NET with
native API access


CROSS-PLATFORM

Develop native, cross-platform mobile apps and shared native user interface


TOOLING

Develop across Windows and Mac with world class developer tools for the entire
app life cycle


ECOSYSTEM

Integrate with modern backend services, native APIs, components, and more


WHAT IS XAMARIN?

.NET is a developer platform made up of tools, programming languages, and
libraries for building many different types of applications.

Xamarin extends the .NET developer platform with tools and libraries
specifically for building apps for Android, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and
Windows.

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LEARN XAMARIN

Learn about all Xamarin has to offer with our tutorials, videos courses, and
documentation. Get started in 5 minutes with pre-packaged libraries and
developer productivity tools!

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LOVED BY DEVELOPERS, TRUSTED BY ENTERPRISE

Businesses worldwide, spanning all industries, use Xamarin and .NET to build
performant native mobile apps. See mobile apps that other developers have
created using Xamarin, .NET, and Visual Studio.

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NATIVE AND PERFORMANT

Xamarin apps are native apps! Whether you're designing a uniform UI across
platforms or building a native user interface, your apps will behave the way
users expect.

With the ability to access the full spectrum of functionality exposed by the
underlying platform and device, as well as leveraging platform-specific hardware
acceleration, and Xamarin apps are compiled for native performance.


CROSS-PLATFORM

Xamarin is part of the vibrant .NET ecosystem, used by millions of developers
worldwide. Share more than 75% of your code across platforms, for "write once,
run anywhere" ease.

Use your favorite frameworks, tools, and Xamarin's powerful libraries to access
native APIs and 2D graphics from shared code.

Explore cross-platform with Xamarin


BUILD STUNNING CROSS - PLATFORM USER INTERFACES

Ready to take code sharing to the next level? Xamarin.Forms is an open source
mobile UI framework from Microsoft for building iOS, Android, & Windows apps
with .NET from a single shared codebase.

Whether you want a consistent look across platforms or prefer native look and
feel, Xamarin.Forms will get you up and running in no time.

Dig deeper: Xamarin.Forms

100,000+ OSS contributions 3,700+ OSS company contributors


OPEN-SOURCE AND FREE

Xamarin is part of the open-source .NET platform that has a strong community of
contributors from more than 3,700 companies

.NET is free, and that includes Xamarin. There are no fees or licensing costs,
including for commercial use.

Visit Xamarin on GitHub


ACTIVE COMMUNITY

Xamarin has an active community that is answering questions, producing samples,
writing tutorials, authoring books, and more. The Xamarin Universal Library
project provides a great community-maintained list of Xamarin resources, and
Planet Xamarin is a central location for community bloggers.

You can stay up to date with new content on the official Xamarin Blog and
YouTube channel. Get quick answers to questions with an active community of
developers on Stack Overflow or Xamarin Q&A, or visit the .NET Developer
Community page for more resources.


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Most applications need a scalable, efficient, and versatile back end. Whether
you need storage, a database or intelligent services in your app, Azure has all
you need to power your mobile front-end.

Use the same tools, language, and code to develop apps for mobile, server, and
cloud.

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