Creating an app with Visual Studio 2022 for Windows

Note

Make sure to setup your environment first by following our instructions.

Create the App

To create an Uno Platform app:

1. Create a new C# solution using the Uno Platform App template, from Visual Studio's Start Page, then click the Next button

   
   

2. Configure your new project by providing a project name and a location, check the "Place solution and project in the same directory" option, then click the Create button

   

3. Choose a template preset to build your application

   

   Tip

   For a detailed overview of the Uno Platform project template wizard and all its options, see this.

4. Click the create button

5. Ensure that the lower left IDE icon shows a check mark and says "Ready" . This ensures that the projects have been created, and their dependencies have been restored completely.

6. A Windows Firewall window may appear. If you do not intend to do Linux development with WSL, check "Private networks" only. Otherwise, check "Public networks" and "Private networks".

7. A banner at the top of the editor may ask to reload projects, click Reload projects:
   

Debug the App

• Desktop
• WebAssembly
• ASP.NET Hosted WebAssembly
• Windows
• iOS
• Android

To debug your Uno Platform Desktop target:

• Directly on Windows:

  • In the Debug toolbar drop-down, select the profile MyApp (Desktop)

    

  • Press F5 to debug.

• Using WSL with X11:

  • In the Debug toolbar drop-down, select the profile MyApp (Desktop WSL2)

    

  • Then press F5 or the green arrow to start debugging the app

You're all set!

Next Steps

Now that you're Created and Debug the App.

Learn more about:

• Uno Platform features and architecture
• Hot Reload feature
• Uno Platform App solution structure
• Troubleshooting
• How-tos and Tutorials See real-world examples with working code.
• List of views implemented in Uno for the set of available controls and their properties.