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. Wait for the projects to be created, and their dependencies to be restored

6. 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.