Getting Started with .NET MAUI Effects View

22 May 20257 minutes to read

This section guides you through setting up and configuring the SfEffectsView in your .NET MAUI application. Follow the steps below to add Effects View to your project.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.8 or later).

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then, click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure all necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add a Effects View

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView namespace.
  2. Initialize SfEffectsView class.
<ContentPage 
    xmlns:effectsView="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">
    <ContentPage.Content> 
	 	<effectsView:SfEffectsView /> 
	</ContentPage.Content> 
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;

	public partial class MainPage : ContentPage                  
	{ 
		public MainPage()   
		{   
			InitializeComponent();       
			SfEffectsView effectsView = new SfEffectsView(); 
			this.Content = effectsView;  
		}  
	}

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 8 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI extension is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Toolkit NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add a Effects View

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView namespace.
  2. Initialize SfEffectsView class.
<ContentPage 
    xmlns:effectsView="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">
    <ContentPage.Content> 
	 	<effectsView:SfEffectsView /> 
	</ContentPage.Content> 
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;

	public partial class MainPage : ContentPage                  
	{ 
		public MainPage()   
		{   
			InitializeComponent();       
			SfEffectsView effectsView = new SfEffectsView(); 
			this.Content = effectsView;  
		}  
	}

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Ensure you have the latest version of JetBrains Rider.
  2. Install .NET 8 SDK or later.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Toolkit NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore.

Step 3: Register the handler

In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion® Toolkit.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.Hosting;

    public static class MauiProgram
    {
	    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	    {
	        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		    builder
			    .ConfigureSyncfusionToolkit()
			    .UseMauiApp<App>()
			    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			    {
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
				    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
			    });

		    return builder.Build();
	    }
    }

Step 4: Add a Effects View

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView namespace.
  2. Initialize SfEffectsView class.
<ContentPage 
    xmlns:effectsView="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit">
    <ContentPage.Content> 
	 	<effectsView:SfEffectsView /> 
	</ContentPage.Content> 
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit.EffectsView;

	public partial class MainPage : ContentPage                  
	{ 
		public MainPage()   
		{   
			InitializeComponent();       
			SfEffectsView effectsView = new SfEffectsView(); 
			this.Content = effectsView;  
		}  
	}

Effects View initialization