Getting Started with the .NET MAUI DigitalGauge

10 Jul 20265 minutes to read

This section explains how to add the .NET MAUI DigitalGauge control. This section covers only the basic features needed to get started with Syncfusion® DigitalGauge. Follow the steps below to add .NET MAUI DigitalGauge control to your project.

To get started quickly with our .NET MAUI DigitalGauge, you can check the below video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 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® MAUI Gauges NuGet package

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

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI workloads are 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 press 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® MAUI Gauges NuGet 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.Gauges to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Gauges package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with JetBrains Rider 2024.3 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 Gauges NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges 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 Syncfusion handler

Make sure to add the namespace.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

Register the Syncfusion core handler in your CreateMauiApp method of MauiProgram.cs file to use Syncfusion controls.

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

#if DEBUG
        builder.Logging.AddDebug();
#endif

        return builder.Build();
    }
}

Step 4: Import the Digital Gauge namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:gauge = "clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Gauges;

Step 5: Display a value in DigitalGauge

Initialize the SfDigitalGauge and display value using Text property.

<gauge:SfDigitalGauge Text = "SYNCFUSION"/>
SfDigitalGauge digitalGauge = new SfDigitalGauge();
digitalGauge.Text = "SYNCFUSION";
this.Content = digitalGauge;

The following screenshot illustrates the result of the above code.

getting-started in .NET MAUI Digital Gauge

You can download the DigitalGauge Getting Started sample from GitHub.

NOTE

You can refer to our .NET MAUI Digital Gauge feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our .NET MAUI Digital Gauge Example that shows you how to render the Digital Gauge in .NET MAUI.