Getting Started with .NET MAUI Popup

29 Jun 20264 minutes to read

This section guides you through setting up and configuring a Popup in your .NET MAUI application. Follow the steps below to add a basic Popup to your project.

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI Popup, watch this 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 Popup NuGet package

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

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

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

builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();

Step 4: Import Popup namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:syncfusion="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Popup;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Popup"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Popup;

Step 5: Add the Popup component

Display a popup over your view by calling the Show method.

Refer to the following code example for displaying popup using Button’s Click event.

<StackLayout x:Name="mainLayout">
<Button x:Name="clickToShowPopup" Text="ClickToShowPopup" 
        VerticalOptions="Start" HorizontalOptions="Center"
        Clicked="ClickToShowPopup_Clicked" />
        <syncfusion:SfPopup x:Name="popup" />
</StackLayout>
private void ClickToShowPopup_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    popup.Show();
}

Popup with default appearance

You can download the Popup Getting Started sample from GitHub.