Getting Started with .NET MAUI Rich Text Editor

20 Jul 20264 minutes to read

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

To get started quickly with our .NET MAUI Rich Text Editor, 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 RichTextEditor NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor 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 RichTextEditor 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.RichTextEditor to install the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Rich Text Editor package.
  4. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored, If not, open the Terminal and manually 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 RichTextEditor NuGet package

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

Open the MauiProgram.cs file in your project. Add the following
using directive at the top of the file:

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

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

public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
{
    var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
    ...
    builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();
    return builder.Build();
}

Step 4: Import the RichTextEditor Namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:richTextEditor="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor"
using Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor;

Step 5: Add the RichTextEditor Component

The SfRichTextEditor provides a comprehensive toolbar that allows users to format their content easily. The toolbar is enabled by default — the ShowToolbar
property defaults to true.

xmlns:richTextEditor="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor"

<richTextEditor:SfRichTextEditor ShowToolbar="True" />
using Syncfusion.Maui.RichTextEditor;

SfRichTextEditor richTextEditor = new SfRichTextEditor();
richTextEditor.ShowToolbar = true;
this.Content = richTextEditor;

.NET MAUI Rich Text Editor with Toolbar

You can download the Rich Text Editor Getting Started sample from GitHub.