Getting Started with .NET MAUI SignaturePad

29 Jun 20264 minutes to read

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

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI SignaturePad, 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 SignaturePad NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.SignaturePad 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 SignaturePad 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.SignaturePad to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI SignaturePad 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 SignaturePad NuGet package

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

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:signaturePad="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.SignaturePad;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.SignaturePad"
using Syncfusion.Maui.SignaturePad;

Step 5: Add the SignaturePad component

Add the SignaturePad control to your XAML page and initialize it with basic properties.

<signaturePad:SfSignaturePad x:Name="signaturePad" />
var signaturePad = new SfSignaturePad();
Content = new StackLayout
{
    Children = { signaturePad }
};

SignaturePad default

You can download the SignaturePad Getting Started sample from GitHub.

NOTE

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