Create Xamarin Project in Visual Studio for Mac

21 Nov 20241 minute to read

Syncfusion provides the Visual Studio for Mac Project Templates for Xamarin platform to create the Syncfusion Xamarin application with required Syncfusion NuGet packages based on the control chosen.

The following steps illustrates you how to create the Syncfusion Xamarin Application through the Visual Studio 2019 for Mac:

  1. In Visual Studio for Mac, choose one of the options below to create a Syncfusion Xamarin project.

    Option 1:
    Click Syncfusion Menu and choose Essential Studio® for Xamarin > Create New Syncfusion Project.

    Create New Project from Syncfusion Menu

    Option 2:
    Choose File > New > Project and navigate to Syncfusion > App > Syncfusion Xamarin Project Template.

    Create New Project

  2. Choose the options to configure the Syncfusion Xamarin Application by using the following Project Configuration dialog and choose the Project, Android, and iOS by toggling respective checkboxes.

    Project Configuration

    Android:

    1. Minimum Android Version: Choose the earliest Android version for which you want to provide support for your app.

    2. Target Android Version: Choose the Android version on which your app will run.

    iOS:

    1. Target Device: Choose the Xamarin.iOS device of Xamarin.iOS project either Unified, iPhone/iPod, or iPad.

    2. Target Version: Select the Xamarin.iOS Project version.

    Choose controls:

    To create the Syncfusion Xamarin application, choose at least one Syncfusion control.

    Choose Controls

  3. Provide the name of the project and click create.

    New Project

  4. Required Syncfusion NuGet and configuration have been added to the project based on the Syncfusion component chosen.

    Net Standard:

    Net Standard References

    Android:

    Android References

    iOS:

    iOS References

Now, you can follow the user guide documentation to use the Syncfusion Xamarin components.