Create Xamarin Project in Visual Studio for Mac

9 Jan 20251 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<sup>®</sup> 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.