Avalonia is a

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cross-platform XAML-based UI framework inspired by WPF/ UWP and distributed under the

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. Avalonia supports the MVVM pattern. It enables development of cross-platform applications using any

language, including C#, F# and VB.NET for

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, iOS, Android and

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. Avalonia supports multiple renderers, including

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and Skia Graphics Engine, allowing it to operate on a broad range of platforms. Avalonia draws its entire UI, mirroring the approach taken by Flutter.

History

Avalonia, originally named Perspex, was first developed by Steven Kirk, with its initial commit made on 5 December 2013. The framework was conceived with the aim of creating a cross-platform UI framework, inspired by Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Avalonia became part of the .NET Foundation on 1 April 2020, and left on 20 February 2024.

IDE support

Avalonia maintains supports for the following IDEs and editors via plugins: *

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* Visual Studio Other IDEs can be used with community-supported plugins, including JetBrains Rider.

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* * .NET software Free and open-source software Software using the MIT license {{Compu-library-stub

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