Crossover Mac Visual Studio

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Prerequisites

Visual Studio 2019 16.3 or later, with:
- Universal Windows Platform workload installed.
- Mobile development with .NET (Xamarin) workload installed.
- - the iOS Remote Simulator installed (for iOS development)
  - A working Mac with Visual Studio for Mac, XCode 8.2 or later installed (for iOS development)
  - Google's Android x86 emulators or a physical Android device (for Android development)
- ASP.NET and web workload installed, along with .NET Core 2.2 (for WASM development)
- .NET Core SDK
  - .NET Core 3.1 SDK (version 3.1.8 (SDK 3.1.402) or later)
  - .NET Core 5.0 SDK (version 5.0 (SDK 5.0.100) or later)

For more information about these prerequisites, see Installing Xamarin. For information about connecting Visual Studio to a Mac build host, see Pair to Mac for Xamarin.iOS development.

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Installing the Uno Platform Solution Templates with Visual Studio

Launch Visual Studio, then click Continue without code. Click Extensions -> Manage Extensions from the Menu Bar.
In the Extension Manager expand the Online node and search for Uno Platform Templates, install the Uno Platform Solution Templates extension or download it from the Visual Studio Marketplace extension, then restart Visual Studio.

Create an application from the solution template

To easily create a multi-platform application:

Create a new C# solution using the Cross-Platform App (Uno Platform) template, from Visual Studio's Start Page:

Update to the latest NuGet package named Uno.UI. To get the very latest features, check the pre-release box.
To debug the iOS head, select the Debug|iPhoneSimulator configuration
To debug the Android head, select the Debug|AnyCPU configuration
To debug the UWP head, select the Debug|x86 configuration
To run the WebAssembly (Wasm) head, select IIS Express and press Ctrl+F5 or choose 'Start without debugging' from the menu. Note that F5 will not work because Visual Studio debugging isn't supported. See here for debugging instructions through Chrome.

Make sure XAML Intellisense is enabled

Intellisense is supported in XAML when the UWP head is active:

If XAML Intellisense isn't working on a freshly-created project, try the following steps:

Build the UWP head.
Close all XAML documents.
Close and reopen Visual Studio.
Reopen XAML documents.

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Troubleshooting Visual Studio and Uno Platform Installation Issues

You may encounter installation and/or post-installation Visual Studio issues for which workarounds exist. Please see Common Issues we have documented.

Getting Help

If you continue experiencing issues with Visual Studio and Uno Platform, please visit our Discord - #uno-platform channel or StackOverflow where our engineering team and community will be able to help you.

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To start developing native, cross-platform .NET apps on macOS, install Visual Studio 2019 for Mac following the steps below.

Requirements

A Mac with macOS High Sierra 10.13 or above.

To build Xamarin apps for iOS or macOS, you'll also need:

A Mac that is compatible with the latest version of Xcode. See Apple's minimum requirements documentation
The latest version of Xcode. It may be possible to use an older version of Xcode if your Mac is not compatible with the latest version.
An Apple ID. If you don't have an Apple ID already you can create a new one at https://appleid.apple.com. It's necessary to have an Apple ID for installing and signing into Xcode.

Installation instructions

Download the installer from the Visual Studio for Mac download page.
Once the download is complete, click the VisualStudioforMacInstaller.dmg to mount the installer, then run it by double-clicking the arrow logo:
You may be presented with a warning about the application being downloaded from the Internet. Click Open.
Wait while the installer checks your system:
An alert will appear asking you to acknowledge the privacy and license terms. Follow the links to read them, then press Continue if you agree:

The list of available workloads is displayed. Select the components you wish to use:

If you do not wish to install all platforms, use the guide below to help you decide which platforms to install:

Type of App	Target	Selection	Notes
Apps Using Xamarin	Xamarin.Forms	Select Android and iOS platforms	You will need to install Xcode
iOS only	Select iOS platform	You will need to install Xcode
Android only	Select Android platform	Note that you should also select the relevant dependencies
Mac only	Select macOS (Cocoa) platform	You will need to install Xcode
.NET Core applications	Select .NET Core platform.
ASP.NET Core Web Applications	Select .NET Core platform.
Azure Functions	Select .NET Core platform.
Cross-platform Unity Game Development	No additional platforms need to be installed beyond Visual Studio for Mac.	Refer to the Unity setup guide for more information on installing the Unity extension.

After you have made your selections, press the Install button.
The installer will display progress as it downloads and installs Visual Studio for Mac and the selected workloads. You will be prompted to enter your password to grant the privileges necessary for installation.:
Once installed, Visual Studio for Mac will prompt you to personalize your installation by signing in and selecting the key bindings that you'd like to use:

If you have network trouble while installing in a corporate environment, review the installing behind a firewall or proxy instructions.

Learn more about the changes in the release notes.

Note

If you chose not to install a platform or tool during the original installation (by unselecting it in step #6), you must run the installer again if you wish to add the components later.

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Install Visual Studio for Mac behind a firewall or proxy server

To install Visual Studio for Mac behind a firewall, certain endpoints must be made accessible in order to allow downloads of the required tools and updates for your software.

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Configure your network to allow access to the following locations:

Next steps

Installing Visual Studio for Mac allows you to start writing code for your apps. The following guides are provided to guide you through the next steps of writing and deploying your projects.