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Announcing .NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 6: Hello VS Code & VS for Mac

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Announcing .NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 6: Hello VS Code & VS for Mac

  • .NET MAUI is now available in .NET 8 Preview 6.
  • Resolves 23 high-impact issues and introduces Native AOT for iOS.
  • .NET MAUI is now available in Visual Studio Code.
  • Visual Studio for Mac now supports .NET MAUI.
  • A new .NET 7 Service Release is also available.

What's fixed and improved in .NET MAUI

  • Issues with fonts, navigation, tabs, and file picker have been addressed.
  • Memory management has been improved.
  • App sizes for iOS have been reduced by 30-40%.

Contributors and release notes

  • 25 contributors, including 5 new contributors, helped make this release.
  • The full list of fixes can be found in the release notes.

Introducing VS Code (Preview)

  • The .NET MAUI extension for Visual Studio Code has been released.
  • Provides a consistent development experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Updating Visual Studio

  • Visual Studio 2022 on Windows now includes .NET 8 previews and the .NET MAUI preview workload.
  • Visual Studio for Mac now supports .NET 8 after enabling the preview feature.

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