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Version: 11.0.0

Install

Install Avalonia UI Templates

The best place to get started with Avalonia is by creating an application using a template.

To install the Avalonia templates, run the following command:

dotnet new install Avalonia.Templates
note

For .NET 6.0 and earlier, replace install with --install

To list the installed templates run

 dotnet new list

You should see the installed Avalonia templates:

Template Name                                 Short Name                  Language    Tags
-------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------
Avalonia App avalonia.app [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia MVVM App avalonia.mvvm [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia Cross Platform Application avalonia.xplat [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Web/Mobile
Avalonia Resource Dictionary avalonia.resource Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia Styles avalonia.styles Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia TemplatedControl avalonia.templatedcontrol [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia UserControl avalonia.usercontrol [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia Window avalonia.window [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS