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