VijayAnand.WinUITemplates
2.2.0-preview.4
Prefix Reserved
See the version list below for details.
dotnet new install VijayAnand.WinUITemplates::2.2.0-preview.4
CLI Project and Item Templates for developing WinUI 3 based Windows Desktop Apps
| Item | Template Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| WinUI 3 App | winui | Project |
| WinUI 3 Blazor App | winui-blazor | Project |
| WinUI 3 Class Library | winuilib | Project |
| WinUI 3 Page | winui-page | Item |
| WinUI 3 UserControl | winui-usercontrol | Item |
| WinUI 3 Window | winui-window | Item |
Both of the project templates takes the target framework as an input parameter, can be specified with --framework / -f.
And the supported values are:
- net6.0
- net7.0
- net8.0 (the default value)
All of these item templates take two parameters:
-n|--name- Name of the item-na|--namespace- Namespace for the item being created
Note: While working with .NET 7 or higher SDK, the namespace parameter in short notation needs to be prefixed with -p: and hence this need to be mentioned as -p:na.
To install the template NuGet package, use the below .NET CLI command:
Latest stable version:
dotnet new install VijayAnand.WinUITemplates
Latest preview version:
dotnet new install VijayAnand.WinUITemplates::2.2.0-preview.4
If you've already installed this package, then it can be updated to the latest version with the below command:
dotnet new update --check-only
dotnet new update
Use the below .NET CLI command to create the projects out these template:
App:
dotnet new winui -n MyApp
dotnet new winui -n MyApp -f net7.0
Blazor App:
dotnet new winui-blazor -n MyApp
dotnet new winui-blazor -n MyApp -f net7.0
Library:
dotnet new winuilib -n MyLib
dotnet new winuilib -n MyLib -f net7.0
All three project templates take the below optional parameter to include the officially supported CommunityToolkit.Mvvm NuGet package.
-imt|--include-mvvm-toolkit- Default value is false
dotnet new winui -n MyApp -imt
dotnet new winuilib -n MyLib -imt
Use the below .NET CLI command to create the items out these template:
Page:
dotnet new winui-page -n OrderPage -na MyApp.Pages
UserControl:
dotnet new winui-usercontrol -n CardView -na MyApp.Views
Window:
dotnet new winui-window -n MainWindow -na MyApp
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.NETStandard 2.0
- No dependencies.
NuGet packages
This package is not used by any NuGet packages.
GitHub repositories
This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.
| Version | Downloads | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5.0 | 208 | 9/17/2024 |
| 3.4.0 | 111 | 8/22/2024 |
| 3.3.0 | 140 | 6/26/2024 |
| 3.2.0 | 88 | 5/31/2024 |
| 3.1.0 | 866 | 2/22/2024 |
| 3.0.0 | 114 | 2/20/2024 |
| 2.2.0 | 620 | 1/28/2024 |
| 2.2.0-preview.4 | 2,580 | 10/13/2023 |
| 2.2.0-preview.3 | 74 | 9/21/2023 |
| 2.2.0-preview.2 | 91 | 3/30/2023 |
| 2.2.0-preview.1 | 88 | 3/30/2023 |
| 2.1.0 | 339 | 3/17/2023 |
| 2.0.0 | 109 | 3/2/2023 |
| 1.0.3 | 442 | 11/20/2022 |
| 1.0.2 | 442 | 11/15/2022 |
| 1.0.1 | 380 | 11/15/2022 |
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What's new in ver. 2.2.0-preview.4:
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1. Templates updated to .NET 8 RC2
v2.2.0-preview.3:
1. Templates updated to .NET 8 RC1 changes
2. The default value for Framework parameter (--framework / -f) is now updated as net8.0
3. Explicit reference to .NET MAUI packages
4. Use of UseRidGraph node to indicate the change in RID behavior
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/sdk/8.0/rid-graph
v2.2.0-preview.2:
A maintenance release that addresses solution file issue.
v2.2.0-preview.1:
Added a project template for using Blazor Hybrid on WinUI 3 project using the .NET MAUI Native Embedding
Windows-target of .NET MAUI is nothing but WinUI 3 project
dotnet new winui-blazor -n MyApp
For .NET 8 Preview:
dotnet new winui-blazor -n MyApp -f net8.0
v2.1.0:
1. MVVM is a delightful and development-friendly design pattern to work with. To support this, a new parameter has been introduced in the App project template:
-mvvm | --use-mvvm and its default value is false.
dotnet new winui -n MyApp -mvvm
2. Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK NuGet package version has been made dynamic to pull the latest stable version in the 1.x series.
v2.0.0:
Templates updated to support .NET 8 Previews.
Supported values for target framework parameter, can be specified with --framework / -f
net6.0
net7.0 (the default value)
net8.0
Examples:
dotnet new winui -f net8.0 -o MyApp
dotnet new winuilib -f net8.0 -o MyLib
v1.0.3:
Little housekeeping to make it more reliable.
v1.0.2:
Added Item Templates for WinUI 3 Page, UserControl, and Window.
v1.0.1:
For CLI build to succeed, included the EnableMsixTooling property to the library project template.
v1.0.0:
Initial release of WinUI 3 App and Class Library Templates for CLI.