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Agustin Bonilla · February 24, 2026

Agustina introduces Maui.MaterialDesignControls, Horus Studios open-source UI toolkit built to help .NET MAUI teams create consistent, production-ready interfaces with less boilerplate. The post highlights the library’s evolution, real-world benefits, and new .NET 10 support to help you decide if it belongs in your next app.

Horus Software · February 24, 2026

Horus Software details their open-source Maui.MaterialDesignControls library — now updated for .NET 10 with 89K downloads. The post compares raw XAML (50 lines) vs library usage (21 lines) for common UI patterns, and explains how a shared control set reduces visual bugs as apps grow.

Jorge Perales Diaz · February 24, 2026

Jorge Perales Diaz shows how the Event Aggregator pattern replaces tangled, direct ViewModel references with a strongly-typed in-memory message bus. It's a practical, DI-friendly successor to the deprecated MessagingCenter for scalable, testable MAUI communication.

Syncfusion · February 24, 2026

This Syncfusion blog explains why .NET MAUI layouts often break across devices and how adopting a layout-first mindset fixes most issues. You’ll learn practical rules and container patterns that help your UI scale cleanly from phones to desktops.

Allan Ritchie · February 22, 2026

Allan Ritchie introduces Shiny.SqliteDocumentDb, a lightweight SQLite-backed document store designed to simplify working with nested data in .NET and .NET MAUI apps. The post explains how its LINQ-powered JSON querying, AOT friendliness, and strong performance make it an appealing alternative to traditional SQLite patterns.

Allan Ritchie · February 21, 2026

Allan Ritchie introduces a settings-style TableView control built entirely on .NET MAUI layout primitives — no custom handlers or native renderers. It ships with 15 cell types, a three-level cascading style system, drag-and-drop reordering, and full MVVM data binding.

Allan Ritchie · February 20, 2026

Allan Ritchie demonstrates how to extend .NET MAUI apps to car dashboards via Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The post covers scene delegates, template-based UI, map rendering on CarPlay, and the key pattern of resolving MAUI DI services from platform-specific car entry points.

Adolfo Marinucci · February 20, 2026

Adolfo Marinucci has released MauiReactor v4, the MVU library built on top of .NET MAUI for writing component-based apps in pure C#. This update adds .NET 10 support and practical improvements that make the development loop faster and cleaner.

Jorge Perales Diaz · February 18, 2026

Jorge Perales Diaz breaks down practical, production-ready strategies to slash .NET MAUI startup time — from IL trimming and DI tuning to lazy initialization and compiled bindings. Each technique comes with a realistic estimate of the startup improvement it delivers.

Gerald Versluis · February 17, 2026

Gerald Versluis introduces IconFont.Maui, a source-generator-powered approach that turns raw icon font glyphs into strongly typed constants for .NET MAUI. The post shows how this removes fragile Unicode copy-paste workflows and makes icon usage clearer, safer, and easier to maintain.

Johan Svensson · February 17, 2026

Johan Svensson introduces an enhanced .NET MAUI wrapper for the Zebra Scanner SDK that targets Android and iOS scenarios beyond Zebra hardware. He outlines why the library still matters, plus setup improvements such as DI registration, NuGet packaging, and sample app guidance.

Allan Ritchie · February 16, 2026

Allan Ritchie shares KML Recorder, a .NET MAUI utility for recording GPS tracks and exporting them as KML files. Built on the Shiny ecosystem for location tracking and geospatial data.