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= Maui Linux .NET =
= Maui Linux .NET =


Welcome to Maui Linux .NET — a community reboot of the original maui-linux project. 
In 2022, '''.NET MAUI''' was officially released by Microsoft. However, despite numerous requests from the community, official '''Linux support''' was never provided. Shortly afterward, the '''Maui-Linux''' and '''MauiGtk''' projects were launched with the goal of bringing Linux support to MAUI based on '''GTK''' and '''GtkSharp'''.
This project is a fork of the community initiative “maui-linux”, which attempted to bring .NET MAUI to Linux systems using **GtkSharp** (GTK).


The goal of Maui Linux .NET is to pick up where development stalled — rebuilding, documenting and maintaining a working Linux backend for MAUI applications.
To this day, though, MAUI is still not in a state where it can be used productively on Linux.
 
'''Maui-Linux.NET''' aims to change that — by building a central knowledge hub at '''wiki.maui-linux.net''', publishing news and experience reports on '''blog.maui-linux.net''', and maintaining a presence across major '''social media platforms'''.
 
Step by step, the goal is to create a strong and dedicated community that will help bring full '''.NET MAUI Linux support''' to life.


''Note: This project is not affiliated with Microsoft or the official .NET MAUI team.''
''Note: This project is not affiliated with Microsoft or the official .NET MAUI team.''
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== 📅 Timeline ==
== 📅 Timeline ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Event !! Notes
! Date
! Event
! Description
|-
|-
| March 2021 || Early discussions on Linux backend for .NET MAUI || Community experiments using GtkSharp begin.
| May 19–20, 2020
| Announcement
| Microsoft unveils '''.NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI)''' at Build 2020 as the evolution of Xamarin.Forms.
|-
|-
| August 2021 || First commits to **maui-linux** repository || The project starts under the GitHub account of [https://github.com/jsuarezruiz jsuarezruiz].   
| August 2021 || First commits to **maui-linux** repository || The project starts under the GitHub account of [https://github.com/jsuarezruiz jsuarezruiz].   
|-
|-
| May 2022 || .NET MAUI 6.0 released || The original maui-linux fork updates its base.
| Oct 12, 2021
| Late Previews
| Preview 9 ships alongside .NET 6 RC2 and Visual Studio 2022 Preview 5.
|-
| May 10, 2022
| Release Candidate 3 (Go-Live)
| RC3 arrives with production "go-live" support for developers.
|-
| May 23–24, 2022
| General Availability (GA)
| '''.NET MAUI''' reaches stable general availability with .NET 6.
|-
| Aug 17, 2022
| Tooling GA
| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3 adds stable .NET MAUI tooling support.
|-
| Nov 8, 2022
| .NET 7 Wave
| '''.NET MAUI for .NET 7''' ships during .NET Conf 2022 with new features and performance improvements.
|-
| Nov 14, 2023
| .NET 8 Wave
| '''.NET MAUI in .NET 8''' goes GA with further performance and reliability updates.
|-
|-
| Late 2022 – 2023 || Slow progress || Builds become unreliable; missing documentation limits contributors.
| June 11, 2024
| .NET 8 Integration in MAUI-Linux
| The community-driven '''maui-linux''' project shows first confirmed builds targeting '''.NET 8 (net8.0-gtk)''', indicating the start of .NET 8 integration efforts.
|-
|-
| Early 2024 || Development stagnates || Few or no commits for months; open issues remain unanswered.
| Nov 12, 2024
| .NET 9 Wave
| '''.NET MAUI 9''' releases (GA) with new controls and a strong focus on quality and stability.
|-
|-
| October 2025 || **Maui Linux .NET** fork created || New maintainers restart the project with focus on documentation, reproducible builds, and contributor onboarding.
| Sept 11, 2025
| Support Policy Update
| Microsoft updates official support tables — MAUI 9 (released Nov 12, 2024) supported until May 12, 2026.
|}
|}


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* 📚 Lack of documentation – build steps and dependencies were unclear or outdated.
* 📚 Lack of documentation – build steps and dependencies were unclear or outdated.
* 🧩 Build failures – even experienced developers struggled to compile a working binary.
* 🧩 Build failures – even experienced developers struggled to compile a working binary.
* 💤 No recent updates – the last meaningful commits date back many months.
* 👥 No community traction – without guidance or working examples, contributors lost interest quickly.
* 👥 No community traction – without guidance or working examples, contributors lost interest quickly.


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== 💪 Contribute ==
== 💪 Contribute ==
We’re rebuilding the project as a transparent, open collaboration. 
If you want to help, you can:
If you want to help, you can:


* Fix and refactor the GtkSharp backend.
* Fix and refactor the [https://github.com/TenEniunlsl/GtkSharp GtkSharp] backend.
* Improve documentation** (build steps, dependencies, packaging).
* Develop missing Controls, see [[Implementation Status]]
* Test on multiple distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE).
* Improve documentation (build steps, dependencies, packaging).
* Test on multiple distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE), see [[How to Start|How_to_start]]
* Add automation (CI pipelines, build scripts, sample apps).
* Add automation (CI pipelines, build scripts, sample apps).


Latest revision as of 11:26, 2 November 2025

Maui Linux .NET

In 2022, .NET MAUI was officially released by Microsoft. However, despite numerous requests from the community, official Linux support was never provided. Shortly afterward, the Maui-Linux and MauiGtk projects were launched with the goal of bringing Linux support to MAUI based on GTK and GtkSharp.

To this day, though, MAUI is still not in a state where it can be used productively on Linux.

Maui-Linux.NET aims to change that — by building a central knowledge hub at wiki.maui-linux.net, publishing news and experience reports on blog.maui-linux.net, and maintaining a presence across major social media platforms.

Step by step, the goal is to create a strong and dedicated community that will help bring full .NET MAUI Linux support to life.

Note: This project is not affiliated with Microsoft or the official .NET MAUI team.

📅 Timeline

Date Event Description
May 19–20, 2020 Announcement Microsoft unveils .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) at Build 2020 as the evolution of Xamarin.Forms.
August 2021 First commits to **maui-linux** repository The project starts under the GitHub account of jsuarezruiz.
Oct 12, 2021 Late Previews Preview 9 ships alongside .NET 6 RC2 and Visual Studio 2022 Preview 5.
May 10, 2022 Release Candidate 3 (Go-Live) RC3 arrives with production "go-live" support for developers.
May 23–24, 2022 General Availability (GA) .NET MAUI reaches stable general availability with .NET 6.
Aug 17, 2022 Tooling GA Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3 adds stable .NET MAUI tooling support.
Nov 8, 2022 .NET 7 Wave .NET MAUI for .NET 7 ships during .NET Conf 2022 with new features and performance improvements.
Nov 14, 2023 .NET 8 Wave .NET MAUI in .NET 8 goes GA with further performance and reliability updates.
June 11, 2024 .NET 8 Integration in MAUI-Linux The community-driven maui-linux project shows first confirmed builds targeting .NET 8 (net8.0-gtk), indicating the start of .NET 8 integration efforts.
Nov 12, 2024 .NET 9 Wave .NET MAUI 9 releases (GA) with new controls and a strong focus on quality and stability.
Sept 11, 2025 Support Policy Update Microsoft updates official support tables — MAUI 9 (released Nov 12, 2024) supported until May 12, 2026.

🚧 Project Status

Maui Linux .NET aims to make .NET MAUI applications run natively on Linux desktops through a GtkSharp backend.

However, the original maui-linux project suffered from several core problems:

  • 📚 Lack of documentation – build steps and dependencies were unclear or outdated.
  • 🧩 Build failures – even experienced developers struggled to compile a working binary.
  • 👥 No community traction – without guidance or working examples, contributors lost interest quickly.
  • Maui Linux .NET exists to change that — by re-organizing the codebase, documenting every step, and providing working templates for future contributors.

💪 Contribute

If you want to help, you can:

  • Fix and refactor the GtkSharp backend.
  • Develop missing Controls, see Implementation Status
  • Improve documentation (build steps, dependencies, packaging).
  • Test on multiple distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE), see How_to_start
  • Add automation (CI pipelines, build scripts, sample apps).

Start here: How to Start If you encounter problems: Troubleshooting Guide

🧭 How to Start

Detailed instructions: How_to_Start

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