Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have Microsoft Visual Studio installed, along with the .NET Multi-platform App UI development workload.
Make sure that Visual Studio is up-to-date, and .NET 8 is available.
In this tutorial, you'll create an app where users can create simple notes, which will be locally stored.
This app will be cross-platform, and you can test it on Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows.
To test your app in Windows, developer mode must be turned on. Head over to Settings > Privacy & Security > Developer Mode (toggle this option).
To use an Android emulator, in Visual Studio, in the debug dropdown, select Android Emulator. You will be prompted to set up an Android emulator.
For iOS and MacOS testing, you must have a MacOS system in the same network as the host running Visual Studio.
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On your Mac, head over to Settings > Main > Sharing and toggle Remote Access on.
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On your Windows host, in Visual Studio, on the top menu bar, click on Tools > iOS > Pair to Mac.
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A new window will appear and VS should be able to detect your Mac automatically. Log in using your Mac's credentials and let it install the required extensions.
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After this process, you should be able to use your Mac to test .NET MAUI apps.
This tutorial is based on Microsoft's own Notes Tutorial.
Some features coded in the original tutorial will not be implemented in class due to time constraints.