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Avalonia Templates for dotnet new
For more information about dotnet new templates see here.
Installing the templates
Run from a command line (.NET 7+):
dotnet new install Avalonia.Templates
For .NET 6, the argument is --install:
dotnet new --install Avalonia.Templates
The templates should now be available in dotnet new list:
Template Name Short Name Language Tags
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Avalonia .NET App avalonia.app [C#],F# Desktop/Xaml/Avalonia/Windows/Linux/macOS
Avalonia .NET 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
Note:
By default dotnet CLI would create a C# template,if you want to create F# template you will need to add -lang F# to the end of the command.
Creating a new Application
To create a new barebones application called MyApp in its own subdirectory, run:
dotnet new avalonia.app -o MyApp
Available parameters:
-f, --framework
Description: The target framework for the project.
Options: net9.0, net8.0
By default: net9.0
-av, --avalonia-version
Description: The target version of Avalonia NuGet packages.
By default: 11.2.1
-cb, --compiled-bindings
Description: Defines if CompiledBindings should be enabled by default in the project (only supported in 11.0 version and newer). See documentation for more details.
Options: true, false
By default: true
--no-restore
Description: If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.
Creating a new MVVM Application
MVVM is the recommended pattern for creating Avalonia applications. The MVVM application template uses ReactiveUI to ease building applications with complex interactions.
To create a new MVVM application called MyApp in its own subdirectory, run:
dotnet new avalonia.mvvm -o MyApp
Available parameters:
-f, --framework
Description: The target framework for the project.
Options: net9.0, net8.0
By default: net9.0
-av, --avalonia-version
Description: The target version of Avalonia NuGet packages.
By default: 11.2.1
-cb, --compiled-bindings
Description: Defines if CompiledBindings should be enabled by default in the project (only supported in 11.0 version and newer). See documentation for more details.
Options: true, false
By default: true
-m, --mvvm
Description: MVVM toolkit to use in the template.
Options: ReactiveUI, CommunityToolkit
By default: ReactiveUI
-rvl, --remove-view-locator
Description: Defines if your app will use default ViewLocator made by Avalonia Team or you are planning to use a custom one. Removing ViewLocator may be useful in code trimming scenarios. Default ViewLocator is not trimming-friendly.
Options: true, false
By default: false
--no-restore
Description: If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.
Creating a new Cross-Platform application
To create a new Cross-Platform application in its own subdirectory, run:
dotnet new avalonia.xplat
Note: This type of template allows you to create an application that will work on Desktop, Browser and Mobile (iOS & Android). Only available with 11.0 preview versions.
Available parameters:
-cb, --compiled-bindings
Description: Defines if CompiledBindings should be enabled by default in the project. See documentation for more details.
Options: true, false
By default: true
-m, --mvvm
Description: MVVM toolkit to use in the template.
Options: ReactiveUI, CommunityToolkit
By default: ReactiveUI
-av, --avalonia-version
Description: The target version of Avalonia NuGet packages.
By default: 11.2.1
-rvl, --remove-view-locator
Description: Defines if your app will use default ViewLocator made by Avalonia Team or you are planning to use a custom one. Removing ViewLocator may be useful in code trimming scenarios. Default ViewLocator is not trimming-friendly.
Options: true, false
By default: false
-cpm
Description: Defines if your app will use Central Package Management (CPM). If disabled, Directory.Build.props will be created with shared Avalonia version.
Options: true, false
By default: true
Creating a new Window
To create a new Window called MyNewWindow, in the namespace MyApp run:
dotnet new avalonia.window -na MyApp -n MyNewWindow
Creating a new UserControl
To create a new UserControl called MyNewView, in the namespace MyApp run:
dotnet new avalonia.usercontrol -na MyApp -n MyNewView
Creating a new Styles list
To create a new Styles list called MyStyles, run:
dotnet new avalonia.styles -n MyStyles
Creating a new ResourceDictionary
To create a new ResourceDictionary called MyResources, run:
dotnet new avalonia.resource -n MyResources