Avae.Windows.Essentials 1.0.2

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Avae.Windows.Essentials --version 1.0.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Avae.Windows.Essentials -Version 1.0.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Avae.Windows.Essentials" Version="1.0.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Avae.Windows.Essentials" Version="1.0.2" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Avae.Windows.Essentials" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Avae.Windows.Essentials --version 1.0.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Avae.Windows.Essentials, 1.0.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Avae.Windows.Essentials@1.0.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Avae.Windows.Essentials&version=1.0.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Avae.Windows.Essentials&version=1.0.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Avae.Windows.Essentials

A port of Microsoft.Maui.Essentials tailored for Avalonia.Windows.

Features

Cross-Platform Essentials: Leverage APIs from Microsoft.Maui.Essentials adapted for windows environments.

MIT Licensed: Freely use, modify, and distribute under the permissive MIT License.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to integrate Avae.Windows.Essentials into your Avalonia.Windows project.

Prerequisites

An Avalonia.Windows project set up with .NET. targetting net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0

Installation

  1. Add Microsoft.Maui.Essentials to Your Shared Project

In your shared project�s .csproj file, include the Microsoft.Maui.Essentials package. Use one of the following methods

<UseMauiEssentials>true</UseMauiEssentials>

OR

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Essentials">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
</PackageReference>

Configuration

  1. Initialize
 using Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel;

 public static AppBuilder BuildAvaloniaApp()
        => AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
            .UseMauiEssentials()
            .UsePlatformDetect()
            .WithInterFont()
            .LogToTrace();

Usage

Once installed, you can use Microsoft.Maui.Essentials APIs within your Avalonia.Windows application. For example, access application information via AppInfo.

Example: Accessing AppInfo

using Microsoft.Maui.Essentials;

string appName = AppInfo.Name;
string appVersion = AppInfo.VersionString;

Built With

This package builds upon the excellent work of:

Microsoft.Maui.Essentials

AvaloniaUI

License

Avae.Windows.Essentials is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues or pull requests to the GitHub repository. Ensure your code follows the project�s coding standards.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Avalonia team for their robust UI framework.

Gratitude to the MAUI team for providing cross-platform essentials.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0-windows10.0.19041 is compatible.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
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NuGet packages

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Version Downloads Last Updated
1.0.2 123 8/20/2025
1.0.1 125 8/20/2025
1.0.0 127 8/19/2025