#Xamarin studio android hello world how to

On the next page select a name for your app: Figure 4: Select a name and minimum supported version for your app In this window choose ‘Mac’ and ‘App’ on the left hand side and from the center area choose ‘Cocoa App’ and the language you want to use for programming. To create a new project, click on ‘File’ and select ‘New Solution…’ and a dialogue like this should pop up: Figure 3: Create a new solution

Just select the platforms you want to support and you’re ready to go! If you are asked at some point wether you want to install the command line tools or not, choose ‘Yes’.Īfter the setup is finished, Xamarin should start and the window should look something like this, depending on your version, of course: Figure 2: Xamarin after startup Create a new project Simply download it and install the package. There is a free version, which I’ll be using. Now go to the Xamarin website and download the version you want to use.

Unfortunately you’ll need to install XCode, because Xamarin relies on XCode’s GUI editor. Simply download the whole package, which might take some time, and then install it. This article will introduce you to Mac-Apps and will guide you through the process of programming one with Xamarin and C#.Įasy to follow video included at the end of the article.īefore you can start, you’ll need to download the latest version of XCode from the Mac App-Store: Figure 1: Xcode in the store

#Xamarin studio android hello world how to

Some time ago I wrote an article about how to get started with Windows 10 App development.