xamarin-android ☆

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Description:
Gives .NET developers complete access to Android SDK's

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 13.2.2.0,8cbf56b1-ef0d-466f-8cfe-fae4ba8c5080,e9e853fee3169b1c5128098942f19120@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

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Category: Developer tools

Tags: xamarin android dotnet csharp mobile cross-platform

Install: brew install --cask xamarin-android

About:
Xamarin.Android provides .NET developers with the tools to build native Android applications using C# and .NET. It offers comprehensive bindings for the Android SDK, allowing full access to native Android APIs and features. This enables high-performance, cross-platform mobile development within the Visual Studio ecosystem.

Key Features:

Full access to Android SDK APIs via .NET bindings
High-performance runtime with Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation
Deep integration with Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
Support for modern .NET features like async/await and LINQ

Use Cases:

Building native Android apps using C# and the .NET ecosystem
Sharing business logic and codebases across iOS and Android platforms
Creating enterprise mobile applications with existing .NET skills

Alternatives:

Flutter – Uses Dart and a widget-based UI approach, offering a different paradigm for cross-platform development
React Native – Uses JavaScript/TypeScript and a native bridge, focusing on web-like development for mobile

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 19, 2025 8:46pm	13.2.2.0,8cbf56b1-ef0d-466f-8cfe-fae4ba8c5080,e9e853fee3169b1c5128098942f19120	0	VERSION_BUMP	065c0d80