Description:
Gives .NET developers complete access to iOS, watchOS, and tvOS SDK's
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@dotnet |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
xamarin
ios
dotnet
mobile-development
csharp
cross-platform
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Install:
brew install --cask xamarin-ios
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About:
Xamarin.iOS is a Microsoft-owned, open-source platform that enables .NET developers to build native iOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications using C# and F#. It provides bindings to the native Apple SDKs, allowing full access to platform-specific APIs and UI frameworks. This tool is essential for creating high-performance, cross-platform mobile apps within the .NET ecosystem.
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Key Features:
- Native API Access: Full bindings to iOS, watchOS, and tvOS SDKs
- Cross-Platform Code Sharing: Reuse business logic across Android, iOS, and other platforms
- Visual Studio Integration: Develop and debug directly within the IDE
- Ahead-of-Time Compilation: Delivers native performance for mobile applications
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Use Cases:
- Building enterprise mobile apps with shared .NET codebases
- Creating native iOS applications using C# instead of Swift or Objective-C
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Alternatives:
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Swift
– Apple's native language; requires separate codebases for each platform
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React Native
– Uses JavaScript/TypeScript; similar cross-platform capabilities but different language ecosystem
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| Aug 19, 2025 8:46pm |
16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee |
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| Aug 5, 2025 6:01pm |
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| Nov 14, 2023 2:16pm |
16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee |
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| Oct 10, 2023 3:46pm |
16.4.0.18,8cbf56b1-ef0d-466f-8cfe-fae4ba8c5080,1174a6a7f61a32d94e267e3bc8c1942f |
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| Mar 11, 2023 5:45am |
16.2.0.5,5f9ea8f6-0afe-46b3-b8e8-5dee4c2dd14c,b357a2b833ba86598aaff58fc013f06c |
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| Dec 16, 2022 7:36am |
16.1.1.27,c8bc547f-869e-4d64-a271-f8b3a29ee545,3d8cfa414fa3e4005dd5b9b9d3817aa4 |
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