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Description:
Gives .NET developers complete access to iOS, watchOS, and tvOS SDK's

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @dotnet | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: xamarin ios dotnet mobile-development csharp cross-platform

Install: brew install --cask xamarin-ios

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.

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

Use Cases:

Building enterprise mobile apps with shared .NET codebases
Creating native iOS applications using C# instead of Swift or Objective-C

Alternatives:

Swift – Apple's native language; requires separate codebases for each platform
React Native – Uses JavaScript/TypeScript; similar cross-platform capabilities but different language ecosystem

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 19, 2025 8:46pm	16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee	0	VERSION_BUMP	4c666c43
Aug 5, 2025 6:01pm	16.4.0.23,ceb0ea3f-4db8-46b4-8dc3-8049d27c0107,3960868aa9b1946a6c77668c3f3334ee	0	VERSION_BUMP	aabe8e9b