VS Code Extensions
MAUI Xaml Tools

MAUI Xaml Tools

by Pastajello

Enhance .NET MAUI development in VS Code with improved XAML editing and quick component generation from the Explorer

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Version

0.2.1

Last updated

Jul 07, 2026

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MAUI Toolkit is a set of tools designed to improve the development experience for .NET MAUI projects in Visual Studio Code.

It enhances the default tooling by adding:

  • better XAML editing experience (coloring, readability)
  • quick file generation via familiar right-click context menus
  • productivity features inspired by full Visual Studio

Coloring demo Create ContentPage demo

✨ Features

  • 🧱 Create MAUI components directly from Explorer

    • ContentPage.xaml
    • ContentView.xaml

  • ⚡ Fast access via right-click → MAUI Tools → Add

  • 🎨 Improved XAML readability (coloring & formatting)

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Clone the repository

  2. Install dependencies:

    npm install

  3. Build the extension:

    npm run watch

  4. Run the extension:

    • Press F5 in VS Code

A sample MAUI project will open automatically for testing.

🗺️ Roadmap

  • Color XAML

  • Create basic ContentPage and ContentView

    • XAML version
    • C# version

  • Extract UI into reusable components (e.g. select part of XAML → extract to ContentView + generate BindableProperties)

  • a lot more

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to open issues or suggest features

🛠️ Status

🚧 Early development — core features are being actively built.