Standing for .NET Multi-platform App UI, .NET MAUI has been described by the company as the 'evolution of Xamarin.Forms' with said evolution including the ability to create desktop apps in addition to ...

That transition had to include more than Windows; it had to bring along Xamarin’s mobile clients and Unity’s 3-D gaming platforms, as well as aim to expand the reach of .NET to macOS and to Linux.

One significant disadvantage of using .NET MAUI is its relatively new status in the market. As an evolution of Xamarin.Forms, MAUI may still have some growing pains and unresolved issues.

With the new .NET MAUI in .NET 7 Release Candidate 1, the dev team has continued to polish things up ahead of a November GA debut while at the same time filling in gaps from its predecessor, Xamarin.

Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility is used in the CommunityToolkit.MauiCompact, and the future roadmap of CommunityToolkit.MauiCompact is depreciation alongside Xamarin.Forms in November this ...