dotnet/android
.NET for Android provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK for use with .NET managed languages such as C# observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 75
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35
- age_days: 3808
- days_rel: 85
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 18
Adoption not part of the score
2135 stars · 578 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
.NET for Android provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK and tooling for use with .NET managed languages such as C#. It ships as an optional .NET workload for .NET 6+ and is the successor to Xamarin.Android, also serving as the Android foundation of .NET MAUI.
Use cases
- build native android apps in c#
- develop android applications with dotnet
- migrate xamarin.android apps to .net
- access android sdk apis from c#
- create android apps using maui
- use .net managed languages for android development
When to choose
- you want to build Android apps in C# or another .NET language
- you are migrating an existing Xamarin.Android project to modern .NET
- you are building .NET MAUI apps targeting Android
- you need up-to-date Android SDK bindings that update independently of .NET
When to avoid
- you are building Android apps in Kotlin or Java with no .NET involvement
- you still rely on classic Xamarin.Android, which ended support on May 1, 2024
- you need a cross-platform UI toolkit on its own rather than Android bindings (consider .NET MAUI)
- you target Android API levels newer than your installed workload without updating it
Facets
framework · maturity active
sdk build-tool mobile-framework mobile-development cross-platform developer-tools dotnet c xamarin-android android-sdk-bindings dotnet-workload maui csharp android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dotnet/android · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6bc435f7d67f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dotnet/android | main | 91 |
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