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The best Avalonia alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to Avalonia, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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Avalonia

A C# and XAML framework for building desktop, mobile and web-assembly UI apps.

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    React Native

    Open source · MIT · ★ 127k

    A framework for building native Android and iOS apps using React and JavaScript.

    Best for: Web developers who already know React and want to build mobile apps; Teams that need one codebase for both Android and iOS

    Full review Avalonia vs React Native
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    Expo

    Open source · MIT · ★ 53.3k

    Open-source framework for building native Android, iOS, and web apps with React.

    Best for: Developers who want to build iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript; Teams that want one codebase covering mobile and web

    Full review Avalonia vs Expo
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    MAUI

    Open source · MIT · ★ 23.3k

    A C# and XAML framework for building one app that runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.

    Best for: C# developers who want to target phones and desktops from one codebase; Teams already using Visual Studio and the .NET ecosystem

    Full review Avalonia vs MAUI

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Avalonia. We don't take payment for placement.