The .NET MAUI - Archive / Publish tool extension for Visual Studio Code provides a set of essential tools to streamline the process of packaging and publishing .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) projects.
Whether you're targeting Android, iOS, or Windows platforms, this extension equips you with the necessary tools to manage provisioning profiles, keystore files.
| Android |
iOS |
Windows |
MacCatalyst |
Tizen |
| ✅ (macOS/Windows) |
✅ (macOS only) |
✅ (Windows only) |
Planned in Q1-2025 |
⛔️ |
Roadmap
Q1 - 2025:
- Direct upload to Google Play
- Direct upload to TestFlight / AppStore
- MacCatalyst publish
Installation
- Open Visual Studio Code.
- Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
- Search for ".NET MAUI - Archive / Publish tool"
- Click "Install" to add the extension to your VS Code setup.
Visual Studio marketplace
Find it here:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=banditoth.VSCode-MAUI-Archive
Usage
- Open your .NET MAUI project in Visual Studio Code.
- Access the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Available commands
Publishing
MAUI Archive: Publish Android
Initiates the process of publishing a .NET MAUI app for the Android platform. Users can choose between signed and unsigned builds, apk and aab formats.
MAUI Archive: Publish iOS
Initiates the process of publishing a .NET MAUI app for the iOS platform. Users can choose signing profiles and keys.
MAUI Archive: Publish Windows
Initiates the process of publishing a .NET MAUI app for the Windows platform. Users can choose between packaged and non packaged apps.
Additional commands
MAUI Archive: iOS - List of Provisioning Profiles
Lists all available provisioning profiles installed on the machine for iOS projects.
MAUI Archive: Android - Check Signature of keystore
Lists all keystores. Additionally, allows users to check the signature of a selected keystore.
MAUI Archive: Android - Generate Code Signing Key
Prompts the required paramters and executes the necessary command (keytool -genkeypair) to generate a code signing key for Android apps.
Tutorials
MAUI Archive: Documentation of publishing Android apps (Microsoft)
MAUI Archive: Documentation of publishing iOS apps (Microsoft)
MAUI Archive: Documentation of publishing Windows apps (Microsoft)
Opens the browser with additional information about the archive / publish process of each platform (learn.microsoft.com)
Settings
MAUI Archive: Settings
Opens the settings for the MAUI Archive extension, allowing users to configure parameters such as output paths and Android keystore list paths.
Values
| Setting name |
Description |
Default Value |
| Build configuration |
You can specify a custom build configuration when publishing your apps |
'Release' |
| Dotnet version |
You can specify a custom dotnet version like net7.0 when publishing your apps |
'net9.0' |
| Enable Solution file format |
When searching the workspace for .csproj files, this setting enabled the discovery of .sln files aswell |
'false' |
| Android keystore directory |
You can specify a custom directory path to your Android keystore files |
- |
| Android key tool path |
Set a custom directory where your Android keystores are located at. Leave blank for default. |
- |
| Android JDK version |
Set the version for compatibility with Java Development kit. Get the version with 'java --version' Recommended: Microsoft OpenJDK 17 or up. |
'jdk17+' |
| Use explicit Android version |
You can specify a custom version of Android to use as a target framework |
- |
| iOS Runtime identifier |
You can change the default architeture for iOS apps |
'ios-arm64' |
| Use explicit iOS version |
You can specify a custom version of iOS to use as a target framework |
- |
| iOS Provisioning profiles path |
Set a custom directory where your iOS Provisioning Profiles are located at. Leave blank for default. (Developer/XCode/UserData/ProvisioningProfiles) |
- |
| Use explicit Windows version |
You can specify a custom version of Windows to use as a target framework. Always use a value, do not leave it blank |
'10.0.19041.0' |
Issues / feedback
Your feedback is valuable! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please submit an issue on GitHub.
https://github.com/banditoth/maui-archiver-vscode/
Contributing
Pull requests are welcomed.
For major changes, please open a discussion first.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Gerald Versluis and James Montemagno for spreading the word about this tool.
