WinUI 3 Windows Desktop Templates

WinUI 3 Windows Desktop Templates for Visual Studio 2022 and 2026 Insiders

Project and Item templates for WinUI 3 Desktop Apps targeting the Windows platform.

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The VS extension is now supported on both x64 and ARM64 installations of Visual Studio 2022 and 2026 Insiders release. Happy coding!

Consequently, the minimum supported version of Visual Studio 2022 will be v17.6 or higher.

The v4.4.0.0 VS extension is now compatible with the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders release v18.0.0

Version History (latest on top):

Note: The version # is aligned with its NuGet CLI Templates Pack counterpart.

4.4.0.0:

The initial release of WinUI 3 Templates is now available as a VS Extension (VSIX) with support for Visual Studio 2022 and 2026 Insiders.

Comes with a set of templates for creating WinUI 3-related projects, including:

• WinUI 3 App
• WinUI 3 Hybrid App (using .NET MAUI Native Embedding feature)
• WinUI 3 Library

Item Templates are also included for:

• WinUI 3 Page
• WinUI 3 User Control
• WinUI 3 Window