OpenSilver 3.1, the most recent model of Userware’s open-source framework for cross-platform .NET growth, has arrived with what the corporate calls the first-ever drag-and-drop XAML designer for Microsoft’s Visible Studio Code editor.
Introduced December 10, the OpenSilver 3.1 SDK could be downloaded from the challenge web site. The XAML designer is described by Userware as a significant milestone in cross-platform .NET growth. Beforehand, XAML UI design was principally restricted to Visible Studio on Home windows, leaving builders on macOS and Linux with out visible design instruments, the corporate mentioned. OpenSilver 3.1 introduces a completely cross-platform designer, enabling builders to create person interfaces visually in VS Code on any working system. The designer is accessible instantly in VS Code; a web based model is accessible at xaml.io.
OpenSilver is probably greatest often known as a alternative for Microsoft’s Silverlight wealthy Web software framework. As a part of Userware’s “WPF in every single place” technique, OpenSilver 3.1 provides help for a number of Home windows Presentation Framework options together with DynamicResource, MultiBinding, x:Static, and UniformGrid. These options are meant to make it simpler to construct feature-rich purposes with acquainted WPF instruments, Userware mentioned. Extra WPF help is deliberate for mid-2025, with backing for options equivalent to triggers and types.
