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 might be downloaded from the challenge web site. The XAML designer is described by Userware as a serious milestone in cross-platform .NET growth. Beforehand, XAML UI design was largely restricted to Visible Studio on Home windows, leaving builders on macOS and Linux with out visible design instruments, the corporate stated. 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 obtainable immediately in VS Code; a web-based model is obtainable at xaml.io.
OpenSilver is maybe greatest often known as a substitute for Microsoft’s Silverlight wealthy Web software framework. As a part of Userware’s “WPF all over the 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 stated. Extra WPF help is deliberate for mid-2025, with backing for options akin to triggers and types.