# .NET MAUI

21 Hacker News commenters recommended .NET MAUI and 68 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Microsoft framework for building C# apps on mobile and desktop, with Linux support arriving. Critics doubt its desktop strength and long-term support.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for mobile apps (2 comments): "a .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid app that's published to the app stores" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146669)) "Maui is optimized for mobile, Avalonia is superior on desktop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47132969))
- Productive for C# developers (2 comments): "lots to like and be super productive in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47132953)) "it's working fine with .Net Upgrades" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025872))

## What people warn about

- Doubts long-term Microsoft support (5 comments): "I don't believe it will be good given the previous fiasco with the MAUI initial release" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897966)) "I really love Blazor and heck even MAUI, but will they still be there in 10 years?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45905539)) "That's not to say that Microsoft's attitude toward MAUI doesn't leave concerns." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45895441))
- Weak on desktop apps (4 comments): "I've pretty much considered MAUI a non-starter without Linux desktop as a target" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45902919)) "Maui is optimized for mobile, Avalonia is superior on desktop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47132969)) "it's maybe not as good for desktop apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46673353))
- Bugs and broken features (3 comments): "the transition to MAUI has been full of woe and even more bugs and weird edge case functionality than Xamarin had" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45847735)) "back navigation is broken and it leaves the whole app returning to the previous website" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898597)) "Everything else is incredible broken and stops being supported in such a short time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46809530))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Flutter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flutter.md): 171 recommend
- [React Native](https://hackerapproved.com/p/react-native.md): 98 recommend
- [Kotlin Multiplatform](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kotlin-multiplatform.md): 27 recommend
- [Expo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expo.md): 21 recommend
- [Skip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/skip.md): 19 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, ".NET MAUI", https://hackerapproved.com/p/net-maui/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).