Easy Steps to Create a Maui Blazor Hybrid App Using VS Code

This guide explains how to set up and run .NET MAUI apps on Windows and macOS using Visual Studio Code.

Windows Setup

Install Visual Studio Code
Install .NET SDK 9+
Install the .NET MAUI extension in VS Code
Install the MAUI workload:
```
 dotnet workload install maui
```
Create a new MAUI Blazor project:
```
 dotnet new maui-blazor -n YourAppName
```
List available workloads:
```
 dotnet workload search
```
Run the app on Windows:
```
 dotnet run -f net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0
```
macOS Setup
1. Install Visual Studio Code
2. Install .NET SDK 9+
3. Install the .NET MAUI extension in VS Code
4. Install Xcode from the App Store
5. Install the MAUI workload:
```
 dotnet workload install maui
```
6. Create a new MAUI Blazor project:
```
 dotnet new maui-blazor -n YourAppName
```
7. List available workloads:
```
 dotnet workload search
```
8. Run the app on MacCatalyst:
```
 dotnet build -t:Run -f net9.0-maccatalyst
```

VS Code supports building and running, but not full drag-and-drop MAUI UI design.
Xcode is required on macOS for MacCatalyst and iOS builds.
Use .NET 9 or later for MAUI .net9.0-* targets.