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In the Mac project, right-click on Packages > Add Packages. Review the configuration and press Create. Type an App Name (and optionally choose a different name for the Dock Item), then press Next. In the New Project window choose Mac > App > Cocoa App and press Next. In Visual Studio for Mac, right-click on the existing Xamarin.Forms solution and choose Add > Add New Project.

For more information, see Render Custom Controls in the XAML Previewer.Adding a macOS project to Xamarin.Forms video Adding a Mac Appįollow these instructions to add a Mac app that will run on macOS Sierra and macOS El Capitan: The previewer shows the control's base class if it fails to render the control, or if the control's creator opted-out of design time rendering.

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Try wrapping any initialized classes in the page's C# code behind in if (!DesignMode.IsDesignModeEnabled).

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Check your JDK installation - previewing Android requires at least JDK 8.

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You can update to the latest Xamarin.Forms version through NuGet.

Check your Xamarin.Forms version - it has to be at least Xamarin.Forms 3.6.

Ensure that your App class has a parameterless constructor.

Try closing and reopening the XAML file.

It can take some time for the Previewer to start up - you'll see "Initializing Render" until it's ready.

XAML Previewer isn't showing or shows an error TroubleshootingĬheck the issues below and the Xamarin Forums, This property is useful if you initialize a library in your page constructor that fails to run at design time. Using it, you can specify code that will only execute when the application is or isn't running in the previewer: if (DesignMode.IsDesignModeEnabled) The static DesignMode.IsDesignModeEnabled property tells you if the application is running in the previewer.

Landscape (icon) – uses landscape orientation for the preview.

Portrait (icon) – uses portrait orientation for the preview.

Device - Drop-down list of Android or iOS devices including resolution and screen size.

iOS – show the iOS version of the screen ( Note: If you're using Visual Studio on Windows, you must be paired to a Mac to use this mode).

Android – show the Android version of the screen.

The options along the top of the preview pane are: To turn the XAML Previewer and those tools back on, change your Default XAML Editor to Xamarin.Forms Previewer. This also turns off the Document Outline, Property Panel, and XAML Toolbox. You can turn the XAML Previewer off in the Visual Studio > Preferences > Text Editor > XAML dialog by selecting Default XML Editor as your Default XAML Editor. In older versions of Visual Studio for Mac, the Preview button was located in the top-right of the window.

You can turn the XAML Previewer off in the Tools > Options > Xamarin > Xamarin.Forms XAML Previewer dialog by selecting Default XML Editor as your Default XAML Editor. You can change whether the screen is split vertically or horizontally, or collapse one pane altogether:

The middle button swaps what side the Previewer and your code are on:

XAML preview controlsĬhoose whether you want to see your code, the XAML Previewer, or both by selecting these buttons on the split view pane. However, the split can be changed for each file in the editor window. When you open a XAML file, the editor will open either full-sized or next to the previewer, based on the settings selected in the Tools > Options > Xamarin > Xamarin.Forms XAML Previewer dialog. In this dialog, you can select the default document view and the split orientation. If you want to change the default split view behavior, use the Tools > Options > Xamarin > Xamarin.Forms XAML Previewer dialog. You can open the XAML Previewer by clicking the arrows on the split view pane.