Xamarin

Xamarin is a Microsoft-owned San Francisco-based software company founded in May 2011 by the engineers that created Mono, Xamarin.Android (formerly Mono for Android) and Xamarin.iOS (formerly MonoTouch), which are cross-platform implementations of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) and Common Language Specifications (often called Microsoft .NET).

Xamarin Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySoftware industry
FoundedMay 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)
Successor.NET MAUI
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Key people
Miguel de Icaza, Nat Friedman
ParentMicrosoft (2016–present)
Websitexamarin.com
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With a C#-shared codebase, developers can use Xamarin tools to write native Android, iOS, and Windows apps with native user interfaces and share code across multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. According to Xamarin, over 1.4 million developers were using Xamarin's products in 120 countries around the world as of April 2017.

On February 24, 2016, Microsoft announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xamarin.

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