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winui-to-avalonia
Port WinUI or Windows App SDK applications to Avalonia, including shell design, dependency-property patterns, theme resources, composition, commands, dialogs, and platform integration. Use for `NavigationView`, `ContentDialog`, `ThemeResource`, `VisualStateManager`, `ItemsRepeater`, `AppWindow`, or broader WinUI-to-Avalonia migration work.
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npx add-skill https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/development-plugin-for-avalonia/tree/main/skills/winui-to-avalonia
SKILL.md
WinUI to Avalonia
Start with:
../../references/65-winui-to-avalonia-modern-ui-conversion-index.md../../references/winui-to-avalonia/README.md
Prioritize the chapters that match the source app:
- object or property system, bindings, resources, and state mapping
NavigationView, dialog, titlebar, and multi-window shell behavior- composition, rendering, scroll, gesture, and advanced control migration
- platform services, activation, storage, notifications, and WebView boundaries
Workflow
- Identify the WinUI shell and state model before moving individual controls.
- Translate
ThemeResource,VisualStateManager, and composition assumptions explicitly. - Rebuild platform integration through Avalonia services rather than Windows-only primitives.
- Keep modern-shell decisions intentional instead of chasing one-to-one surface parity.
Rules
- Do not treat
NavigationView,ContentDialog, orAppWindowas direct API renames. - Separate composition effects from essential interaction behavior.
- Make Windows-specific contracts and Avalonia cross-platform replacements explicit.
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