Mike James

Chief Executive Officer

Posts by Mike James

News

Retiring Accelerate: One Brand, One Clear Path

We're updating our brand to simplify things. Lets explore what that means

Mike James

Apr 7, 2026

News

Your AI Assistant Just Got Fluent in Avalonia

Announcing Build MCP, a free server that connects your AI coding assistant directly to the Avalonia documentation.

Mike James

Mar 15, 2026

XAML and .NET

Accelerate Showcase: Built with AI, Designed with Stitch

We built a polished Avalonia desktop app in an hour using AI tools, here's how.

Mike James

Feb 10, 2026

News

Avalonia for Visual Studio Code - Preview Available

The Avalonia for Visual Studio Code Extension Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter

Mike James

Feb 4, 2026

News

Avalonia DevTools MCP Server

Generate UIs, inspect your apps and maximise the power of agentic development with the MCP support built into DevTools.

Mike James

Jan 27, 2026

Partnership

.NET MAUI is Coming to Linux and the Browser, Powered by Avalonia

Avalonia is bringing .NET MAUI to Linux and WebAssembly, delivering on the community's most requested features since MAUI launched.

Mike James

Nov 11, 2025

News

Accelerate Licensing Changes

Building a Sustainable Future for Avalonia's professional tooling

Mike James

Oct 10, 2025

News

Avalonia Invests in Wilderness Labs

Avalonia invests in Wilderness Labs to deepen collaboration and bring .NET to more embedded and IoT applications, from microcontrollers to user interfaces.

Mike James

Oct 9, 2025

News

The Future of Avalonia's Rendering

Avalonia and Google’s Flutter team are collaborating to bring Impeller, Flutter’s next-generation GPU renderer, to .NET...

Mike James

Oct 1, 2025

Partnership

Three-Year Sponsorship Accelerates Avalonia’s Open-Source Roadmap

Announcing a three year sponsorship agreement with Devolutions!

Mike James

Jun 24, 2025

News

Introducing Avalonia Accelerate: Power Your Avalonia Apps Like Never Before

Avalonia Accelerate Phase 1 is here, featuring powerful new Dev Tools, native WebView integration, and intuitive Media Player capabilities. Get early access now from just €89/year and elevate your Avalonia development experience.

Mike James

Apr 8, 2025

News

Avalonia UI in 2024: Growth, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

A look at how we've been building a sustainable business around Avalonia in 2024.

Mike James

Dec 2, 2024

Technical Deep Dive

10 Avalonia Performance Tips to Supercharge Your App

10 expert tips for optimizing Avalonia UI application performance!

Mike James

Aug 9, 2024

Technical Deep Dive

The Definitive Guide to Building and Deploying Avalonia Applications for macOS

A deep drive into packaging your Avalonia apps for macOS.

Mike James

Jul 31, 2024

Technical Deep Dive

From WPF to Avalonia: A Guide for .NET Developers Exploring Cross-Platform UI Frameworks

A comprehensive guide to introduce Avalonia, a cross-platform UI framework to .NET developers familiar with WPF. Comparing key features, exploring the transition process.

Mike James

Jul 11, 2024

News

Avalonia Around the UK in June

Calling all UK .NET devs! 🇬🇧 Join our CEO for a deep dive into Avalonia at one of the upcoming user group events!

Mike James

May 30, 2024

News

Bringing WPF ILSpy to macOS and Linux with Avalonia XPF

This post looks at why we're bringing the WPF version of ILSpy to macOS and Linux using Avalonia XPF

Mike James

Mar 18, 2024

Technical Deep Dive

WPF on Mac

This blog post delves into the evolving landscape of cross-platform UI development, specifically focusing on the transition of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications to macOS.

Mike James

Feb 23, 2024

News

One Year of Avalonia XPF - Revolutionising WPF development

Celebrating the first anniversary of Avalonia XPF and announcing Avalonia XPF for Indie Devs!

Mike James

Feb 13, 2024

News

Avalonia XPF - License Changes

Avalonia XPF licensing just got way simpler! One license now unlocks all desktop platforms, massively increasing the ROI from adopting Avalonia XPF!

Mike James

Feb 7, 2024

News

Balancing Growth and Sustainability - Avalonia's Financial Evolution

Discussing the challenges of monetising open-source software and how we're handling Avalonia's rapid growth and revenue diversification.

Mike James

Dec 31, 2023

XAML and .NET

Is WPF Dead?

The Future of WPF: A Glimmer of Hope or a Fading Light? Taking a look at the state of WPF and how it compares with Avalonia.

Mike James

Dec 31, 2023

News

A Year in Recap: Celebrating this years milestones

Avalonia UI's remarkable growth in 2023: community expansion, company growth, product advancements, ecosystem expansion, industry recognition, and continued momentum into 2024.

Mike James

Dec 21, 2023

Partnership

LoongArch & Avalonia

Avalonia's support of Loongson's LoongArch platform and underscores the framework's adaptability and the significance of this collaboration for the global tech community.

Mike James

Nov 30, 2023

News

Our .NET Conf Session is Now Available on YouTube

Avalonia's session from .NET Conf is now available on YouTube, covering Avalonia's basics, the state of its ecosystem, Actipro controls, a Linux demo by UXDivers, integration with MAUI Hybrid, and Avalonia XPF.

Mike James

Nov 17, 2023

News

Introducing Hybrid XPF: Bridging Avalonia and WPF Controls

Hybrid XPF enables the integration of 700+ WPF controls into Avalonia apps, easing the transition for companies migrating to Avalonia while maintaining essential WPF elements.

Mike James

Nov 10, 2023