dotnet-maui-aot
dotnet-maui-aot
Native AOT compilation for .NET MAUI on iOS and Mac Catalyst: compilation pipeline, publish profiles, up to 50% app size reduction and up to 50% startup improvement, library compatibility gaps, opt-out mechanisms, trimming interplay (RD.xml, source generators), and testing AOT builds on device.
Version assumptions: .NET 8.0+ baseline. Native AOT for MAUI is available on iOS and Mac Catalyst. Android uses a different compilation model (CoreCLR in .NET 11, Mono/AOT in .NET 8-10).
Scope boundary: This skill owns MAUI-specific Native AOT on iOS/Mac Catalyst -- the compilation pipeline, publish configuration, size/startup improvements, library compatibility for MAUI apps, and testing AOT builds. General Native AOT patterns are owned by [skill:dotnet-native-aot]; AOT architecture decisions by [skill:dotnet-aot-architecture].
Out of scope: MAUI development patterns (project structure, XAML, MVVM) -- see [skill:dotnet-maui-development]. MAUI testing -- see [skill:dotnet-maui-testing]. WASM AOT (Blazor/Uno) -- see [skill:dotnet-aot-wasm]. General AOT architecture -- see [skill:dotnet-native-aot].
Cross-references: [skill:dotnet-maui-development] for MAUI patterns, [skill:dotnet-maui-testing] for testing AOT builds, [skill:dotnet-native-aot] for general AOT patterns, [skill:dotnet-aot-wasm] for WASM AOT, [skill:dotnet-ui-chooser] for framework selection.
iOS/Mac Catalyst AOT Compilation Pipeline
Native AOT on iOS and Mac Catalyst compiles .NET IL directly to native machine code at publish time, eliminating the need for a JIT compiler or IL interpreter at runtime. This produces a self-contained native binary that links against platform frameworks.
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