I need to create a desktop app, having experience in asp.net MVC and Blazor. What is currently the best and fastest way in .NET ecosystem?

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  • WinForms for simplicity and speed of development. Perfect for small apps. If you were planning a more complex app, I'd recommend WPF. If cross-platform was a must-have, I'd say Avalonia is currently the best choice, but once .NET 6 is released with .NET MAUI, that will likely be the most common choice for cross-platform desktop apps.

  • Avalonia

    Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The most popular .NET Foundation community project.

  • WinForms for simplicity and speed of development. Perfect for small apps. If you were planning a more complex app, I'd recommend WPF. If cross-platform was a must-have, I'd say Avalonia is currently the best choice, but once .NET 6 is released with .NET MAUI, that will likely be the most common choice for cross-platform desktop apps.

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • Electron.NET

    :electron: Build cross platform desktop apps with ASP.NET Core (Razor Pages, MVC, Blazor).

  • Electron

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