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JokeOn top of it all, there's a new strain of lice going around that's resistant to conventional treatments... Pin
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I have continually tried Xamarin and still don't like it. I've found it easier to write the apps in Native tech than learn Xamarin and I've been writing C# since 2000. But that's just an opinion.

The best choice for this is actually...brace yourself....HTML5.
HTML5 is HTML, JavaScript and CSS, of course.
It's still not possible in any technology to get desktop and mobile in the same go. But, if you build
1. PWA (Progressive Web App) HTML5
2. ElectronJS app (based upon HTML5)

Then you will get all environments. ElectronJS will give you complete deployment with the same code to Linux, Windows and MacOS.

Then you'll be able to use the same code to build your PWA as a mobile app. PWAs are deployed in such a way that users can install the icon to their mobile desktop as if it is an app.

I've built and Electron App that currently runs on Linux, MacOS, Windows and there are no code changes at all --- just build it on each platform.

ElectronJS also creates installation packages for each OS that works just as if you are deploying a desktop app -- users don't know the difference. Actually the ElectronJS app deploys much easier -- less security hoops to jump thru - it just works.

But, I know most people just hate JavaScript and there are good reasons to. But, any tool used properly can be a great thing. Also, you can do TypeScript for ElectronJS and that cleans up a lot of the JavaScript problems.
Good luck.

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