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UnoConf 2020: Virtual, Global, and Uno Platform 3.0 Launch 🚀

On August 12, 2020, the Uno Platform community came together for our second annual UnoConf — and this year, it was completely virtual and free for anyone to attend. Even though we weren’t able to meet in person, the energy, innovation, and sense of community were just as strong as ever.

Guiding us through the day was Jen Looper, who did a fantastic job hosting and keeping the event flowing.

The Keynote: Uno Platform 3.0 🎉

The conference kicked off with a keynote from Jerome Laban (CTO) and François Tanguay (CEO), who announced one of the most exciting milestones so far: Uno Platform 3.0.

This release marks a huge step forward for the vision of making WinUI run everywhere. Here are some of the highlights announced during the keynote:

  • 🐧 Linux support (preview): Uno now covers all major platforms — Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.

  • 🪟 WinUI 3.0 Preview 2 support, continuing Uno’s commitment to stay in lock-step with WinUI.

  • 🎨 Fluent and Material Design Systems: New Uno apps come preconfigured with Fluent UI, and you can easily switch to Material — with Dark/Light themes built in.

  • 📚 Uno Gallery: A new collection of ready-to-use Fluent and Material code snippets, helping developers build faster and preview controls across platforms.

  • 🖥 JetBrains Rider support, expanding IDE options alongside Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.

  • 🖼 Fluent UI Assets, more macOS improvements, and performance upgrades.

  • 🖱 Windows 7 support via Skia, adding another option to run Uno apps on legacy systems.

  • 🎓 Recognition of the first community-led Udemy course on Uno Platform.

The keynote made it clear: Uno Platform is growing faster than ever, supported by both the engineering team and a passionate community.

Sessions Recap 📺

After the keynote, the day was filled with inspiring sessions from community members and industry leaders:

  • Richard Campbell – The Evolution of Client Development

  • Ryan Demopoulos – WinUI & Project Reunion: The Present and The Future

  • Matthew Leibowitz – Jumping into Powerful 2D Graphics using SkiaSharp with Uno Platform

  • Martin Zikmund – The Unexpected Cross-Platform APIs of Uno Platform

  • Andrés Pineda – Developing for macOS with Uno Platform

  • Kenzie Whalen – Developing for Dual Screen with Uno Platform

  • Billy Hollis – Powerful Data Visualization with Simple XAML on Uno Platform

  • Jeremy Sinclair – From PowerShell Script to Multi-Platform Uno Platform Applications

  • Mike Hawker – Windows Community Toolkit ❤ Microsoft Graph ❤ Uno Platform

  • Carl De Billy – Embedding JavaScript components in Uno Platform Web Applications

Each session highlighted the flexibility and possibilities of Uno Platform, whether through deep technical dives or creative new use cases.

My Takeaway 💡

UnoConf 2020 may have been virtual, but it didn’t feel distant. The combination of technical sessions, community contributions, and the exciting Uno Platform 3.0 release made it one of my favorite events of the year.

This year’s UnoConf was different from the first one in 2019. Instead of gathering in person, we met online, each of us tuning in from our homes and offices around the world. While I really enjoyed the virtual format and the fact that more people could join regardless of their location, I do miss the hallway conversations, coffee breaks, and the personal connections that only in-person events can provide.

I truly hope that by the time the next UnoConf arrives, we’ll be able to see each other again face to face. Until then, I’m grateful for technology and the chance to keep building community together — even if it’s through a screen.

From my perspective as a Software QA Analyst, what stands out most is how far Uno Platform has come since I first started testing it in 2018. Seeing it now run on Linux, embrace Fluent and Material design systems, and expand its tooling shows just how powerful this project has become.

Call to Action 📌

If you missed the event, you can still catch the full keynote and sessions on YouTube:
👉 Watch UnoConf 2020 Replay

And of course, try out Uno Platform 3.0 yourself:
👉 Get Started with Uno Platform

UnoConf 2020 showed that the future of cross-platform development with C# and XAML is brighter than ever. I can’t wait to see what we’ll be celebrating at next year’s conference.