Atlas Device SDK for .NET

Atlas Device SDKs are deprecated. Refer to the deprecation page for details.

Use the Atlas Device SDK for .NET to develop cross-platform mobile and desktop apps with C# and MAUI.

Learning Paths

Get Started with the .NET SDK

Quick Start

Minimal-explanation code examples of how to work with the .NET SDK. Write to the device database, and sync with other devices.

See Code Examples

Working Example App

Learn from example by dissecting a working MAUI client app that uses the .NET SDK.

Explore an Example App

Guided Tutorial

Follow a guided tutorial to learn how to adapt the example app to create your own working app.

Follow the Tutorial

What You Can Do

Develop Apps with the SDK

You can use the Atlas Device SDK for .NET to develop apps in C# .NET with several frameworks, including .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Avalonia UI, UWP, Unity, and others.

Use the SDK's open-source database - Realm - as an object store on the device. Use Device Sync to keep data in sync with your MongoDB Atlas cluster and other clients.

Install the .NET SDK

Use NuGet to Install the .NET SDK in your solution.

Import the SDK in your source files to get started.

Define an Object Schema

Use C# to idiomatically define an object schema.

Open a Database

The SDK's database - Realm - stores objects in files on your device. Or you can open an in-memory database which does not create a file. Configure and open a database to get started reading and writing data.

Read and Write Data

Read and write data. You can filter data using idiomatic LINQ Syntax, or the database's Realm Query Language.

React to Changes

Live objects mean that your data is always up-to-date. You can register a notification handler to watch for changes and perform some logic, such as updating your UI.

Connect to an Atlas App Services App

Configure Device Sync in an App Services App. Define data access rules. Use Development Mode to infer your schema from your C# data model.

Then, connect to the backend from your client.

Authenticate a User

Use one of our authentication providers to authenticate a user. App Services provides access to popular authentication providers, such as Apple, Google, or Facebook. Use our built-in email/password provider to manage users without a third-party, or use custom JWT authentication to integrate with other authentication providers. Anonymous authentication provides access without requiring a login or persisting user data.

Open a Synced Database

Configure and open a synced database. Subscribe to a query to determine what data the synced database can read and write.

Read and Write Synced Data

The APIs to read and write data are the same whether you're using a synced or non-synced database. Data that you read and write is automatically kept in sync with your Atlas cluster and other clients. Apps keep working offline and deterministically sync changes whenever a network connection is available.

Use Atlas App Services in your application with the .NET SDK.

Call Serverless Functions

You can call serverless Functions from your client application that run in an App Services backend.

Query MongoDB Atlas

You can query data stored in MongoDB directly from your client application code.

Authenticate Users

Authenticate users with built-in and third-party authentication providers. Use the authenticated user to access App Services.

Essential Documentation

Example Projects

Explore engineering and expert-provided example projects to learn best practices and common development patterns using the .NET SDK. Check out the Example Projects page for more .NET sample apps.

Large File Storage

Store large files, such as images, on a remote server. Use Triggers and Functions to store the references. Leverage the SDK's offline-first design to store large images, even when offline.

Example App