Blazor Hybrid for Native Mobile and Desktop Apps

Blazor has numerous perks that make it stand out as a technology for building beautiful looking UI in no time. Blazor as a framework is best for:

• Creating full-stack web applications using C# only, no JavaScript knowledge is required
• Building reusable UI components, which shortens the development cycle
• Embedding the Blazor web UI components in native .NET MAUI, WPF or WinForms applications thanks to Blazor Hybrid, now officially supported by Telerik UI for Blazor
• Migrating and modernizing legacy applications thanks to Blazor's component-based programming model, cross-platform compatibility, seamless integration with other .NET technologies, and incremental approach

Blazor Hybrid is the cross-platform solution web developers have been looking for. It's the perfect mix of platform native APIs, HTML and C#. Telerik UI for Blazor now features Blazor Hybrid.

The Blazor Hybrid hosting model offers several benefits: Reuse existing components that can be easily shared across mobile, desktop and web. Leverage your web development skills, experience and resources. Applications have full access to the native capabilities of the device. Telerik UI for Blazor now features Blazor Hybrid.

Blazor Hybrid is very popular for deploying solutions to the web, mobile devices and desktop machines (cross-platform development). This practice combines Blazor and .NET MAUI to help developers reuse code to deploy apps to these platforms.

Blazor is Microsoft’s latest web development framework and .NET MAUI is a new Microsoft framework for creating applications that run on mobile and desktop devices. Developers using Blazor Hybrid write web apps in Blazor and then reuse code inside .NET MAUI apps for the most efficient way to deploy to all platforms.

Blazor Hybrid is recommended for these needs. The efficiency gains are clear but there is more. The underlying technology is Microsoft’s .NET Framework, which is widely considered as the best framework for enterprise-grade business application development.

Enterprises need to be careful when selecting technologies. Their apps need to perform under a high user and data load, they need to protect their users and their IP with the strongest security measures available, they need to optimize developer productivity and they need to trust the organization behind the technology. .NET (and Blazor Hybrid by association) meet these requirements. Read more about Blazor Hybrid for enteprise applications here.

Microsoft has released several versions of Blazor, including Blazor Server, Blazor WebAssembly and Blazor Hybrid. Blazor is now considered a stable and production-ready framework for building web and cross-platform applications. Telerik UI for Blazor now features Blazor Hybrid.

In general, Blazor Server and Blazor Hybrid refer to different hosting models which are set by their render mode.

Let’s start with some similarities first. Components rendered for both Blazor Server hosting model and Blazor Hybrid apps have complete .NET API compatibility and near native execution speed, although Blazor Hybrid apps run using the .NET runtime natively on the target platform, which offers the best possible speed.

Now more about the differences:

• Standalone Blazor Hybrid apps can run offline, which is particularly useful when clients aren't able to connect to the Internet. Components rendered for the Blazor Server hosting model fail to run when the connection to the server is lost.
• Blazor Hybrid apps execute on clients and thus offload processing to clients. Blazor Server apps execute on a server, so server resource demand typically increases with the number of users and the amount of processing required per user.
• Blazor Hybrid apps have full access to native client API capabilities via .NET native app frameworks, so when full client capabilities are a requirement, Blazor Hybrid is the best choice.
• Components rendered for the Blazor Server hosting model have direct access to server and network resources where the app is executing. Because components hosted using Blazor Hybrid execute on a client, they don't have direct access to server and network resources.
• Rendering components from the server reduces the app payload size and improves initial load times, so when a fast initial load time is desired, it’s recommended to use the Blazor Server hosting model
• Blazor Server apps are updated on the next app refresh from the browser. Blazor Hybrid apps typically require an installer and platform-specific deployment mechanism.

Yes, Telerik UI for Blazor now features full support for Blazor Hybrid. Using the Telerik UI for Blazor component library, developers could now embed Blazor web components in native .NET MAUI, WPF or WinForms applications.

Telerik UI for Blazor enhances Blazor Hybrid’s capabilities by providing a rich set of enterprise-grade UI components that seamlessly integrate with Blazor applications, whether they run in a web browser or as a hybrid app in .NET MAUI.

Benefit from Rich UI Components for a Native-Like Experience: Blazor Hybrid allows Blazor components to run inside native .NET MAUI apps, and Telerik UI for Blazor provides a comprehensive suite of 110+ Blazor components that help create modern, responsive, and visually appealing applications.

Optimized Performance for Hybrid Apps: Telerik UI for Blazor components are optimized for performance, ensuring smooth rendering and fast UI interactions in Blazor Hybrid apps. Features like lazy loading, virtualization, and state management help keep the app responsive, even with large datasets.

Cross-Platform Consistency with Powerful Design Tools: Telerik UI for Blazor offers built-in themes (Material, Bootstrap, Fluent, etc.), ensuring design consistency across web, desktop, and mobile apps. With Progress ThemeBuilder app, Page Templates and Building Blocks you can fine-tune UI elements and branding across all platforms even further.