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Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps: Easy Mapping

Name: Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps: Easy Mapping
Author: amay077

Get Google maps in your Xamarin app. For founders building cross-platform apps.

From the repo · “Map library for Xamarin.Forms using Google maps API”

548 stars351 forksC#Guide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 3Updated 7/23/2024100% free · open source

What it does

Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps allows you to integrate Google maps into your cross-platform Xamarin app

When to use it

•You're building a location-based app for both iOS and Android
•You need to display maps with custom markers and overlays in your Xamarin app
•You want to leverage Google's mapping features in your cross-platform app

Ready-to-paste prompt

Map map = new Map { MapType = MapType.Street }; map.MoveToRegion(MapSpan.FromCenterAndRadius(new Position(37.797529, -122.406417), Distance.FromMiles(1)));

Heads up: You need to obtain a valid Google Maps API key and enable the Google Maps API for your project in the Google Cloud Console before using this library

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps: Easy Mapping works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps: Easy Mapping is a medium C# project (~9.1k lines across 142 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit 27 months ago, MIT license, no tests found.

Size

Medium codebase

~9.1k lines · 142 code files · ~1 h to skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

No API keys detected

C# 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps/Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps.Android/DroidAsyncTileLayer.cs
Inside Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

Xamarin.Forms.GoogleMaps/Core code — the actual logic121 files

XFGoogleMapSample/Folder96 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)2 files

READMENo tests foundDocumentedNo CIMIT licenseLast update 27 mo agoArchived — read only

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/xamarin-forms-googlemaps/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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amay077

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