To install Xamarin on different types of old and new versions of Visual Studio, which is free and does not require any additional and separate permissions, you can use the Visual Studio installer tool, which simplifies the process of installing Xamarin on Visual Studio.

What technologies do we need to install Xamarin on Visual Studio?

Here are the requirements to install Xamarin on Visual Studio :1- Windows operating system with version 7 or higher

2- Visual Studio software with version 2015 or 2017 or higher (Enterprise, Professional or Community)

3- Xamarin file for installation on Visual Studio

Note:

If you are using the Visual Studio Express version , Xamarin may not be compatible with that version of Visual Studio because some plugins are not supported.

Steps to install Xamarin on Visual Studio:

To build applications with Xamarin with programming in Visual Studio with C # programming language, Xamarin must be installed as part of Visual Studio so that it can be easily accessed and programmed.1- In the first step, if you do not have Visual Studio installed, you must download and install it from the main and valid Visual Studio homepage. Download versions depend on your wishes. Download Visual Studio Community, Visual Studio Professional or Visual Studio Enterprise. Visual Studio download https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

2- After downloading the Visual Studio file, select and download the downloaded package option to install it.

3- Next, the Mobile development with .NET option will appear on the installation page, select it and click on it.

4- After clicking the Mobile development with .NET option, pay attention to the Summary section on the right, and in this section, all the items that are installed with Visual Studio are displayed. Items such as Xamarin Profiler, Xamarin Workbooks, Java SE Development Kit , Android NDK, Android Emulator ... will be installed with Visual Studio.

5- After reviewing and preparing other items, click on the install option to finally install Visual Studio on your system. The time it takes to prepare and install Visual Studio depends on the version. This means that depending on the type of Visual Studio you have chosen to install, the preparation and installation process will take some time.

6- After completing the Visual Studio installation process, click the Launch option to set up and prepare Visual Studio.Now that Visual Studio is installed on your system, to build mobile applications on different types of platforms, it is time to install and launch Xamarin in Visual Studio. After installing Visual Studio, Xamarin should be installed for programming and building applications. 

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