# Getting Started

## Setup and Installation

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Wisej.NET Hybrid templates require Visual Studio 17.8+ to use .NET 8.
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Make sure that you have **.NET Multi platform App UI development** installed via the Visual Studio Installer. You'll need it in order to build and run Wisej.NET Hybrid applications.

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You don't need to re-install Visual Studio in order to install this feature. Simply open the [Visual Studio Installer.](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2022#step-4---choose-workloads)
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You may also try the following command in the Command Prompt:

```
dotnet workload install maui
```

## Starter Projects

### Remote App Setup & Sample

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[Remote Application](/hybrid/development/remote-application.md)
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### Local App Setup & Example

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[Local Application](/hybrid/development/local-application.md)
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## Features Example

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[Wisej.NET Features](/hybrid/samples/wisej.net-features.md)
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## Templates

Wisej.NET Hybrid includes three new templates out-of-the-box for building different kinds of applications.

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### Wisej.NET Hybrid Client Application

This template is required to run an application on any Hybrid platform (Android, iOS, Windows, or Mac). The template is based on .NET MAUI and allows developers to configure project settings like a startup URL, offline fallback, offline project, and more.

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### Wisej.NET Hybrid Local Application

This template is used to build **locally-hosted** Wisej.NET applications. **Local** Wisej.NET applications don't require a connection to an external web server. The template is similar to a standard Wisej.NET Web Page Application, but with a few small naming differences.

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Reference this project inside of the **Wisej.NET Hybrid Client Application**'s Startup.cs file to enable local functionality.
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### Wisej.NET Hybrid Remote Application

This template is used to build **online** Wisej.NET applications. Online applications require a connection to an external web server.

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Configure this project to be the startup application in the **Wisej.NET Hybrid Client Application'**&#x73; Startup.cs file.
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