# MauiMacCatalystExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Version: `13.3.0-preview.1.26254.5`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/5bd693ae1897dee5e2ce71c2cc08879c1c7eff51/src/Aspire.Hosting.Maui/MauiMacCatalystExtensions.cs)

Provides extension methods for adding Mac Catalyst platform resources to MAUI projects.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting;

public static class MauiMacCatalystExtensions
{
    // ...
}
```

## Methods

- [AddMacCatalystDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauimaccatalystextensions/methods.md#addmaccatalystdevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiMacCatalystPlatformResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds a Mac Catalyst device resource to run the MAUI application on the macOS platform.
- [AddMacCatalystDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauimaccatalystextensions/methods.md#addmaccatalystdevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiMacCatalystPlatformResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds a Mac Catalyst device resource to run the MAUI application on the macOS platform with a specific name.