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UI SVG stacks

Uno.Svg.Skia

This package wraps the Svg.Skia runtime renderer for Uno Platform. Use it when:

• you want Uno XAML integration through SKCanvasElement,
• you need SvgSource resources with async asset loading,
• you want HitTestElements(...), TryGetPicturePoint(...), zoom, pan, wireframe, or filter toggles.

Avalonia.Svg.Skia

This package wraps the Svg.Skia runtime renderer. Use it when:

• you already depend on Skia-backed rendering,
• you want SKSvg features such as hit testing or explicit model rebuild access,
• you want the Skia-backed SvgSource behavior and reload support.

Avalonia.Svg

This package exposes a similar surface but draws through Avalonia's own drawing context. Use it when:

• you want SVG-backed controls without depending on the Skia-backed Avalonia layer,
• the Avalonia drawing model is the preferred integration point,
• you need a lighter integration around the same source concepts.

Shared concepts

The Uno and Avalonia Skia-backed packages all provide an Svg control and reusable SvgSource.

The Avalonia packages additionally provide SvgImage, markup extensions, and brush helpers.

The Avalonia packages provide:

• Svg control,
• SvgImage,
• SvgImageExtension,
• SvgSource,
• SvgResourceExtension.

The namespaces differ:

Package	Namespace
Svg.Controls.Skia.Uno	Uno.Svg.Skia
Svg.Controls.Skia.Avalonia	Avalonia.Svg.Skia
Svg.Controls.Avalonia	Avalonia.Svg

General-purpose Skia controls

Skia.Controls.Avalonia complements the SVG packages with:

• SKCanvasControl
• SKBitmapControl
• SKPathControl
• SKPictureControl
• SKPictureImage

Those controls are useful even when the source picture did not come from SVG.