# Getting Started with the .NET MAUI Button

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Telerik UI for [.NET MAUI Button](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/button/overview) by adding the control to your project.

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This is the default look of the `RadButton` control:

![Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Button default Click me appearance on Apple, Windows, iOS, and Android platforms](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/assets/ed681381ad9df8ef76349a3748fee78a/button-default-look.png)

## Prerequisites

Before adding the Button, you need to:

1. [Set up your .NET MAUI application](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/get-started/quickstart#prerequisites).

2. [Set Up Telerik Development Environment](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/get-started/quickstart#set-up-telerik-development-environment)

## Define the Control

**1.** When your .NET MAUI application is set up, you are ready to add a Button control to your page:

```XAML
<telerik:RadButton x:Name="button"
                   Text="Click me!" />
```

**2.** Add the `telerik` namespace:

```XAML
xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"
```

**3.** Register the Telerik controls through the `Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility.UseTelerik` extension method called inside the `CreateMauiApp` method of the `MauiProgram.cs` file of your project:

```C#
using Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;
public static class MauiProgram
{
	public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	{
		var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		builder
			.UseTelerik()
			.UseMauiApp<App>()
			.ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			{
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
			});
		return builder.Build();
	}
}           
```

> For a runnable example with the Button Getting Started scenario, see the [SDKBrowser Demo Application](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/demos-and-sample-apps/sdkbrowser-app) and go to **Button > Getting Started**.

## Additional Resources

* [.NET MAUI Button Product Page](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/button)
* [.NET MAUI Button Forum Page](https://www.telerik.com/forums/maui?tagId=1764)
* [Telerik .NET MAUI Blogs](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/mobile-net-maui)
* [Telerik .NET MAUI Roadmap](https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/maui-ui/roadmap)

## See Also

* [Positioning the Content of the Button](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/button/configuration)
* [Setting the Border Thickness & Color of Button](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/button/styling)
* [Creating a Circular Button](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/button-howto-create-circle-button)