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# Jetpack Compose to Compose Multiplatform: Transition Guide

**[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A step-by-step guide for Android developers to migrate from Jetpack Compose to Compose Multiplatform. Covers two main steps: converting a module to Kotlin Multiplatform by adding the kotlin-multiplatform plugin and configuring source sets, then replacing Jetpack Compose build features with the JetBrains Compose plugin and updating dependencies. Also includes a bonus section on migrating Android resources to the new composeResources system introduced in Compose Multiplatform 1.6.0, with a list of supported and unsupported resource types.

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