--- title: The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded... description: Avalonia UI has partnered with Devolutions to launch a $15,000 prize pool contest for developers who port existing desktop applications (WinForms, VB6, Delphi,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded by Devolutions | daily.dev og:description: Avalonia UI has partnered with Devolutions to launch a $15,000 prize pool contest for developers who port existing desktop applications (WinForms, VB6, Delphi,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7oP2NoePv.png og:image:alt: The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded by Devolutions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded by Devolutions **[Avalonia UI Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/avalonia-blog)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Avalonia UI has partnered with Devolutions to launch a $15,000 prize pool contest for developers who port existing desktop applications (WinForms, VB6, Delphi, MFC, older WPF) to Avalonia. Categories include Best Cross-Platform Port, Best Legacy Revival, Best Everyday Tool, and Best IT Pro Tool. Entries require working builds, before-and-after screenshots, and a written migration account; both open-source and closed-source submissions are accepted. Judging weighs migration difficulty, app quality, cross-platform implementation, code quality, and write-up usefulness. Entries close October 23 with winners announced November 6. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the rules and categories for the Avalonia Port Challenge contest? The Avalonia Port Challenge offers a $15,000 prize pool funded by Devolutions for porting or rewriting existing applications (not new ones) in Avalonia. Categories include Best Cross-Platform Port, Best Legacy Revival (WinForms, VB6, Delphi, MFC, older WPF), Best Everyday Tool, and Best IT Pro Tool. Both open-source and closed-source entries qualify, require builds, screenshots, and a mandatory write-up, with entries closing October 23 and winners announced November 6. _developers weighing a legacy-to-avalonia migration can track real-world porting write-ups like this on daily.dev._ ### How much prize money is available and how is it distributed in the Avalonia port contest? The total prize pool is $15,000 USD, funded entirely by Devolutions. It breaks down into a $5,000 grand prize, four category winners receiving $2,000 each, and four honourable mentions receiving $500 each, plus Avalonia swag packs including socks for every winner and honourable mention. _anyone considering entering a porting contest can follow sponsorship and prize details like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Three-Year Sponsorship Accelerates Avalonia’s Open-Source Roadmap](https://daily.dev/posts/three-year-sponsorship-accelerates-avalonia-s-open-source-roadmap-dgopqn7rl) · Avalonia UI Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A Year in Recap: Celebrating this years milestones](https://daily.dev/posts/a-year-in-recap-celebrating-this-years-milestones-1xhg4xn0x) · Avalonia UI Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Avalonia's MVPs: Celebrating Community Excellence](https://daily.dev/posts/avalonia-s-mvps-celebrating-community-excellence-7sxqrnxum) · Avalonia UI Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Avalonia UI Blog](https://daily.dev/posts/avalonia-ui-blog-gwugn7zpj) · Avalonia UI Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Welcome to the New Era of App Development: Introducing Avalonia v11](https://daily.dev/posts/welcome-to-the-new-era-of-app-development-introducing-avalonia-v11-jkkwhnsya) · Avalonia UI Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#avalonia](https://daily.dev/tags/avalonia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded by Devolutions","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:25:34.961Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:26:06.708Z","description":"Avalonia UI has partnered with Devolutions to launch a $15,000 prize pool contest for developers who port existing desktop applications (WinForms, VB6, Delphi,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/734f9c0a7b81f57f04a40117e6963f1e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/734f9c0a7b81f57f04a40117e6963f1e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Avalonia UI Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Avalonia UI Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--dntcJgqc--/f_auto,q_auto/v1773656510/logos/avalonia-blog?_a=BAMAMiiu0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/avalonia-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"avalonia","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Avalonia UI Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/avalonia-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Avalonia Port Challenge: $15,000 in Prizes, Funded by Devolutions"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-avalonia-port-challenge-15-000-in-prizes-funded-by-devolutions-7op2noepv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the rules and categories for the Avalonia Port Challenge contest?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Avalonia Port Challenge offers a $15,000 prize pool funded by Devolutions for porting or rewriting existing applications (not new ones) in Avalonia. 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