Samples & Tools

This page lists a few of the key Windows Azure toolkits, samples, and tools. Follow the links below to download the latest versions.

• Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Building a cloud service to support rich Windows 8 Style UI apps is even easier with the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. This toolkit has all the tools to make it easy to develop a Windows Azure service and deploy it to your users. In addition to documentation, this toolkit includes Visual Studio project templates for a sample Windows 8 Style UI app and a Windows Azure cloud project. Download the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8

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• Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone is designed to make it easier for you to build mobile applications that leverage cloud services running in Windows Azure. The toolkit includes Visual Studio project templates for Windows Phone and Windows Azure, class libraries optimized for use on the phone, sample applications, and documentation. Download the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone

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• Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS The Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS provides a set of samples for developers to make it easy to access Windows Azure storage services from native iOS applications. The toolkit can be used for both iPhone and iPad applications, developed using Objective-C and XCode. Download the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS

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• Windows Azure Toolkit for Android The Windows Azure Toolkit for Android includes a set of samples for developers to make it easy to work with Windows Azure from native Android applications. The toolkit can be used for native Android applications developed using Eclipse and the Android SDK. Download the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android

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• Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games The Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games is a set of guidance, samples, and tools that help developers quickly get started building a casual or social game on Windows Azure. Download the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games

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• BlobShare The BlobShare Sample is a simple file sharing application that demonstrates the storage services of the Windows Azure platform, together with the authentication and authorization capabilities of Access Control Service (ACS). Download the BlobShare Sample