diff --git a/apps/csharp/life/src/life_main.cs b/apps/csharp/life/src/life_main.cs
index e59b61de..6f98c67a 100644
--- a/apps/csharp/life/src/life_main.cs
+++ b/apps/csharp/life/src/life_main.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 using System;
 
-public class LifeWindow
+public class LifeWindow : Efl.Csharp.Application
 {
     private LifeBoard lifeBoard;
     private LifeRender lifeRender;
+    private Efl.Ui.Win win;
+    public LifeWindow() {
+
+    }
 
     void ResizeEvt(object sender, EventArgs ev)
     {
@@ -30,14 +34,13 @@ public class LifeWindow
 
     void KeyDownEvt(object sender, Efl.Input.InterfaceKeyDownEvt_Args ev)
     {
-        Efl.Ui.Win win = (Efl.Ui.Win)sender;
         if (ev.arg.GetKey() == "space")
             lifeBoard.TogglePause(win);
     }
 
-    public LifeWindow()
+    public override void args(Efl.LoopArguments args)
     {
-        Efl.Ui.Win win = new Efl.Ui.Win(null, (Efl.Ui.Win ewin) => {
+        win = new Efl.Ui.Win(null, (Efl.Ui.Win ewin) => {
             ewin.SetWinType(Efl.Ui.WinType.Basic);
             ewin.SetText("EFL Life");
             ewin.SetAutohide(true);
@@ -62,19 +65,27 @@ public class LifeWindow
 
         lifeBoard.Run(win);
     }
+    public override void pause() {
+        if (win != null) {
+            lifeBoard.TogglePause(win);
+        }
+    }
+    public override void resume() {
+        if (win != null) {
+            lifeBoard.TogglePause(win);
+        }
+    }
+    public override void terminate() {
+        Console.WriteLine("Goodbye.");
+    }
 }
 
 public class Example
 {
     public static void Main()
     {
-        Efl.All.Init(Efl.Components.Ui);
-
         var lifeWin = new LifeWindow();
 
-        // start the mainloop
-        Efl.Ui.Config.Run();
-
-        Efl.All.Shutdown();
+        lifeWin.launch();
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/csharp/texteditor/src/texteditor_main.cs b/apps/csharp/texteditor/src/texteditor_main.cs
index 69e95bf4..2c713dd3 100644
--- a/apps/csharp/texteditor/src/texteditor_main.cs
+++ b/apps/csharp/texteditor/src/texteditor_main.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 using System;
 
-public class TextEditor
+public class TextEditor : Efl.Csharp.SimpleApplication
 {
     private Efl.Ui.Win win;                  // The main window
     private Efl.Ui.Text editorTextBox;       // The main text entry
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public class TextEditor
     private readonly string filename = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(),
                                                               "texteditor_example.txt");
 
+    public TextEditor() {
+
+    }
+
     // Quits the application
     private void GUIQuitCb(object sender, EventArgs ea)
     {
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ public class TextEditor
     }
 
     // Builds the user interface for the text editor
-    public TextEditor()
+    public override void args(Efl.LoopArguments args)
     {
         // Create a window and initialize it
         win = new Efl.Ui.Win(Efl.App.AppMain, (Efl.Ui.Win ewin) => {
@@ -185,13 +189,6 @@ public class TextEditor
         // Initial refresh of the toolbar buttons
         GUIToolbarRefresh();
     }
-
-    // This method won't return until the application quits
-    public void Run()
-    {
-        // Start the EFL main loop
-        Efl.Ui.Config.Run();
-    }
 }
 
 public class Example
@@ -201,14 +198,8 @@ public class Example
 #endif
     public static void Main()
     {
-        // Initialize EFL and all UI components
-        Efl.All.Init(Efl.Components.Ui);
-
-        var textEditor = new TextEditor();
-        textEditor.Run();
-
-        // Shutdown EFL
-        Efl.All.Shutdown();
+        TextEditor editor = new TextEditor();
+        editor.launch();
     }
 }