# ControlzEx/ControlzEx

Shared Controlz for WPF and ... more

Repository: https://github.com/ControlzEx/ControlzEx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/controlzex
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wpf, xaml, control, controlzex, windowchrome, shell, windows, oss, open-source, tooltips, icon-pack, mahapps, fluentribbon, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-21T18:46:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 69, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3980, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 129, "gap_med": 86.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1068, forks 133 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.445418+00:00)

## What it is
ControlzEx is a shared library of custom WPF controls and helpers used by projects like MahApps.Metro and Fluent.Ribbon. It provides improved controls, window chrome handling, theming support, and input mask behaviors for .NET Framework and .NET applications.

## Use cases
- add custom themed controls to a WPF app
- customize window chrome and title bar in WPF
- apply input masks to WPF TextBoxes
- share common controls across MahApps and Fluent Ribbon projects
- add icon packs and tooltips to WPF applications

## When to choose
- you are building a WPF desktop app and want polished, shared controls
- you use MahApps.Metro or Fluent.Ribbon and need their underlying control library
- you need window chrome customization or theming infrastructure in WPF

## When to avoid
- you are building UWP, WinUI, or Avalonia apps instead of WPF
- you need a full UI framework rather than individual shared controls
- your project targets platforms other than Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: wpf, xaml, window-chrome, fluent-design, mahapps, icon-pack, tooltips

## Member repositories
- ControlzEx/ControlzEx (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.445418+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:54:36.766133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ControlzEx/ControlzEx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.445418+00:00, sha d209c60ad691)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.