# dockpanelsuite/dockpanelsuite

DockPanel Suite - The Visual Studio inspired docking library for .NET WinForms

Repository: https://github.com/dockpanelsuite/dockpanelsuite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dockpanelsuite
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: visual-studio, c-sharp, net-winforms, docking-library, windows, windows-forms, windows-desktop, visual-studio-themes, dotnet, dotnet-framework
Last push: 2025-08-28T08:31:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 39, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5225, "days_push": 370, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1873, forks 768 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.074081+00:00)

## What it is
DockPanel Suite is a Visual Studio inspired docking library for .NET WinForms applications. It provides dockable panel layouts and Visual Studio-style themes for Windows desktop apps.

## Use cases
- add dockable panels to a winforms app
- build a visual studio style layout in windows forms
- implement floating and tabbed tool windows in .net
- apply visual studio themes to a desktop application
- create resizable docking layouts for windows desktop tools

## When to choose
- you are building a .NET WinForms desktop app that needs Visual Studio-like docking panels
- you want a mature MIT-licensed docking library for Windows Forms

## When to avoid
- you are building WPF, Avalonia, or non-Windows applications
- you need a project with active maintainership, as it is seeking new maintainers

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: winforms, docking, visual-studio-themes, c-sharp, desktop-ui

## Member repositories
- dockpanelsuite/dockpanelsuite (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.074081+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 2026-08-30T03:14:49.735089+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dockpanelsuite/dockpanelsuite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.074081+00:00, sha d1fa1770f18c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.