# fluentribbon/Fluent.Ribbon

WPF Ribbon control like in Office

Repository: https://github.com/fluentribbon/Fluent.Ribbon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluentribbon
Homepage: http://fluentribbon.github.io
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ribbon, c-sharp, wpf, xaml, office, showcase-application, hacktoberfest, control, csharp, dotnet, windows
Last push: 2026-08-23T10:22:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4321, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 226, "gap_med": 161.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2757, forks 542 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.341947+00:00)

## What it is
Fluent.Ribbon is a WPF control library that implements a Microsoft Office-style ribbon user interface for .NET desktop applications. It provides controls such as RibbonTabControl, Backstage, Gallery, QuickAccessToolbar, and ScreenTip, with a showcase application demonstrating all features.

## Use cases
- add an Office-style ribbon toolbar to a WPF application
- implement a Backstage view like in Microsoft Office
- create a QuickAccessToolbar in a .NET desktop app
- build gallery controls in a WPF UI
- replace the default WPF menu with a ribbon interface
- make a Windows desktop app look like Office

## When to choose
- you are building a WPF desktop application that needs an Office-like ribbon UI
- you want a free, MIT-licensed alternative to commercial ribbon controls
- you need mature, well-documented WPF ribbon controls with a showcase app

## When to avoid
- you are not using WPF or the .NET ecosystem
- you need a cross-platform UI toolkit (e.g., Avalonia, MAUI, web)
- you only need simple menus or toolbars without ribbon complexity

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: wpf, xaml, ribbon, office-ui, csharp, controls

## Member repositories
- fluentribbon/Fluent.Ribbon (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.341947+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 2026-08-30T08:18:48.960727+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fluentribbon/Fluent.Ribbon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.341947+00:00, sha 0d5c7e6305d3)
  - homepage: http://fluentribbon.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:39.086529+00:00, sha c3dedb6b867d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.