# ghost1372/HandyControls

Contains some simple and commonly used WPF controls based on HandyControl

Repository: https://github.com/ghost1372/HandyControls
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/handycontrols
Homepage: https://ghost1372.github.io/
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wpf, styled-components, style, theme, components, wpf-ui, mvvm, xaml, wpf-controls, persian, cardview, dark-theme, color-picker, navigation, notifyicon, badge, control, csharp, tabcontrol, wpf-theme
Last push: 2026-05-28T20:35:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2598, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": 471, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1305, forks 111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.583726+00:00)

## What it is
HandyControls is a C# library of extended WPF UI controls, styles, and themes built as a fork of HandyControl, adding extra controls and features such as Persian calendar/date support. It ships via NuGet for .NET 4.0+ desktop applications.

## Use cases
- style WPF desktop apps with a modern dark theme
- add a Persian calendar and PersianDate picker to a WPF app
- get extra WPF controls like badge, notifyicon, and cardview
- build MVVM XAML applications with ready-made styled components
- add a color picker and tab control to a WPF UI

## When to choose
- you are building a WPF desktop app on .NET and want polished themed controls
- you need HandyControl plus additional controls or Persian localization support

## When to avoid
- you are building WinUI 3, UWP, or cross-platform MAUI apps rather than WPF
- you only need the original upstream HandyControl without the extra controls

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme
- domain: frontend, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: wpf, xaml, mvvm, dark-theme, persian-calendar, handycontrol-fork, csharp, desktop

## Member repositories
- ghost1372/HandyControls (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.583726+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 2026-08-30T04:51:01.963954+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ghost1372/HandyControls (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.583726+00:00, sha 5dbf660dbba0)
  - homepage: https://ghost1372.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:49.762398+00:00, sha 4f4495fc0e98)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.