# ComponentFactory/Krypton

Krypton WinForms components for .NET

Repository: https://github.com/ComponentFactory/Krypton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/krypton
Language: C#
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-12-25T11:47:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3986, "days_push": 251, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2079, forks 718 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.464788+00:00)

## What it is
The Krypton Suite is a set of free, open-source .NET WinForms UI controls including a toolkit of 49 themed controls, an Office-style ribbon, docking, navigator, and workspace components. It provides full source code, Visual Studio integration, and consistent theming for building Windows desktop applications.

## Use cases
- add office-style ribbon to winforms app
- themed controls for windows forms
- visual studio style docking panels in .net
- free winforms ui component library
- tab control alternatives for winforms
- consistent theming across windows desktop app

## When to choose
- building Windows Forms desktop apps in .NET that need polished, themed UI controls
- you want ribbon, docking, or workspace layouts without paying for commercial control suites
- you need full source access to customize controls

## When to avoid
- building WPF, UWP, or cross-platform (MAUI/Avalonia) applications
- targeting non-Windows platforms
- you need web or mobile UI components

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: winforms, csharp, ribbon, docking, theming, gui-controls, desktop

## Member repositories
- ComponentFactory/Krypton (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.464788+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 2026-08-30T02:56:03.183146+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ComponentFactory/Krypton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.464788+00:00, sha ab52f96e2f51)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.