# MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit

Google's Material Design in XAML & WPF, for C# & VB.Net.

Repository: https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/materialdesigninxamltoolkit
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: c-sharp, material, xaml, theme, dragablz, design, material-design, wpf, hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest2020
Last push: 2026-08-22T03:35:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 57, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4225, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 124, "gap_med": 103.0, "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 16245, forks 3496 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.995972+00:00)

## What it is
A comprehensive Material Design theme and control library for WPF applications in C# and VB.NET. It provides styled versions of all major WPF controls, extra controls like dialogs and cards, a full icon pack, and runtime-configurable color palettes.

## Use cases
- apply material design styling to a WPF desktop app
- add material design dialogs and cards to XAML UI
- switch color palettes at runtime in a WPF application
- use material design icons in a .NET desktop application
- make WPF controls follow Google's material design guidelines
- add transition effects to a WPF user interface

## When to choose
- building a Windows desktop app with WPF that should follow Material Design
- you want pre-styled WPF controls instead of hand-rolling XAML styles
- you need runtime theme and palette switching in a .NET desktop app

## When to avoid
- building UWP, WinUI 3, or Avalonia apps (this targets WPF)
- developing web or mobile applications
- you need a non-Material look and feel

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, theme, templating, animation
- domain: desktop-applications, web-design, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: material-design, wpf, xaml, csharp, vb-net, control-library, theming, desktop

## Member repositories
- MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.995972+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 2026-08-29T17:05:10.215447+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.995972+00:00, sha 83d50e8cc8b2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.