# Kinnara/ModernWpf

Modern styles and controls for your WPF applications

Repository: https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/modernwpf
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wpf, xaml, csharp, fluent-design, winui, windows, desktop
Last push: 2026-08-19T17:23:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2511, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4957, forks 487 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:03.834005+00:00)

## What it is
ModernWPF is a community-maintained library that brings Fluent Design styles and WinUI-inspired controls to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. It provides modern control ports like NavigationView, NumberBox, and ContentDialog, plus theme APIs and window chrome integration.

## Use cases
- give my WPF app a Fluent Design look
- add NavigationView to a WPF application
- support dark mode and high contrast in WPF
- modernize old WPF controls with WinUI-style styling
- add ContentDialog and InfoBar to a desktop app
- customize WPF window title bar and chrome

## When to choose
- you have an existing WPF app that needs modern Fluent styling without migrating to WinUI
- you need WinUI-like controls such as NavigationView or NumberBox in WPF
- you want light/dark/high-contrast theming with a consistent API

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new cross-platform desktop project (consider Avalonia or WinUI)
- you need the frozen 0.9.x line with maintenance updates or security fixes
- your app is not built on WPF/.NET

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: wpf, fluent-design, winui, xaml, csharp, desktop-ui

## Member repositories
- Kinnara/ModernWpf (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.834005+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 2026-08-29T18:17:49.375123+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.834005+00:00, sha 3f0acad2345b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.