canton7/Stylet

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Stylet is a lightweight ViewModel-first MVVM framework for WPF applications on .NET Framework and .NET Core/.NET 5+. Inspired by Caliburn.Micro, it emphasizes low magic, testability, and flexibility with sensible defaults.

Use cases

• build a WPF desktop app with MVVM architecture
• structure a WPF app so ViewModels are easy to unit test
• replace Caliburn.Micro with a simpler, less magical MVVM framework
• scaffold a new .NET WPF project with dotnet new templates
• manage window/screen navigation and conductor lifecycles in WPF
• wire dependency injection into a WPF application

When to choose

• you are building a WPF app on .NET Framework 4.5.2+ or .NET Core 3.0+/.NET 5+
• you want a small, well-documented, comprehensively tested MVVM framework
• you like Caliburn.Micro concepts but want less magic and simpler code
• you need a framework that is easy to override and customize

When to avoid

• you are building UWP, WinUI, MAUI, or Avalonia apps instead of WPF
• you need a full application framework beyond MVVM (e.g., Prism-style modularity)
• your project targets platforms other than Windows desktop

Facets

framework · maturity stable

ui-components state-management dependency-audit desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools windows dotnet cross-platform mvvm wpf viewmodel-first caliburn-micro-inspired csharp xaml

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