# dotnet/wpf

WPF is a .NET Core UI framework for building Windows desktop applications.

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/wpf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wpf
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotnet, help-wanted, wpf
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:42:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2876, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 45}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7717, forks 1320 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.556545+00:00)

## What it is
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a .NET UI framework for building Windows desktop applications, using XAML for declarative UI with vector-based rendering, data binding, and a rich control set. This repository contains the open-source WPF codebase maintained by Microsoft and the .NET Foundation for .NET Core and later versions.

## Use cases
- build a Windows desktop application in C#
- create a XAML-based UI with data binding
- migrate a .NET Framework WPF app to .NET Core
- build high-DPI Windows apps with vector rendering
- develop a line-of-business desktop app on .NET 8
- contribute fixes to the WPF framework itself

## When to choose
- you are building a Windows-only desktop application with .NET
- you want declarative XAML UI with powerful data binding
- you need a mature, MIT-licensed UI framework backed by Microsoft
- you need ARM64 support on Windows for .NET 6+

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform desktop apps (consider Avalonia, MAUI, or Electron)
- you are targeting macOS or Linux
- you want a lightweight or web-based UI stack

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, graphics, data-visualization
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: xaml, windows-desktop, net-core, microsoft, data-binding, vector-rendering, desktop

## Member repositories
- dotnet/wpf (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.556545+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 2026-08-29T17:35:19.027699+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/wpf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.556545+00:00, sha fcda7d60f92d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.