# icsharpcode/WpfDesigner

The WPF Designer from SharpDevelop

Repository: https://github.com/icsharpcode/WpfDesigner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wpfdesigner
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wpf-designer, net-framework, dotnetcore, wpf, nuget
Last push: 2024-10-15T10:52:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3985, "days_push": 687, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1072, forks 281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:28.652277+00:00)

## What it is
A set of .NET assemblies extracted from SharpDevelop that embed a WPF/XAML visual GUI designer into your own application. It supports .NET Framework 4.5 and .NET Core/.NET 6 and is distributed via NuGet.

## Use cases
- embed a xaml gui editor in my wpf app
- build a visual designer for xaml forms
- add drag-and-drop ui design to a .net ide
- create a form builder for a low-code tool
- edit wpf layouts visually at runtime

## When to choose
- you need a programmable XAML designer inside a .NET application or IDE
- you want an MIT-licensed alternative to Visual Studio's designer
- your app targets .NET Framework 4.5+ or .NET 6

## When to avoid
- you just need to design WPF UIs yourself - Visual Studio or Blend suffice
- you build non-WPF UIs like WinForms, MAUI, or Avalonia
- you need a turnkey end-user application rather than a designer component

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, gui, editor
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: windows, dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: wpf, xaml, visual-designer, csharp, nuget, sharpdevelop

## Member repositories
- icsharpcode/WpfDesigner (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.652277+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 2026-08-30T06:53:41.803920+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/icsharpcode/WpfDesigner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.652277+00:00, sha cf18760c8d6e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.