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https://github.com/WildGums/Orchestra

Orchestra is a composable shell and WPF framework built on top of Catel
https://github.com/WildGums/Orchestra

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Orchestra is a composable shell and WPF framework built on top of Catel

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Orchestra is a mature, composable WPF shell and framework built on top of [Catel](http://www.catelproject.com).



It has been in active development for over 5 years (initial commit 2012/06/18) and is used in numerous Line of Business (LoB) applications on a daily basis.



Orchestra consists of a main shell including an SDK with services that allow developers to communicate with the shell.



## Goals



Provide a robust yet flexible LOB shell, designed with best practices in mind, to jump start the development of desktop applications.



In other words, we wanted to create a shell that dramatically speeds up the time it takes to release a LOB application to market by enabling developers to concentrate more on the business logic and less on scaffolding.



## Available Shells



Orchestra provides support for two different shells:



- Fluent ribbon

- MahApps



|  Fluent ribbon shell                                       | MahApps shell                                   |

|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| ![Fluent Ribbon 01](doc/images/shell_fluentribbon_01.png)  | ![MahApps 01](doc/images/shell_mahapps_01.png)  |

| ![Fluent Ribbon 02](doc/images/shell_fluentribbon_02.png)  |                                                 |



## Project Templates



Want to get up and running fast? Grab the project templates from the [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?term=orchestra&target=VS&category=All%20categories&vsVersion=&sortBy=Relevance):



![](doc/images/templates_project_marketplace.png)



You can pick either the Fluent.Ribbon or MahApps shell and have a fully running project within seconds:



![](doc/images/templates_project_fluentribbon.png)



![](doc/images/templates_project_mahapps.png)



## Sample Applications



Here are some examples of applications built with Orchestra and other Orc.* libraries:



| [LogViewer](https://github.com/WildGums/LogViewer)                                | Rantt                   | [CsvTextEditor](https://github.com/WildGums/CsvTextEditor) | FlexGrid    |

|:-:                                                                                |:-:                      |:-:                                                         |:-:          |

|Log viewer   | Gantt chart application | Csv file text editor                                       | Data visualizer            |

| ![Log Viewer](doc/images/LogViewer.png)                                            |![Gantt Chart](doc/images/Rantt.png)    |![CsvTextEditor](doc/images/CsvTextEditor.png)    |![FlexGrid](doc/images/FlexGrid.png)   |

|   |   |   |   |



[LogViewer](https://github.com/WildGums/LogViewer) and [CsvTextEditor](https://github.com/WildGums/CsvTextEditor) are open source projects hosted on Github.



Other examples of commercial applications built with Orchestra can be found on our official website [WildGums.com](http://www.wildgums.com).



## NuGet packages



- [Orchestra.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Orchestra.Core)

- [Orchestra.Shell.Ribbon.Fluent](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Orchestra.Shell.Ribbon.Fluent)

- [Orchestra.Shell.MahApps](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Orchestra.Shell.MahApp)



## Prerequisites



A good working knowledge of Inversion of Control (IoC).



## Orchestra features



- Application wide logging with an in app log viewer (CTRL + L)

- Command manager

- Shortcut key manager

- Fluent validation

- Themeable 'about box' window

- Themeable splash screen

- Consistent styling across the whole application



## Orchestra + module features



We purposely designed Orchestra to be a lightweight shell. However you can 'super charge' it with the following open source libraries:

(We use all these libraries with Orchestra. In fact they were designed to work seamlessly with Orchestra. Hint: the libraries all start with Orc.*)



- License management ([Orc.LicenseManager](https://github.com/Orcomp/Orc.LicenseManager))

- Project management ([Orc.ProjectManagement](https://github.com/Orcomp/Orc.ProjectManagement))

- Automatic updates ([Orc.NuGetExplorer](https://github.com/WildGums/Orc.NuGetExplorer) [Orc.Squirrel](https://github.com/Orcomp/Orc.Squirrel))

- Undo/Redo ([Orc.Memento](https://github.com/WildGums/Orc.Memento))



You can find the full list [here](https://github.com/WildGums).



## Other similar open source projects



- [Gemini](https://github.com/tgjones/gemini "Gemini")

- [Wide](https://github.com/chandramouleswaran/Wide/ "Wide")



For documentation, please visit the [documentation portal](https://opensource.wildgums.com)



## Backers



Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/WildGums-oss#backer)]






## Sponsors



Support this project by becoming a sponsor. Your logo will show up here with a link to your website. [[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/WildGums-oss#sponsor)]