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Actipro WinForms Controls samples and documentation. Build unique user interfaces in your WinForms applications using Actipro's controls.
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Actipro WinForms Controls samples and documentation. Build unique user interfaces in your WinForms applications using Actipro's controls.

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# Actipro WinForms Controls

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Samples and documentation for [Actipro WinForms Controls](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/products/controls/windowsforms), a set of UI controls for building WinForms desktop applications.

![SyntaxEditor](.github/image-content/syntaxeditor.png)

## Table of Contents

- [About WinForms Controls](#about-winforms-controls)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Running the Sample Browser Application](#running-the-sample-browser-application)
- [Browsing Documentation](#browsing-documentation)
- [Running Other Sample Applications](#running-other-sample-applications)
- [Viewing Related Open-Source Projects](#viewing-related-open-source-projects)
- [NuGet Packages](#nuget-packages)
- [Supported Technologies](#supported-technologies)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Support](#support)
- [Licensing](#licensing)

## About WinForms Controls

The [Actipro WinForms Controls](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/products/controls/windowsforms) include:

- **SyntaxEditor** - A syntax-highlighting code editor control and parsing suite.
- **Docking/MDI** - A complete docking tool window and multiple document interface solution.
- **Bars** - Advanced, customizable docking toolbars, menus, and statusbars.
- **Navigation** - An Outlook-like navigation bar control with multiple panes.
- **Wizard** - Everything you need to quickly create wizard dialogs.
- **Shared Library** - A set of common controls and useful components for WinForms applications.

*The control products themselves are closed-source commercial products, whose source is not included in this repo.*

## Getting Started

### Running the Sample Browser Application

The Sample Browser application allows you to examine all of the Actipro WinForms controls and their feature sets via over 100 included demos and QuickStarts.

![Sample Browser](.github/image-content/sample-browser.png)

Follow these steps to run the application:

- Check out the repo.
- Open the `Samples\SampleBrowser\SampleBrowser.sln` solution in Visual Studio.
- Build and run the solution's application project.

### Browsing Documentation

Complete [product documentation](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/docs/controls/winforms/index) is available on our web site.

[![Online Documentation](.github/image-content/documentation.png)](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/docs/controls/winforms/index)

The Markdown source code for the product documentation is contained within this repo's `Documentation\topics` folder. The documentation is built with [DocFx](https://github.com/dotnet/docfx).

## NuGet Packages

[Packages for the Actipro WinForms Controls](https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms) are published on nuget.org, all beginning with the `ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms` name prefix.

### All WinForms Controls Metapackage

This metapackage contains all of the control products, and is easiest to reference when getting started:

- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms)

### Individual WinForms Control Packages

Use these individual control packages if you want to use a specific subset of the metapackage:

- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Bars](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Bars)
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Docking](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Docking)
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Navigation](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Navigation)
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Shared](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Shared)
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor)
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Wizard](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.Wizard)

### SyntaxEditor Language Add-on Packages

Use these packages for SyntaxEditor's premium language add-ons as needed, which are shipped separately from the metapackage:

- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.DotNet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.DotNet) - Advanced C#/VB languages in the .NET Languages Add-on.
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.JavaScript](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.JavaScript) - Advanced JavaScript/JSON languages in the Web Languages Add-on.
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.Python](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.Python) - Advanced Python language in the Python Language Add-on.
- [ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.XML](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ActiproSoftware.Controls.WinForms.SyntaxEditor.Addons.XML) - Advanced XML language in the Web Languages Add-on.

## Supported Technologies

- **Frameworks:** .NET 5+, .NET Core 3.1, and .NET Framework 4.6.2+
- **Architectures:** Any CPU, ARM64, x64, and x86
- **IDEs:** Visual Studio 2019-2022
- **SDKs:** .NET SDK required for sample projects

## Contributing

We welcome contributions to our open-source repository. If you want to submit a pull request, please first open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/Actipro/WinForms-Controls/issues) or [contact us](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/company/contact) to discuss.

Read through our [How to Contribute](https://github.com/Actipro/.github/blob/main/Contributing.md) document, as it covers everything you need to know about contributing.

## Support

Our [Support](https://github.com/Actipro/.github/blob/main/Support.md) document provides details about how to properly obtain support for both our closed-source UI control products and for code in this open-source repo (documentation, samples, and related libraries). This chart shows a quick summary:

| | UI Control Products | Open-Source Repos |
| --- | :-: | :-: |
| [Contact us via support options](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/company/contact) | ✔ | ✔ |
| [Create a GitHub issue](https://github.com/Actipro/WinForms-Controls/issues) | ❌ | ✔ |

## Licensing

While the source code in this repo falls under the terms of the [included license document](https://github.com/Actipro/WinForms-Controls/blob/develop/License.md), the Actipro End-User License Agreement (EULA) applies to usage of our commercial WinForms control products.

Visit the [Actipro purchasing page](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/purchase) to learn more about product licensing or to order developer licenses. [Contact our sales team](https://www.actiprosoftware.com/company/contact) if you have any questions.