Neowin

Microsoft makes Windows Forms, WPF, and WinUI open source

Microsoft's Connect(); event is taking place today, and the company is making some big announcements. One of which is the fact that Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) and the Windows ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft is killing Windows 11’s web app slop, encourages devs to build native apps using WinUI

At the Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft encouraged developers to build more native apps for Windows 11.
VentureBeat

Microsoft open-sources WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI; opens up the .NET Foundation

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More At its Microsoft Connect(); 2018 virtual event today, Microsoft made some ...
eWeek

Microsoft Open Sources WPF, Windows Forms and Windows UI XAML Library

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft open-sources WPF, WinForms, and WinUI XAML

Microsoft is open-sourcing three Windows UX frameworks, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and the Windows UI XAML library (WinUI). All three frameworks will be made ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Uno Platform Pitches WPF Modernization for the AI Agent Era

Uno Platform is positioning itself as a cross-platform modernization path for Windows Presentation Foundation apps, combining incremental migration, AI-assisted code translation, Model Context ...
Visual Studio Magazine

How Does .NET 5 Do XAML? By Decoupling It from Windows with WinUI 3, C#/WinRT and More

The .NET ecosystem can seem confusing as Microsoft transitions from the old Windows-only .NET Framework to an open-source, cross-platform approach filled with moving parts for a variety of targets.