Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 7

Microsoft today announced the availability of the Windows Community Toolkit 7, the latest version of this set of tools for Windows desktop developers.

“The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of helpers, extensions, and custom controls,” Microsoft’s Michael A. Hawker explains. “It simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks for building [Universal Windows Platform] UWP and .NET apps for Windows 10. The toolkit is part of the .NET Foundation.”

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This new version of the toolkit includes a new .NET Standard MVVM library, easier to use toast notification helpers for both .NET and UWP, a completely revamped composition Animation system for C# & XAML, new controls, and more, Microsoft says.

Developers interested in the Windows Community Toolkit can download the Sample App playground to discover and experience Toolkit components before getting started on a project, Microsoft notes.

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  • samp

    16 March, 2021 - 7:03 pm

    <p>"&nbsp;C# &amp; XAML" That threw me for way to long. I thought it was one <span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">acronym&nbsp;</span>on first scan.</p>

  • winner

    17 March, 2021 - 12:01 am

    <h1>I quickly misread that headline as "Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Community Toolkit", lol</h1><p><br></p>

  • martinusv2

    Premium Member
    17 March, 2021 - 10:18 am

    <p>Wished they had a kit like that for WPF</p>

  • IanYates82

    Premium Member
    19 March, 2021 - 8:14 am

    <p>I read a blog post by the contributor of the new high perf utilities that are in the pack. A great read and good tools, and they'd work cross platform too </p>

  • spiderman2

    27 March, 2021 - 11:55 am

    <p>OMG thurrot wrote UWP 3 times</p>

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