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materialdesigninxaml/materialdesigninxamltoolkit

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TLDR

Material Design In XAML Toolkit is a library for C# and VB.Net developers building Windows desktop applications using WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft's technology for building desktop app user interfaces).

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Material Design In XAML Toolkit is a library for C# and VB.Net developers building Windows desktop applications using WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft's technology for building desktop app user interfaces). It brings Google's Material Design visual style to WPF apps, giving buttons, cards, dialogs, text fields, and other interface components the clean, modern look familiar from Android and Google's web products. The toolkit provides styled versions of all major WPF controls, so instead of the default grey Windows appearance, your app gets Google's design language with elevation shadows, ripple effects, and a customizable color palette. You can switch between light and dark themes and pick from a wide range of primary and accent colors, either ahead of launch or while the app is running. It also includes a full icon pack and transition animation helpers. Getting started involves installing the package through NuGet (a package manager for .NET projects), then adding a few lines to your app configuration files to activate the theme. Included demo applications show every available component so you can preview what controls look like before using them. The toolkit supports both Material Design 2 and Material Design 3 styling variants. It is aimed at C# and VB.Net developers who want a polished, Google-style look for desktop Windows applications without building visual styles from scratch.

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