The Extended WPF Toolkit Community Edition by Xceed is the most widely adopted library of helper components for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), filling critical gaps left by standard Microsoft controls. Available as a free package named Extended.Wpf.Toolkit on NuGet, it provides roughly 48 unique controls designed to simplify layout management, advanced data inputs, and complex window styling.
Below is an overview of the top, most frequently used controls included in the Community Edition. 1. Data Display & Configuration
These heavy-duty controls make it much easier to inspect objects or present dense tabular data without writing custom layouts from scratch.
PropertyGrid: A highly optimized replica of the classic Visual Studio property inspector. You pass it any C# object, and it automatically parses its properties, auto-generating appropriate input fields (like checkboxes, drop-downs, or text fields) based on data types.
DataGrid (Xceed Version): A rock-solid, high-performance replacement for the native WPF DataGrid. It features fluid scrolling and zero-lag data virtualization designed specifically to manage massive real-time datasets without freezing the user interface. 2. Advanced Input Controls
WPF lacks several fundamental input selectors out of the box, which these components directly fix.
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