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WPF Development Tools

Microsoft provides two development tools for WPF applications. One is Visual Studio, made for developers and the other is Expression Blend made for designers. While Visual Studio is good in code and XAML editing, it has a rare support for all the graphical stuff like gradients, template editing, animation, etc. This is the point where Expression Blend comes in. Blend covers the graphical part very well but it has (still) rare support for code and XAML editing.

So the conclusion is that you will need both of them.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio is the tool for developers to develop WPF applications. It includes a graphical designer for WPF since version 2008. If you're using Visual Studio 2005 you can install an add-on that enables you to develop WPF applications.

Microsoft provides a free Express Edition of Visual Studio that also includes the WPF designer. You can download it from the following URL

Download Microsoft Visual C# 2010 - Express Edition


Microsoft Expression Blend 3 + Sketch Flow

Expression Blend is the tool for designers. It's part of the Expression Studio, a new tool suite from Microsoft especially created for user experience designers. Blend covers all the missing features of the Visual Studio designer like styling, templating, animations, 3D graphics, resources and gradients.

In the latest Version it also includes a powerful prototyping tool called SketchFlow. Expression Blend can open solution files created by visual studio.

Download Microsoft Expression Blend 3


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Last modified: 2015-05-26 08:05:14
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ali
Commented on 4.June 2011
Tank you!
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Commented on 13.June 2011
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Commented on 15.June 2011
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Commented on 16.June 2011
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Commented on 16.June 2011
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Commented on 23.June 2011
Very good website for giving initial and advance knowledge of WPF and how to implement in any Application.
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Commented on 24.June 2011
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Commented on 3.July 2011
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Commented on 9.July 2011
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Commented on 20.July 2011
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Commented on 21.July 2011
Hi moser, your site looks awesome.Iam new to the wpf ..i have one query in my mind can we develop both offline and web application by using wpf???
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Commented on 28.July 2011
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Commented on 1.August 2011
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Commented on 16.September 2011
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Commented on 16.September 2011
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Commented on 22.September 2011
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