v0.6.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.6.0-alpha

🚀 New Features

C++/WinRT 3.0 Modules

XamlToolkit has been migrated to C++/WinRT 3.0 modules, modernizing the build system and improving development experience.

Note: C++/WinRT modules currently require the Visual Studio 2026 toolset.

GradientSlider

Ported GradientSlider components from Labs-Windows into XamlToolkit.

🐛 Fixes & Improvements

Behaviors

• Fixed a potential crash in StackedNotificationsBehavior caused by a dangling WinRT object reference.
• Improved stability for behaviors and event handling.

Controls

• ColorPicker: Fixed IsColorSpectrumVisible not synchronized with the initial visual state.
• GridSplitter: Fixed Orientation not updating when ResizeDirection changes.
• ImageCropper: Fixed a potential off-by-one pixel issue during cropping.
• RibbonCollapsibleGroup: Fixed a potential null dereference when accessing Button.Flyout.

MarkdownTextBlock

• Improved nested list indentation and spacing.
• Fixed crashes related to image loading and URL image size parsing.
• Added syntax highlighting support for MIDL 3.0.
• Updated md4c to 0.5.3.

Extensions

• Added Cursor attached property to UIElementExtensions.
• Added Command and CommandParameter support for Hyperlink.

v0.5.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.5.0

🚀 New Features

• XamlToolkit.WinUI.Behaviors: Ported the Behaviors component to XamlToolkit.
• XamlToolkit.WinUI.Interactivity: Ported XamlBehaviors to XamlToolkit, providing basic interfaces for behaviors.

🐛 Fixes & Improvements

• Upstream Fixes: Merged various bug fixes and improvements from upstream.
• Animations Library (XamlToolkit.WinUI.Animations): Fixed potential crash issues, improving stability.

v0.4.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.4.0

🚀 New Features

• XamlToolkit.WinUI.Animations: Added animations components from XamlToolkit.
• WrapPanel2: Added WrapPanel2 control to XamlToolkit.Labs.WinUI.

🐛 Fixes & Improvements

• Synced and incorporated upstream bug fixes and improvements
• Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK: Upgraded from previous version to 1.8 stable, reducing external dependencies

v0.3.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.3.0

🚀 New Controls

• RivePlayer
• Adorner / ResizeElementAdorner
• ColorAnalyzer
• DataTable

🐛 Fixes & Improvements

• Synced and incorporated upstream bug fixes
• Segmented: added Orientation property

v0.2.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.2.0

🚀 New Controls

• CameraPreview
• RichSuggestBox
• StaggeredPanel
• Ribbon

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🧩 UI & Control Enhancements

• Added Rust syntax highlighting support to MarkdownTextBlock.

• Added an Orientation property to RangeSelector and replaced the custom Grid-based tooltip with the built-in Tooltip to avoid oversized layout and overlapping.

v0.1.0-alpha

🏷️ Release v0.1.0 — New Controls & .NET Support

🚀 New Controls

• MetadataControl
• TabbedCommandBar
• RangeSelector
• RadialGauge
• DockPanel
• TokenizingTextBox
• WrapPanel
• TokenView
• HeaderedControls
• ConstrainedBox
• AttachedDropShadow

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🧩 Platform Support

Target Framework	Status
.NET >=8.0 or MSVC143	✅ Supported
Windows SDK	≥ 10.0.19041.0
Architectures	x86 / x64 / ARM64

All controls are built on WinUI 3 and compatible with Windows App SDK 1.7+.

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📦 NuGet Support

Package Name	Version
XamlToolkit.WinUI.Native	0.1.0-alpha
XamlToolkit.WinUI.Helpers.Native	0.1.0-alpha
XamlToolkit.WinUI.Converters.Native	0.1.0-alpha
XamlToolkit.WinUI.Media.Native	0.1.0-alpha
XamlToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Native	0.1.0-alpha
XamlToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Native	0.1.0-alpha

2025.10.20

✅ New Controls

Control
MarkdownTextBlock
Marquee
OpacityMaskView
ColorPicker / ColorPickerButton
ImageCropper
LayoutTransformControl
Segmented
SettingsCard / SettingsExpander
ContentSizer / GridSplitter / PropertySizer
StaggeredLayout
SwitchPresenter
UniformGrid
AttachedCardShadow