Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref
9.0.3
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dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref --version 9.0.3
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref -Version 9.0.3
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref" Version="9.0.3" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref" Version="9.0.3" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref" />
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref --version 9.0.3
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
#r "nuget: Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref, 9.0.3"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref@9.0.3
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref&version=9.0.3
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref&version=9.0.3
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About
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref is a packaging of the Windows Desktop runtimes of Windows Forms (WinForms) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
How to Use
When developing a WinForms or WPF application, you do not need to install the Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref package separately. This package is automatically included as part of the .NET SDK for WinForms and WPF apps, which means you can start using WinForms or WPF namespaces right away in your WinForms or WPF projects.
Addtional Documentation
Feedback & Contributing
WinForms and WPF is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcomed at the WinForms GitHub repository and the WPF GitHub repository.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
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| .NET | net9.0 is compatible. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
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This package has no dependencies.
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| 10.0.0-rc.1.25451.107 | 1,615 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 1,833 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 592 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,127 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 374 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25174.1 | 1,026 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.3 | 407 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25080.4 | 450 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 39,237 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 95,145 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 141,509 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 79,109 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 79,651 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 163,008 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 104,703 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 96,710 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 83,548 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 328,938 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.4 | 14,049 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24452.1 | 36,132 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.2 | 1,836 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.6 | 23,952 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.8 | 18,526 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.11 | 2,619 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24175.3 | 6,081 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.10 | 416 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.3 | 22,419 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.20 | 155,456 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 8.0.19 | 440,846 | 8/4/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 318,573 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 375,782 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 403,966 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 820,230 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 417,133 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 520,639 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 637,937 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 1,757,015 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 576,245 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 1,018,975 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 597,367 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 249,770 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 769,954 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 181,912 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 493,008 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 143,680 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 131,325 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 409,797 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23479.10 | 27,440 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23420.5 | 2,530 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23376.1 | 13,508 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,291 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23302.2 | 661 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23260.1 | 3,154 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23178.1 | 721 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.5 | 1,629 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23112.2 | 545 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 3,589,197 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 475,446 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 341,606 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 318,531 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 511,881 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 547,144 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 1,354,537 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 40,636 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 119,270 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 73,486 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 58,508 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 89,521 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 53,783 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 10,379 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 111,044 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 23,638 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 28,852 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 86,894 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 74,874 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 135,005 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.13 | 3,397 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22427.1 | 15,292 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22377.1 | 1,168 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22351.3 | 590 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.5 | 544 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 638 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22177.1 | 665 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.5 | 579 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22077.5 | 623 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 8,113,137 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 895,439 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 1,729,132 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 893,709 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 1,420,312 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 835,913 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 1,017,378 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 896,064 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 1,004,458 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 886,401 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 2,192,173 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 205,874 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 167,712 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 246,298 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 273,635 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 280,282 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 162,985 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 114,651 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 457,123 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 169,014 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 221,823 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 443,563 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 807,044 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 464,273 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 40,501 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 47,995 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 27,353 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 72,607 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 28,060 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 115,680 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 28,239 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 30,772 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 22,567 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.0 | 189,278 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21501.6 | 1,909 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21451.3 | 1,355 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.9 | 1,434 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21353.1 | 1,129 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.4 | 931 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21254.5 | 654 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.3 | 1,035 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 665 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21103.5 | 604 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.0 | 11,497,904 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 3,751 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20452.2 | 1,330 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20411.6 | 854 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20366.1 | 1,297 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20308.1 | 777 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.3 | 710 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20251.1 | 771 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20214.2 | 715 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20160.6 | 779 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.1.20127.5 | 762 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 18,710,982 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19553.2 | 893 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.6 | 785 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.1 | 5,627 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.1 | 6,079 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 8,696,640 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1-19456-20 | 7,678 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9-19423-09 | 2,177 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8-28405-07 | 2,680 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7-27912-14 | 6,897 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6-27804-01 | 3,793 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5-27626-15 | 4,386 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4-27615-11 | 3,360 | 4/18/2019 |