What is Windows Template Studio?
Windows Template Studio is an open-source wizard and Visual Studio extension created by Microsoft for building modern Windows apps using frameworks like WinUI, Windows Forms, and WPF. It allows developers to quickly get started building Windows 10 apps with minimal code.
The tool provides a wizard for selecting project type and UI framework, adding pages and features like authentication and data services, and generates a complete project structure to build your app. It comes with various responsive page templates and UI controls tailored for Windows 10 and WinUI.
Key highlights and benefits:
- Open-source and available on GitHub. Actively developed by Microsoft and community.
- Supports WinUI, Windows Forms and WPF frameworks
- Wizard for quick scaffolding of apps with necessary boilerplate code
- Modern and responsive page templates and UI controls
- Generates feature-rich app structure with navigation, theme and design support
- Open and extensible architecture to customize and add new templates
- Available as Visual Studio extension and CLI tool
Windows Template Studio accelerates building Windows desktop apps by removing boring boilerplate code and provides elegant design templates right out of the box. An essential tool for any Windows developer.