Microsoft has officially open-sourced XAML Studio, a lightweight rapid prototyping tool for XAML-based UI development, under the .NET Foundation. The tool, originally released through the Microsoft Store as part of the Microsoft Garage initiative, now welcomes community contributions and collaboration via its GitHub repository.
Microsoft has officially open-sourced XAML Studio, a lightweight rapid prototyping tool for XAML-based UI development, under the .NET Foundation. The tool, originally released through the Microsoft Store as part of the Microsoft Garage initiative, now welcomes community contributions and collaboration via its GitHub repository.
XAML Studio originated in 2017 during a hackathon, where the first prototype, dubbed ‘XamlPad+’ aimed to revive classic WPF-era tools like XamlPad, XamlPadX, and Kaxaml. Developed as a side project, it evolved over several years into a standalone app focused on WinUI and UWP prototyping.
