Resources

Here you will find additional helpful resources to assist you in developing beautiful and engaging apps. Below are sections for a range of topics, including Fluent Design System, Windows UI, Insider Program, and Toolkits.

Fluent Design System

The Fluent Design System represents Microsoft's vision for bold, scalable, universal app design. Below are some resources for Fluent encompassing everything from design to usage.

• Overview of Fluent Design - https://fluent.microsoft.com/
• Design and UI - https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design
• UWP Style Guide - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/style/index

Latest Windows UI Information

We love having engaging conversations with our passionate community members! If you want to begin a conversation or stay in touch, there are a variety of options to stay engaged and informed as we continue to add exciting features to Windows UI:

• Follow us on Twitter @WindowsUI for frequent updates and to interact with like-minded developers and designers who are passionate about UI
• Star and watch the Windows UI GitHub
• Reach out to us and provide Feedback or have a conversation with the team then mail us at WindowsUI@microsoft.com

Windows UI

To learn more about Windows UI, check out some of the following blogs, videos, and docs:

• Windows UI
  • Windows UI GitHub
  • Microsoft.UI.Xaml Controls NuGet Package
  • WinUI Usage Documentation
  • WinUI Release Notes
• Visual Layer Documentation
  • Windows.UI.Composition on MSDN
  • Overview Windows.UI.Composition on the Windows Dev Center
• Xaml Controls Gallery Sample and published Windows Store App
• Composition GitHub Sample Gallery and published Windows Store App
• Videos
  • Build 2018 Talks
  • Other standalone videos on Intro to Composition and InteractionTracker LiveStrean
• Blogs from members of our community, including but not limited to:
  • Kenny Kerr’s detailed introduction to graphics and animation using the Windows Composition APIs in MSDN magazine
  • Mike Taulty has a number of blog posts experimenting with the Windows.UI.Composition APIs, with topics relating to effects and performance
  • Microsoft Windows UI team member Robert Mikhayelyan talks about UWP development and the basics of the Composition APIs in his personal blog
  • XAML Brewer Diederik Krols has many in-depth posts on Effects and custom Windows UI controls
• Helpful Related Repos and Toolkits
  • UWP Community Toolkit
  • Windows Template Studio

Windows Insider

Join the Windows Insider program to get access to exciting new features before they are released.