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punker76.bsky.social
They keep telling us #WPF is dead.

I built something new anyway: the MahApps.Metro Gallery.

Yes, it is "just" a demo app. But hey ;-) it's made with ❤️

github.com/MahApps/MahA...

#dotnet #MahApps #ControlzEx
September 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
punker76.bsky.social
More pages at MahApps.Metro Gallery, new WinUI and Win10 styles...

#WPF #dotnet #MahApps #ControlzEx #XAML #OSS
September 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
punker76.bsky.social
11 years now... 11 MVP awards 🙈😲
I feel honored, grateful and proud to have been named a Microsoft MVP in the Windows Development and .NET category once again. ❤️ツ ☀
#MVPBuzz #dotnet #OSS #MahApps #IconPacks #ControlzEx
July 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
punker76.bsky.social
MahApps.Metro. Remember that? I'm working on it again.

Yes, old #WPF. Also the thing a lot of desktop apps are still written in, and those could stand to look a little less like 2012.

Three style sets now. Pick one, swap a line in App.xaml, done.

#MahApps #ControlzEx #XAML #dotnet
September 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
punker76.bsky.social
Let's go and break the 40.000.000 #NuGet wall
www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...
#OSS #MahApps #IconPacks #ControlzEx #Avalonia #WPF #XAML #MVPBuzz
July 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
punker76.bsky.social
🎉 50 Million Downloads — still can't believe it.

MahApps.Metro, gong-wpf-dragdrop, IconPacks, ControlzEx… started as passion projects, still are. Thank you all for using them, filing issues and sending PRs. You're the reason I keep going. 🙏

👉 www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...

#dotnet #opensource #WPF
April 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
punker76.bsky.social
The 40,000,000 downloads have been exceeded... Wow, I am overwhelmed. Thank you so much!!! #MVP #MVPBuzz #MahApps #ControlzEx #IconPacks #Icons ❤️👋👏🤘
August 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
punker76.bsky.social
The #NuGet counter just hit the 30,000,000 downloads... 😱🤘👏 #OSS #XAML #WPF #MahApps #ControlzEx #MVPBuzz #MVP @MVPAward
www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...
NuGet Gallery | punker76
www.nuget.org
September 25, 2024 at 1:09 PM
punker76.bsky.social
🙈 24,526,788 Total downloads of packages #NuGet #OSS #MahApps #ControlzEx #IconPacks #MVPBuzz
February 1, 2024 at 6:22 PM
punker76.bsky.social
It’s only a number but I ❤️ it 🤘

28.000.000 💾

www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...

#Nuget #OSS #MahApps #IconPacks #ControlzEx #MVPBuzz
June 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
punker76.bsky.social
An incredible new milestone! 😱🙏🤘

26,000,900
Total downloads of packages
Thank you all! ♥️
www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...
#NuGet #OSS #MVPBuzz #MVPSummit #MahApps #ControlzEx #WPF #XAML @MVPAward
March 14, 2024 at 9:41 AM
punker76.bsky.social
MahApps.Metro v2.4.11 has just been released ❤️🎉🤘

👉 github.com/MahApps/MahA...
👉 www.nuget.org/packages/Mah...
👉 www.nuget.org/profiles/pun...

#OSS #XAML #netcore #dotnet #net6 #net8 #net9 #net10 #MVPBuzz #WPF #MahApps #XAML #ControlzEx

@rickstrahl.west-wind.com
Releases · MahApps/MahApps.Metro
A framework that allows developers to cobble together a better UI for their own WPF applications with minimal effort. - MahApps/MahApps.Metro
github.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
punker76.bsky.social
If you want to reach me out of #GitHUb discussions for help, chat, ideas or whatever for #MahApps or #IconPacks or #ControlzEx then you can join this #Discord server #MVPBuzz #OSS 🤘🎉

=> discord.gg/vzZdRdzemz
=> discord.gg/CRDfTyTDUS
June 5, 2024 at 6:39 PM
punker76.bsky.social
Do you know that @batzendev does a really awesome job with our custom #ControlzEx window chrome solution? Not, then give him a star, a like or whatever ❤️🤘 #MahApps #OSS #MVPBuzz #FluentRibbon #XAML
May 11, 2024 at 10:18 AM