# HandyControls (open-source design and publishing app)

> HandyControls is a free, open-source design and publishing app for Windows. Contains some simple and commonly used WPF controls based on HandyControl. It has 1,310 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at ghost1372/HandyControls.

Contains some simple and commonly used WPF controls based on HandyControl Documentation · Release notes · Samples · Gallery App (Store) if your project is not listed here, let us know!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ghost1372/HandyControls |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,310 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C# |
| Website | https://ghost1372.github.io/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Vector, design & publishing |
| Latest release | v3.7.0 (Sep 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/ghost1372/HandyControls/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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