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[[Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit In Depth (EBook)]] ("how to use" book) | [[Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit In Depth (EBook)]] ("how to use" book) | ||
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| − | | [http://coding4fun.codeplex.com/ Coding4Fun Tools]|| codeplex || [http://silverlight.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL]|| Large number of useful community-created tools || [[ | + | | [http://coding4fun.codeplex.com/ Coding4Fun Tools]|| codeplex || [http://silverlight.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL]|| Large number of useful community-created tools || [[Color Picker control in Windows Phone]] |
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| [http://wpcontrols.codeplex.com/ Windows Phone Controls]|| codeplex || [http://silverlight.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL] || Community-created tools (Calendar) || [[Special:Search/wpcontrols|Search]] | | [http://wpcontrols.codeplex.com/ Windows Phone Controls]|| codeplex || [http://silverlight.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL] || Community-created tools (Calendar) || [[Special:Search/wpcontrols|Search]] | ||
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| [http://slartoolkit.codeplex.com SLARToolkit - Silverlight and Windows Phone Augmented Reality Toolkit] || codeplex ||[http://slartoolkit.codeplex.com/license Custom License] || SLARToolkit is a flexible Augmented Reality library for Silverlight and Windows Phone with the aim to make real time Augmented Reality applications with Silverlight as easy and fast as possible. It can be used with Silverlight's Webcam API or with any other CaptureSource, WriteableBitmap or with the Windows Phone's PhotoCamera. SLARTookit is based on the established NyARToolkit and ARToolkit. SLARToolkit uses a dual license model and could be used for open or closed source applications under certain conditions. See the License page for details. || - | | [http://slartoolkit.codeplex.com SLARToolkit - Silverlight and Windows Phone Augmented Reality Toolkit] || codeplex ||[http://slartoolkit.codeplex.com/license Custom License] || SLARToolkit is a flexible Augmented Reality library for Silverlight and Windows Phone with the aim to make real time Augmented Reality applications with Silverlight as easy and fast as possible. It can be used with Silverlight's Webcam API or with any other CaptureSource, WriteableBitmap or with the Windows Phone's PhotoCamera. SLARTookit is based on the established NyARToolkit and ARToolkit. SLARToolkit uses a dual license model and could be used for open or closed source applications under certain conditions. See the License page for details. || - | ||
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| + | | [http://gart.codeplex.com/ GART - Geo Augmented Reality Toolkit] || codeplex ||[http://gart.codeplex.com/license Custom License] || GART was created to help people quickly and easily build Augmented Reality applications for Windows Phone. This kit is different from other AR kits in that it enables what we call “Geo AR”. Where other toolkits place virtual things on top of specially printed tags, this toolkit places information on top of real places in the world around you. It does this by tracking where you are and the direction you’re facing. || - | ||
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| [http://www.infragistics.com/products/windows-phone/ Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone] || Infragistics ||Commercial|| Large set of attractive commercially licensed components for Windows Phone platform. Useful in particular for creating high performance apps with stunning data visualizations. ||[[Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone]] - [[Special:Search/Infragistics|Search]] | | [http://www.infragistics.com/products/windows-phone/ Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone] || Infragistics ||Commercial|| Large set of attractive commercially licensed components for Windows Phone platform. Useful in particular for creating high performance apps with stunning data visualizations. ||[[Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone]] - [[Special:Search/Infragistics|Search]] | ||
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| [http://mangopollo.codeplex.com mangopollo] || codeplex ||[http://mangopollo.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL]|| mangopollo is a simple toolkit that lets you take advantage of the new Windows Phone 8 tiles (cyclic, flip, iconic) and some new launchers if your Windows Phone 7 application is running on a Windows Phone 8 device without the need of maintaining two different applications. || [[Special:Search/mangopollo|Search]] | | [http://mangopollo.codeplex.com mangopollo] || codeplex ||[http://mangopollo.codeplex.com/license Ms-PL]|| mangopollo is a simple toolkit that lets you take advantage of the new Windows Phone 8 tiles (cyclic, flip, iconic) and some new launchers if your Windows Phone 7 application is running on a Windows Phone 8 device without the need of maintaining two different applications. || [[Special:Search/mangopollo|Search]] | ||
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| + | | [https://github.com/jeffwilcox/wp-thememanager WP Theme Manager] || github ||[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Apache License 2.0]|| Allows for overriding the theme to be Dark, Light, Inverted, etc. as well as now enabling you to set a custom theme to override the default Phone brushes. || | ||
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== Developer Tools == | == Developer Tools == | ||
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| [http://pclcontrib.codeplex.com/ PCL Contrib] || codeplex || [http://pclcontrib.codeplex.com/license MS-PL]|| PCL Contrib extends Portable Library Tools 2 with some missing classes.|| [[Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries]] | | [http://pclcontrib.codeplex.com/ PCL Contrib] || codeplex || [http://pclcontrib.codeplex.com/license MS-PL]|| PCL Contrib extends Portable Library Tools 2 with some missing classes.|| [[Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries]] | ||
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| + | | [https://nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Net.Http HTTP Client Libraries 2.1.3-beta] || NuGet|| [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=279007 DotNet Beta Unsupported]|| Portable support for HttpClient, currently in beta. [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2013/02/18/portable-httpclient-for-net-framework-and-windows-phone.aspx Blog post]|| [[Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries]] | ||
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| [http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/metrostudio Syncfusion Metro Studio] || Company Website || Free, Registration required || Library of about 1700 Metro-style icons that can be downloaded in varous bitmap and vector formats|| - | | [http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/metrostudio Syncfusion Metro Studio] || Company Website || Free, Registration required || Library of about 1700 Metro-style icons that can be downloaded in varous bitmap and vector formats|| - | ||
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| [http://www.preemptive.com/know-more/windows-phone-7 Dotfuscator WP7 Edition] || Preemptive ||commercial|| FREE obfuscation tools with the ability to inject application instrumentation. || [[PreEmptive Dotfuscator]] | | [http://www.preemptive.com/know-more/windows-phone-7 Dotfuscator WP7 Edition] || Preemptive ||commercial|| FREE obfuscation tools with the ability to inject application instrumentation. || [[PreEmptive Dotfuscator]] | ||
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| + | | [http://nuget.org/packages/BugSense.WP8/3.2/ BugSense plugin for Windows Phone 8] || nuget||Free||BugSense is the leading crash reporting and quality metrics service for mobile apps. || [[BugSense for WP8 - Error tracking/ Quality metrics]] | ||
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| + | | [http://sqlitewindowsphone.codeplex.com/ SQLite client for Windows Phone] || codeplex || [http://sqlitewindowsphone.codeplex.com/license GNU LGPL] ||SQLite client for Windows Phone with transaction support. || - | ||
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| + | | [http://http://http://silverlightzxing.codeplex.com/ Windows Phone 7 Silverlight ZXing Barcode Scanning Library] || codeplex || [http://silverlightzxing.codeplex.com/license Apache License 2.0] || An open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library. || - | ||
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| + | | [http://wptools.codeplex.com/ Windows Phone Power Tools] || codeplex || [http://wptools.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/5337667f6369#LICENSE Ms-PL] || Easily install, update, delete XAPs and view IsolatedStorage of a device or emulator. || - | ||
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| + | | [http://cordova.apache.org/ Apache Cordova Phone Gap] || codeplex ||[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Apache License 2.0] || Apache Cordova (earlier known as PhoneGap) APIs can be used to build a native mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. || [[Cordova (PhoneGap) and Windows Phone 8]] | ||
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| + | | [http://www.sencha.com/products/touch Sencha Touch] || codeplex ||[http://www.sencha.com/products/touch/license/ Free and commercial] || Sencha Touch, is a HTML5 framework for mobile application development. With Sencha Touch, your web apps will look and feel like native apps. || [[Sencha Touch and Windows Phone 8]] | ||
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| + | | [http://xamarin.com/mobileapi Xamarin.Mobile] || codeplex ||[http://xamarin.com/licensing/ LGPLv2 license] || Xamarin.Mobile is a library that provides developers with a set of APIs for performing generic mobile functionality across various mobile platforms like WP, iOS & Android. Developers can also use the native APIs. || [[Xamarin Mobile and Windows Phone 8]] | ||
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| + | | [http://jquerymobile.com/ jQuery Mobile] || codeplex ||[https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt MIT-LICENSE] || jQuery Mobile is a Touch-Optimized HTML5 Web UI Framework that allows you to design a single highly-branded web site or application that will work on all popular smartphone, tablet, and desktop platforms. || [[JQuery Mobile and Windows Phone]] | ||
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| + | | [http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/ Prism] || codeplex ||[http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/license MICROSOFT PATTERNS & PRACTICES LICENSE] || Prism provides guidance for WPF, Silverlight and Windows Phone 7.1 applications. Prism includes reference implementations, QuickStarts, reusable library code (the Prism Library), and extensive documentation. || none yet | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 10 April 2013
This article contains links to toolkits and libraries that community members have found useful for Windows Phone development.
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Introduction
There are an enormous number of libraries and toolkits for Silverlight (.NET) that can be used while developing Windows Phone applications. This article lists libraries that have been found useful by members of this community (see discussion boards).
Almost like a never ending list it may, over time, contain projects that are outdated. Although it is a comprehensive list, it may not suffice all development needs. In such a case it is recommended to search internet, particularly the following sites - Nokia Projects, codeplex and GitHub. It would be great if a library worthy of this list could be recommended and added, as and when discovered/developed.
UI controls and components
| Name | Location | License | Description | Wiki Topics |
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| Microsoft Silverlight Toolkit | codeplex | Ms-PL | Official set of UI components for Windows Phone apps | Silverlight Tookit for Windows Phone (Overview)
Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit In Depth (EBook) ("how to use" book) |
| Coding4Fun Tools | codeplex | Ms-PL | Large number of useful community-created tools | Color Picker control in Windows Phone |
| Windows Phone Controls | codeplex | Ms-PL | Community-created tools (Calendar) | Search |
| Tile toolkit | codeplex | Ms-PL | A flexible library aiming to help Windows Phone developers to have neat and native looking tiles for their apps and/or in their apps. | Search |
| Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit | github | MIT | Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit is a set of useful and powerful items that will help you build your Silverlight applications for Windows Phone. This is a "mixed bag" of controls, helpers and MVVM (Model-ViewModel pattern) friendly services. | Search |
| SLARToolkit - Silverlight and Windows Phone Augmented Reality Toolkit | codeplex | Custom License | SLARToolkit is a flexible Augmented Reality library for Silverlight and Windows Phone with the aim to make real time Augmented Reality applications with Silverlight as easy and fast as possible. It can be used with Silverlight's Webcam API or with any other CaptureSource, WriteableBitmap or with the Windows Phone's PhotoCamera. SLARTookit is based on the established NyARToolkit and ARToolkit. SLARToolkit uses a dual license model and could be used for open or closed source applications under certain conditions. See the License page for details. | - |
| GART - Geo Augmented Reality Toolkit | codeplex | Custom License | GART was created to help people quickly and easily build Augmented Reality applications for Windows Phone. This kit is different from other AR kits in that it enables what we call “Geo AR”. Where other toolkits place virtual things on top of specially printed tags, this toolkit places information on top of real places in the world around you. It does this by tracking where you are and the direction you’re facing. | - |
| Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone | Infragistics | Commercial | Large set of attractive commercially licensed components for Windows Phone platform. Useful in particular for creating high performance apps with stunning data visualizations. | Infragistics NetAdvantage for Windows Phone - Search |
| Aviary SDK for Windows Phone | Aviary | Free and commercial | Aviary's Windows Phone 7 SDK allows you to instantly inject a simple yet powerful photo editor inside your app with just a few lines of code. | Aviary SDK for Windows Phone and Search |
| mangopollo | codeplex | Ms-PL | mangopollo is a simple toolkit that lets you take advantage of the new Windows Phone 8 tiles (cyclic, flip, iconic) and some new launchers if your Windows Phone 7 application is running on a Windows Phone 8 device without the need of maintaining two different applications. | Search |
| WP Theme Manager | github | Apache License 2.0 | Allows for overriding the theme to be Dark, Light, Inverted, etc. as well as now enabling you to set a custom theme to override the default Phone brushes. |
Games and Physics Engines
| Name | Location | License | Description | Wiki Topics |
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| Physics Helper for Blend, Silverlight, WP7 and Farseer | codeplex | Ms-PL | Behaviors which allow you to draw objects in Expression Blend 4, and have those objects translated into Physics objects using the Farseer Physics Engine. | - |
| Farseer Physics Engine | codeplex | Ms-PL v1.1 | A 2D collision detection system based on Box2D with realistic physics responses. | Search |
| SunBurn Engine | synapsegaming | Proprietary | Cross-platform, modular game engine that support Windows Phone. | - |
| BEPUphysics | codeplex | Apache 2.0 | 3D physics library with dependecy-free versions. | - |
| Mercury Particle Engine | codeplex | Ms-PL | Standalone 2D particle engine. | - |
| FlatRedBall | flatredball | Proprietary | 2D game engine with a Silverlight version for Windows Phone. | - |
| cocos2d-x | github | MIT | C# port of 2D framework cocos2d. | - |
Web Services & Cloud Storage
Tools to access common/important web services and APIs.
| Name | Location | License | Description | Wiki Topics |
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| FlickrNet API Library | codeplex | LPGL | C# .Net Library for accessing the Flickr API. | Search Wiki |
| LINQ to Twitter | codeplex | Ms-PL | Open source 3rd party LINQ Provider for the Twitter micro-blogging service | Search Wiki |
| Facebook C# SDK | github | Apache | Facebook C# library | Search Wiki |
| Google+ .Net API | Google Code | Google+ .Net library | Search Wiki | |
| SharpBox | codeplex | MIT | Library for accessing cloud storage, including DropBox | Dropbox with Windows Phone, Search Wiki |
| Flurry | - | - | Server backend for cloud storage, user account management, push notifications, analytics etc. | Search Wiki |
| HTML Agility Pack | codeplex | Ms-PL | HTML parser that generates a XML document from a page's DOM. | - |
Developer Tools
| Name | Location | License | Description | Wiki Topics |
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| Windows Phone 7 Isolated Storage Explorer | codeplex | GPLv2 | WP7 Isolated Storage Explorer is a tool designed to help developers and testers interact with the isolated storage file for Silverlight Windows Phone 7 applications. | - |
| MVVM Light | codeplex | MIT | The MVVM Light Toolkit is a set of components helping people to get started in the Model - View - ViewModel pattern in Silverlight and WPF. | - |
| Portable Library Tools 2 | Visual Studio Gallery | Free | Portable Library Tools 2 Provides tools for Visual Studio 2010 for creating class libraries that run on Windows, Silverlight, Windows Phone and Xbox 360. Already included in Visual Studio 2012. | Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries |
| PCL Contrib | codeplex | MS-PL | PCL Contrib extends Portable Library Tools 2 with some missing classes. | Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries |
| HTTP Client Libraries 2.1.3-beta | NuGet | DotNet Beta Unsupported | Portable support for HttpClient, currently in beta. Blog post | Preparing for Multi-Platform Apps with Portable Class Libraries |
| Syncfusion Metro Studio | Company Website | Free, Registration required | Library of about 1700 Metro-style icons that can be downloaded in varous bitmap and vector formats | - |
| Axialis IconWorkshop | Axialis | commercial | With IconWorkshop make your own icons for any platform. With a huge feature set, its one of the best tools for Icon authoring. | Axialis IconWorkshop |
| Dotfuscator WP7 Edition | Preemptive | commercial | FREE obfuscation tools with the ability to inject application instrumentation. | PreEmptive Dotfuscator |
| BugSense plugin for Windows Phone 8 | nuget | Free | BugSense is the leading crash reporting and quality metrics service for mobile apps. | BugSense for WP8 - Error tracking/ Quality metrics |
| SQLite client for Windows Phone | codeplex | GNU LGPL | SQLite client for Windows Phone with transaction support. | - |
| Windows Phone 7 Silverlight ZXing Barcode Scanning Library | codeplex | Apache License 2.0 | An open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library. | - |
| Windows Phone Power Tools | codeplex | Ms-PL | Easily install, update, delete XAPs and view IsolatedStorage of a device or emulator. | - |
Cross Platform Development Tools
| Name | Location | License | Description | Wiki Topics |
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| Apache Cordova Phone Gap | codeplex | Apache License 2.0 | Apache Cordova (earlier known as PhoneGap) APIs can be used to build a native mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. | Cordova (PhoneGap) and Windows Phone 8 |
| Sencha Touch | codeplex | Free and commercial | Sencha Touch, is a HTML5 framework for mobile application development. With Sencha Touch, your web apps will look and feel like native apps. | Sencha Touch and Windows Phone 8 |
| Xamarin.Mobile | codeplex | LGPLv2 license | Xamarin.Mobile is a library that provides developers with a set of APIs for performing generic mobile functionality across various mobile platforms like WP, iOS & Android. Developers can also use the native APIs. | Xamarin Mobile and Windows Phone 8 |
| jQuery Mobile | codeplex | MIT-LICENSE | jQuery Mobile is a Touch-Optimized HTML5 Web UI Framework that allows you to design a single highly-branded web site or application that will work on all popular smartphone, tablet, and desktop platforms. | JQuery Mobile and Windows Phone |
| Prism | codeplex | MICROSOFT PATTERNS & PRACTICES LICENSE | Prism provides guidance for WPF, Silverlight and Windows Phone 7.1 applications. Prism includes reference implementations, QuickStarts, reusable library code (the Prism Library), and extensive documentation. | none yet |
