# WinUI

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Win UI, WinUI framework

[Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft)'s current [framework](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-stack) for the look and controls of modern [Windows](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/windows) apps.

**For example:** A team rebuilding an old [Windows](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/windows) app picks WinUI so it matches the look of current Windows.

Official site: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/winui/>

## Connects to (4)

- [Tech stack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-stack): The set of programming languages and tools a product is built with.
- [Windows](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/windows): Microsoft's operating system for personal computers, the most common one on office desktops and laptops.
- [Windows Presentation Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wpf): A Microsoft framework for building Windows desktop apps with .NET, with richer layouts and graphics than Windows Forms.
- [Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft): The company behind Copilot and Azure.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/winui