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FREE .Net Controls


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Hi OOP Mateys,

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread that contains locations to FREE .Net controls, so I'll start the ball rolling with the new Power Pack I just found !

The VB.Net Power Pack over at Microsoft is a free download containing 7 new controls including Blending Panels and Notification Windows.

Link : VB.Net Power Pack

The Power Pack can also be used in C# !

They are a great addition to your .Net toolbox and they are free !

Enjoy ! :D

Here's a list of submissions so far . . .

VB Powerpack - Submitted by Large

Divil - Submitted by Large

Dacris NetXP - Submitted by xStainDx

Ziplib - Submitted by D-FENS

ABC Upload & PDF - Submitted by D-FENS

Various Controls - Submitted by quadsoft

Steep Valley Controls - Submitted by Large

AWS Filepicker - Submitted by heathrowe

.Net Tools - Submitted by heathrowe

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  Large said:
Hey Guys,

Lets resurect this thread now that Visual Studio Express 2008 has been released, has anyone got any new controls they want to add.

Large

I released an open source SplitButton control a while ago. It's written in C#:

SplitButton in C#

Also, I don't recall ever seeing this posted, but here's a good open source FTP library (also written in c#):

Open Source FTP Library

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Hi friends! I'm new to these forums and I want to share a link to free Office 2007 style controls:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloudtoolkitnet/

The project is fully open source and is hosted in the biggest open source project site in internet so check it out!

Controls included:

Cloud Button

Cloud SplitButton

Cloud Panel

Cloud CheckBox

Cloud RadioButton

Cloud Panel

Cloud Label

Cloud Form + Cloud ToolstripRenderer (Menustrip, statusstrip and toolstrip are rendered properly)

Regards,

Timo Salom?ki aka DudeDesign (Creator of Cloud Toolkit.Net)

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  Xerxes said:
Silly question, but I guess here is the best place to ask it...do these .NET controls work with the Express Editions of Visual Studio (2008 in particular) or are they locked to the paid for editions?

Hi Xerxes, they are not limited to any paid versions of Visual Studio because they are open source controls which can be freely used in any place without giving credit to me (of course it's nice if there's my name in credits but don't have to)

Project now contains some new controls:

Cloud ProgressBar

Cloud ButtonList (not quite finished but working)

Timo Salom?ki

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Not sure if this has been posted before, but Microsoft have an awesome Chart control as a FREE download for ASP.Net / Winforms.

It is easily as good as the Commerical stuff if not better.

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/11/24/new-asp-net-charting-control-lt-asp-chart-runat-quot-server-quot-gt.aspx

Cheers,

MiG

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  On 11/07/2011 at 09:58, Dermot said:

How about a free IDE with a ton of free add-ons?

 

Visual Studio 2015 Community RC is available today - it does everything VS 2013 Community does, and some things it can't.  Better yet, the cost is STILL zero.

https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2015-downloads-vs

 

:laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:

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  On 30/10/2015 at 16:15, SirOne said:

The last reply was months ago, but perhaps you like this free controls with a Community License:

https://www.syncfusion.com/products/communitylicense

I am using it with VS 2015 and you can also build commercial applications.

:yes:

 

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Who is eligible?

Individual developers or up to five users at companies with annual gross revenue below $1 million USD.

Can the products be used to build commercial applications?

Yes.

How long are the licenses valid ?

The community licenses do not expire. You will continue to receive support and updates for new versions.

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In case anyone wants to complain, my vote is that Necro Posting is just fine if it provides useful information.

I have never used this product but the offer mirrors the VS2015 license and is a legitimate (i.e. it is not spam) notice.

Thanks for the link.

 

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