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MahApps/MahApps.Metro

This system is a comprehensive WPF UI component library that provides a modern, customizable interface for building desktop applications. It offers a rich set of controls, including navigation menus, dialogs, color pickers, and data entry fields, all styled with a consistent, themable aesthetic. The library also includes helper classes, behaviors, and converters to simplify common UI tasks and improve accessibility. Additionally, it provides sample applications demonstrating integration with the Caliburn.Micro framework for MVVM architecture.

56.1

Adequate · 5 August 2026

44k

lines of production code

C#

primary language

2

bus factor · 228 authors in all

4

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How it got here

2011–2018 · Modernization and feature expansion

The project underwent a comprehensive modernization, migrating to the modern .NET SDK and establishing a robust, centralized build system. This period also saw the introduction of numerous new UI controls, styles, and helper classes, alongside a significant expansion of the demo application and test suite.

44 changes

2019–2021 · UI control and accessibility expansion

This period focused on introducing new UI components, most notably a comprehensive ColorPicker suite and a MultiSelectionComboBox, alongside a new PathIcon control. The work also significantly improved accessibility through new automation peers and .NET compatibility switches, while refining theme management and internal performance optimizations.

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  • The description of this project is derived from its own commit history, not from its README.
  • The score is its highest published measurement, taken on 5 August 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
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  • Scored under rubric rubric-2026.08.19. Score the same commit under that rubric and you get the same number.
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