Windows Forms documentation

Learn about using Windows Forms, an open-source, graphical user interface for Windows, on .NET.

Learn about Windows Forms

What's new

• What's new

Overview

• Windows Forms overview

Tutorial

• Create a new app
• Migrate from .NET Framework

Download

• Visual Studio 2022

Controls

Overview

• About controls

Concept

• Layout

How-To Guide

• Add a control
• Add access (shortcut) keys

Keyboard input

Overview

• About the keyboard

Concept

• Keyboard events

How-To Guide

• Handle keyboard input
• Modify key events

Mouse input

Overview

• About the mouse

Concept

• Mouse events
• Drag-and-drop

How-To Guide

• Manage the cursor
• Simulate mouse events