ModernFormsNext Designer

ModernFormsNext Designer adds Visual Studio design-time integration for ModernFormsNext applications.

Create and edit ModernFormsNext forms using a dedicated visual designer integrated with Visual Studio.

Features

• Visual designer for ModernFormsNext forms
• Visual Studio integration
• ModernFormsNext Form item template
• .mfdesign design file support
• Project-aware form editing
• Dedicated designer host using the ModernFormsNext rendering system

Getting started

1. Create or open a ModernFormsNext project.
2. Add a new ModernFormsNext Form to the project.
3. Open the form design file in Visual Studio.
4. Edit the form using ModernFormsNext Designer.

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio 2026
• A ModernFormsNext project

About ModernFormsNext

ModernFormsNext is an open-source .NET UI framework focused on modern desktop application development.

The framework uses its own UI and rendering system, including SkiaSharp-based rendering.

Source code

ModernFormsNext and ModernFormsNext Designer are open source.

Source code, documentation and development progress are available in the ModernFormsNext GitHub repository.

Issues and feedback

Found a bug or have an idea for ModernFormsNext Designer?

Please open an issue in the ModernFormsNext GitHub repository.