What components do I need to build a Metro-style app in WPF?

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Cris picture Cris · Jun 17, 2011 · Viewed 17.7k times · Source

I have to create an application in WPF that has to be very fancy. I would like to create it with a Metro-like style like WP7 apps.

Do you know if there are components that can be used to obtain a similar style?

Answer

Aleksandr Vishnyakov picture Aleksandr Vishnyakov · May 24, 2012

You can use Elysium, which licensed under MIT license and included ApplicationBar and ToastNotification classes.

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