KaizerUI.Controls 1.0.1

KaizerUI.Controls

Modern WinForms UI Controls Library for .NET

KaizerUI is a modern, animated WinForms UI components library inspired by Guna UI. Drop beautiful, smooth controls directly into Visual Studio 2022 via the Toolbox.

Features

• 10 modern controls — Buttons, TextBox, ComboBox, CheckBox, ToggleSwitch, Card, ProgressBar, NavBar, Badge, Notification
• Full theming engine — Light, Dark, Ocean, Rose themes + create your own
• Smooth animations — 60fps hover, focus, toggle, and check animations
• Anti-aliased rendering — crisp on all DPI settings
• VS 2022 Toolbox ready — drag & drop from Toolbox, full Properties panel support
• Multi-target — .NET Framework 4.8, .NET 6, .NET 8

Installation

PM> Install-Package KaizerUI.Controls

Or search KaizerUI.Controls in the Visual Studio NuGet Package Manager.

Quick Start

After installing, the controls appear in the Toolbox under "KaizerUI Controls". Drag and drop onto your WinForms designer.

Apply a theme globally

// In Program.cs or Form_Load:
ThemeManager.ApplyDark();
// or
ThemeManager.Apply(KaizerUITheme.Ocean);
// or detect Windows system theme automatically:
ThemeManager.ApplySystemTheme();

Button

var btn = new KaizerUIButton
{
    Text        = "Save",
    ButtonStyle = ButtonStyle.Filled,
    Size        = new Size(120, 42),
    Location    = new Point(20, 20),
};
btn.Click += (s, e) => MessageBox.Show("Saved!");
this.Controls.Add(btn);

TextBox with label & placeholder

var input = new KaizerUITextBox
{
    Label           = "Email",
    PlaceholderText = "you@example.com",
    Size            = new Size(260, 52),
    Location        = new Point(20, 80),
};
this.Controls.Add(input);

Toggle Switch

var toggle = new KaizerUIToggleSwitch
{
    TextOn  = "Dark Mode",
    TextOff = "Light Mode",
    Size    = new Size(140, 32),
};
toggle.CheckedChanged += (s, e) =>
{
    if (toggle.Checked) ThemeManager.ApplyDark();
    else ThemeManager.ApplyLight();
};

Toast Notification

KaizerUINotification.Show(
    message:    "File saved successfully!",
    title:      "Success",
    type:       NotificationType.Success,
    durationMs: 3000,
    owner:      this
);

Progress Bar

var bar = new KaizerUIProgressBar
{
    Value      = 65,
    ShowLabel  = true,
    Size       = new Size(300, 26),
};

Card

var card = new KaizerUICard
{
    Title       = "Statistics",
    ShowAccent  = true,
    AccentColor = Color.FromArgb(34, 197, 94),
    Size        = new Size(280, 160),
};

Controls Reference

Theming

Built-in themes

ThemeManager.ApplyLight();   // Default white theme
ThemeManager.ApplyDark();    // Dark purple/slate theme
ThemeManager.ApplyOcean();   // Cyan/teal theme
ThemeManager.ApplyRose();    // Pink/rose theme
ThemeManager.ApplySystemTheme(); // Auto-detect Windows 10/11

Custom theme

var myTheme = new KaizerUITheme
{
    Primary       = Color.FromArgb(16, 185, 129),  // Emerald
    PrimaryHover  = Color.FromArgb(5,  150, 105),
    Background    = Color.FromArgb(240, 253, 250),
    Surface       = Color.White,
    TextPrimary   = Color.FromArgb(6,   78,  59),
    BorderRadius  = 12,
    FontFamily    = "Segoe UI",
};
ThemeManager.Apply(myTheme);

React to theme changes in custom controls

ThemeManager.ThemeChanged += (s, e) =>
{
    BackColor = ThemeManager.Current.Background;
    Refresh();
};

Supported Frameworks

License

MIT License — free for personal and commercial use.

Contributing

Pull requests welcome! Please open an issue first for major changes.

git clone https://github.com/KaizerVianney/
cd nexui
dotnet build
dotnet run --project KaizerUI.Demo