> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kimtoo.net/sdk/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kimtoo.net/sdk/get-started/welcome.md).

# Welcome

### KimTools.WinForms <a href="#kimtoolswinforms" id="kimtoolswinforms"></a>

A modern WinForms control suite for .NET developers - polished, consistent, and designed to replace the controls you've been fighting with for years. Whether you're on the Free or Plus+ tier, you've got everything you need to ship a desktop app that actually looks great.

Targets **.NET Framework 4.6.2+** and **.NET 8.0 (Windows)** - no migration needed, it works wherever your WinForms project works.

#### What's Included <a href="#whats-included" id="whats-included"></a>

KimTools ships in two licensed tiers, plus a set of free utility classes available to everyone.

**Legend:** 🔵 Utility    🟢 Free Control    🟣 Plus+ Control

**Utilities**

Free to all - no license required.

* 🔵 **Kt-Color** - Color palette and theme helper for consistent app-wide styling
* 🔵 **Kt-Brush** - Brush factory for reusable GDI+ drawing resources
* 🔵 **Kt-Icons** - Library of 10,000+ SVG icons ready to use in your WinForms app

**Free Controls**

Included with your KimTools Free license.

* 🟢 **Kt-Button** - Modern push button with consistent hover and click states
* 🟢 **Kt-CheckBox** - Styled checkbox with clean label alignment
* 🟢 **Kt-Label** - Lightweight label with typography-friendly defaults
* 🟢 **Kt-Mask** - Masked input for formatted data entry (dates, phone numbers, etc.)
* 🟢 **Kt-Page** - Single page container, pairs with Kt-Pages
* 🟢 **Kt-Pages** - Multi-page tab and navigation container
* 🟢 **Kt-ProgressBar** - Smooth, customizable linear progress indicator
* 🟢 **Kt-RadioBox** - Styled radio button group control
* 🟢 **Kt-Scroll** - Custom scrollbar with modern styling
* 🟢 **Kt-Window** - Custom window chrome - title bar, borders, and controls

**Plus+ Controls**

Everything in Free with extended features, plus 24 exclusive controls. Included with your KimTools Plus+ license.

* 🟣 **Kt-CheckButton** - Toggle-style check button for toolbar and option UIs
* 🟣 **Kt-ControlBox** - Custom min/max/close window control box
* 🟣 **Kt-Date** - Date picker control with calendar popup
* 🟣 **Kt-Divider** - Visual section divider / horizontal rule
* 🟣 **Kt-FormTools** - Form-level utility helpers and layout tools
* 🟣 **Kt-LabelHtml** - Label control with inline HTML rendering
* 🟣 **Kt-Menu** - Modern styled menu control
* 🟣 **Kt-PictureBox** - Enhanced image display with fit/fill/zoom modes
* 🟣 **Kt-Popover** - Contextual popover / flyout panel
* 🟣 **Kt-Progress** - Extended progress control with label and states
* 🟣 **Kt-ProgressRadial** - Radial/circular progress indicator
* 🟣 **Kt-RadialGauge** - Circular gauge for dashboards and data display
* 🟣 **Kt-RadioButton** - Standalone styled radio button
* 🟣 **Kt-Shapes** - Primitive shape drawing controls
* 🟣 **Kt-Slider** - Horizontal range slider input
* 🟣 **Kt-SliderVert** - Vertical range slider input
* 🟣 **Kt-StarRating** - Interactive star rating input
* 🟣 **Kt-Svg** - SVG image renderer for WinForms
* 🟣 **Kt-SvgCanvas** - Interactive SVG drawing canvas
* 🟣 **Kt-Switch** - Toggle switch control (on/off)
* 🟣 **Kt-Table** - Data table control with column and row support
* 🟣 **Kt-Toasts** - Toast notification system
* 🟣 **Kt-Tooltips** - Custom styled tooltip control
* 🟣 **Kt-Select** - Dropdown select replacing the default ComboBox
* 🟣 **Kt-Textbox** - Feature-rich text input with placeholder support
* 🟣 **Kt-Panel** - Container panel for layout and grouping

#### Licensing <a href="#licensing" id="licensing"></a>

Both Free and Plus+ members receive a license key tied to their KimToo.net account, verified automatically when you sign in through the app - no manual key entry needed.

* 🔵 Utilities (Kt-Color, Kt-Brush, Kt-Icons) - free to all, no license needed
* 🟢 Free license - unlocks all 14 Free controls
* 🟣 Plus+ license - unlocks all Free controls plus 25 exclusive Plus+ controls

Make sure you're connected to the internet on first launch so KimTools can confirm your membership. Once verified, your controls are unlocked in the Visual Studio Toolbox and available in code - no extra steps.

#### Need Help? <a href="#need-help" id="need-help"></a>

* 🌐 [KimToo.net](https://kimtoo.net/)
* 🎫 [Support](https://support.kimtoo.net/) - submit a support ticket, request a feature, or report a bug

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