Links and Resources
Microsoft Visual Styles were first introduced with the Windows XP operating system and since it's launch there have been literally thousands of new visual styles produced by the skinning communities. VisualStyler.Net can render visual styles identically to Microsoft's XP native skin engine, further more VisualStyler also supports non themed platforms such as Windows 2000.
Visual Style Resources
This is a collection of external links to popular visual style resources, we've also compiled a definitive list of OS-X Aqua and Vista Aero style galleries where you can download directly from the site. These styles are free to download and use, but you must contact the visual style author in order to obtain permission to use them in a commercial software release.
| Studio Twenty Eight | ThemeXP | |
| LightStar Technologies | DeviantArt | |
| The PC Man Skins | BelchFire | |
| CrystalXP.Net | MaxStyles | |
| Customize.org | InterfaceLift | |
| EZskins | XPthemes |
Importing Visual Styles
Using VisualStyler.net you can easily import any XP visual style directly from an msstyles file or a zip archive. Your windows forms application is then skinned using the visual style skin. Your application looks the same on all platforms from Windows 2000 to Windows Vista.
The
design-time style import
wizard can import any number of new visual styles and they are automatically stored in the style gallery, so you can quickly build up a collection of your favorite
styles.