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Component Packs

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I thought I would share some cool and useful component packs that I use for my programs. These are very useful for making a stunning UI and for more file operations. Note that these are not free and will require that you purchase a license after the evaluation trial has expired. But I highly recommend the below. Keep in mind that the prices may vary depending on the edition of the product.

Windows Form Controls


DotNetBar
DotNetBar in my opinion is very overused, but contains a lot of great looking controls to make your program look nice.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $283.22

Nevron
Nevron .NET Vision is personally one of my favorite UI suites. It contains many great UI controls and much more.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $1,269.10

Syncfusion
Syncfusion Essential Studio is very much like DotNetBar, but has a lot more controls to choose from.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $1,269.10

Telerik
Telerik RadControls for Windows Forms has many stylish UI controls and many other components.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $719.10

ComponentOne
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is a set of very useful and stylish UI controls and various other tools that are useful for multimedia needs.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $957.00

Infragistics
Infragistics .NET Advantage Controls are truly cutting edge components and can give your program an incredible UI.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price:$1,015.75

Xceed
Xceed Components are mainly known for their code operations. It can do very comprehensive actions that are very useful. It also has a small set of UI controls that have options no other suite has.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $767.95

DXperience
This is the ultimate toolset of great looking UI controls.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $1,195.99

SandDock
Divelements SandDock are docking panels that are very useful, user friendly, and stylish.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $165.62

SandRibbon
Divelements SandRibbon has a small Ribbon tool set like the Office 2007 Ribbon.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price $244.02

SandGrid
Divelements SandGrid contains TreeViews that are very unique.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $342.02

Code Helpers/Optimizers
Note that having more than one of these installed may cause problems in Visual Studio.

ReSharper
The best tool you can have. It provied many error handling options and a wide array of code optimizing features.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $195.02

CodeSMART
CodeSMART is best paired with ReSharper. It contains many code snippets to save you hours of typing.
Price: $249.00

CodeRush
Another code helper that I do not recommend. It greatly impacts the performance of Visual Studio and does more harm than good.
http://www.componentsource.com/products ... index.html
Price: $237.49

Refractor Pro! (Does not support Visual Studio Express Editions!)
Helps developers craft and sculpt their code with the speed and efficiency.
http://www.devexpress.com/Downloads/Vis ... factoring/
Price: $249.00

Well, that's all I have for you guys at the moment. Enjoy! I want to see some good looking programs come out soon! :D

And if you know of any more UI suites that are not listed, please post and tell me and I will update this post.
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Re: Component Packs

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^Updated
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Re: Component Packs

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Who in their right minds would pay that much?
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Re: Component Packs

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I bought a standard license for Visual Assist X (249$) and haven't regretted it since. I never really cared too much for ReSharper.

Also, ReSharper has gone up in price (by almost 30$)

I've also bought a license for SlickEdit before (before they split the VS add-in into two products). I didn't get enough use out of it to renew my license. The only interesting feature I found in it was the Auto Doc feature but with (free) things like Sand Castle, there was no sense in renewing.
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Re: Component Packs

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I've been using both ReSharper and CodeRush/Refractor Pro. Both of them work perfectly together and really make things easier.
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