Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms 1.0.0-rc

This is a prerelease version of Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms.
dotnet add package Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms --version 1.0.0-rc
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms -Version 1.0.0-rc
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms" Version="1.0.0-rc" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms" Version="1.0.0-rc" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms --version 1.0.0-rc
                    
#r "nuget: Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms, 1.0.0-rc"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms@1.0.0-rc
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms&version=1.0.0-rc&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Zenith.NET.Views.WinForms&version=1.0.0-rc&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

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<h1 align="center">Zenith.NET</h1>

<p align="center"> A modern rendering hardware interface for .NET.<br/> One consistent C# API for graphics and compute across DirectX 12, Metal 4, and Vulkan 1.4. </p>

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Overview

Zenith.NET provides a consistent C# API for resources, pipelines, command recording, synchronization, and presentation across DirectX 12, Metal 4, and Vulkan 1.4.

The RHI exposes rasterization, compute, and indirect commands. Inline Ray Tracing and mesh shading are optional; check Capabilities.RayTracingSupported and Capabilities.MeshShadingSupported before use. Bindless resource handles expose shader resources, while queues, barriers, and texture layouts express ordering and access dependencies.

Get Started

Install the core package and one graphics API package:

dotnet add package Zenith.NET
dotnet add package Zenith.NET.Vulkan

Create a graphics context in C#:

using Zenith.NET;
using Zenith.NET.Vulkan;

using GraphicsContext context = GraphicsContext.CreateVulkan(useValidationLayer: true);

Continue with the RHI Guide or build the examples in the Tutorials.

Platform Support

DirectX 12 Metal 4 Vulkan 1.4
Windows Yes Yes
Apple Yes Yes
Android Yes
Linux Yes

Packages

Core

Zenith.NET

Backends

DirectX12 Metal Vulkan

Extensions

ImageSharp ImGui Skia

Views

Views Avalonia MAUI WinForms WinUI WPF

Documentation

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

NuGet packages

This package is not used by any NuGet packages.

GitHub repositories

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Version Downloads Last Updated
1.0.0-rc 28 7/29/2026
0.0.8 156 4/7/2026
0.0.7 127 4/1/2026
0.0.6 129 2/16/2026
0.0.5 136 1/31/2026
0.0.4 128 1/19/2026
0.0.3 135 1/12/2026
0.0.2 140 1/4/2026
0.0.1 140 1/4/2026