Microsoft releases feature roadmap of WinUI 3.0

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Microsoft today announced the release of WinUI 3.0 feature roadmap. The feature roadmap table included below will offer you the status on WinUI 3 features, and the expected date of availability. As you can expect from any project development, there might be changes in the below plan. You can check the source link periodically for the latest updates.

WinUI 3 is a UI layer that takes the decoupled UWP XAML Visual Layer, the WinUI 2 library, and combines it with more modern features and capabilities. This layer can be used in any Desktop app or UWP app.

WinUI 3.0 feature roadmap:

Customer Capability Preview 2 (July 2020) Preview 3 (Nov 2020) WinUI 3.0 (Preview 4 (Feb 2021) Post-3.0 (3.x releasesReunion 0.5 (March 2021) Reunion 0.8 (May 2021) Reunion 1.0 or beyond
WinUI in Desktop (Win32) apps Y Y Y Y Y Y
Supports MSIX Deployment Y Y Y Y Y Y
WinUI works downlevel to Windows 10 version 1803 and above Y Y Y Y Y Y
.NET 5 Support for Desktop apps Y Y Y Y Y Y
<SwapChainPanel> Y Y Y Y Y Y
Chromium-based WebView2 Y Y Y Y Y Y
Title Bar customization for Desktop apps XY XY Y Y Y Y
Fluent Shadows X X X YX X Y
Input validation for data fields X X ZX YX X Y
Multi-window support for Desktop apps (separate threads) X XY Y Y Y Y
ARM64Multi-window support for Desktop apps (same thread) YX X Y Y
Drag and dropARM64 support Y Y Y Y Y
Off-thread input for SwapChainPanelsDrag and drop Y Y Y Y Y
RenderTargetBitmapOff-thread input for SwapChainPanels XY XY Y Y Y
Ready for production appsRenderTargetBitmap X YX YX X Y
Supports non-MSIX deploymentMouse cursor customization Y Y Y Y Y
Animated NET 5Gif Ssupport for UWP apps Y Y Y Y Y
XAMLVirtualSurfaceImageSource (IslandsVSIS) support Y Y Y Y
Works on Windows 10XReady for production apps Y Y Y
Works on additional Windows form factors (Xbox, HoloLens, IoT, Surface Hub)Supports non-MSIX deployment Y Y
Title.Bar customizationNET 5 Support for UWP apps Y Y
Acrylic materialXAML Islands Y Y
Reveal HighlightWorks on Windows 10X Y Y
Rounded corners for top level windowsWorks on additional Windows form factors (andXbox, popupsHoloLens, IoT, Surface Hub) Y Y
Media ControlsTitle Bar customization for UWP apps Y Y
Acrylic material Y Y
Reveal Highlight Z Y
Rounded corners for top level windows and popups Y
Media Controls Y
<InkCanvas> Y
<Map Control> X

Legend:

Y – Included, or planned to be included

X – Partial Capability

Z – Stretch goal

Source: Microsoft

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