### YamlMime:Landing

title: .NET Desktop Guide for Windows Forms
summary: Learn about using Windows Forms on Windows with either .NET Framework, .NET 5 and above, or .NET Core 3.1.

metadata:
  title: Windows Forms for .NET documentation
  description: Learn about using Windows Forms (WinForms), a graphical user interface for Windows and .NET.
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.date: 08/30/2020

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart
#               reference | sample | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:

  # Card
  - title: WinForms for .NET Framework
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Windows Forms overview
            url: windows-forms-overview.md
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Get started with Windows Forms Designer
            url: /visualstudio/designers/walkthrough-windows-forms-designer
          - text: Create a WinForms app from the command-line
            url: how-to-create-a-windows-forms-application-from-the-command-line.md
            
  - title: Controls
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Developing your own controls
            url: controls/developing-windows-forms-controls-at-design-time.md
          - text: Developing controls
            url: controls/developing-windows-forms-controls-at-design-time.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Add Controls to Windows Forms
            url: controls/how-to-add-controls-to-windows-forms.md
          - text: Position controls on Windows Forms
            url: controls/how-to-position-controls-on-windows-forms.md
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Windows Forms Controls by Function
            url: controls/windows-forms-controls-by-function.md

  - title: Events
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Events in Windows Forms
            url: events-overview-windows-forms.md
          - text: Event handlers in Windows Forms
            url: event-handlers-overview-windows-forms.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Order in which events are raised
            url: order-of-events-in-windows-forms.md