Zlatev has succesfully implemented a standalone Windows Forms designer program for Mono that runs on Linux and includes support for drag-and-drop, resizing, selection, and serialization.

GUI frameworks for .NET – Part 1: Windows Forms In .NET developer circles, there have been heated discussions about the choice of GUI framework for years. This series provides an overview.

It also offers controls and other functionality that is unique to Windows Forms. Windows Forms also provides one of the most productive ways to create desktop applications based on the visual designer ...

The company said that the new .NET Core Windows Forms Designer will look and feel similar to the one for .NET Framework. Many controls are not yet supported in Preview 1 of the designer.

While WPF is part of Visual Studio 2019 16.3 for Windows, the Windows Forms designer is still in preview and is available as a separate download.