WinForms.Markdown 1.0.1

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dotnet add package WinForms.Markdown --version 1.0.1

NuGet\Install-Package WinForms.Markdown -Version 1.0.1

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<PackageReference Include="WinForms.Markdown" Version="1.0.1" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="WinForms.Markdown" Version="1.0.1" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="WinForms.Markdown" />
                    

                            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 WinForms.Markdown --version 1.0.1

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#r "nuget: WinForms.Markdown, 1.0.1"

#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 WinForms.Markdown@1.0.1

#: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=WinForms.Markdown&version=1.0.1
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=WinForms.Markdown&version=1.0.1
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

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WinForms.Markdown

A native, lightweight, open-source Markdown control for Windows Forms. Markdown is parsed into a small AST and rendered directly onto the control using GDI+ (TextRenderer) — no web browser, no WebView2, and no HTML anywhere in the pipeline.

Target frameworks

The sample application stays on a modern TFM.

Features

Renders Markdown natively with System.Drawing / GDI+.
Vertical scrolling via the built-in AutoScroll scrollbar.
ForeColor, BackColor, Font, and Padding act as baseline styling.
Parser (AST/tokenizer) and drawing engine are cleanly separated.

Supported syntax

Element	Markdown
Headings	`# H1`, `## H2`, `### H3` (through `######`)
Bold	`bold` or `__bold__`
Italic	`italic` or `_italic_`
Underline	`<u>underline</u>` or `~underline~`
Strikethrough	`~~strikethrough~~`
Hyperlinks	`[text](url)` and `<https://example.com>`
Paragraphs	Consecutive lines

Usage

Install the package, then drop a MarkdownControl onto a form:

using WinForms.Markdown;

var form = new Form
{
    Text = "Hello Markdown",
    ClientSize = new Size(720, 480),
};

var markdown = new MarkdownControl
{
    Dock = DockStyle.Fill,
    MarkdownText = "# Hello\n\nThis is **bold** and *italic* text.",
};

form.Controls.Add(markdown);
Application.Run(form);

Control properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
`MarkdownText`	`string`	`""`	The raw Markdown to parse and render.
`ForeColor`	`Color`	`SystemColors.WindowText`	Default text colour.
`BackColor`	`Color`	`SystemColors.Window`	Control background colour.
`Font`	`Font`	`SystemFonts.DefaultFont`	Base font; headings and inline styles derive from this.
`Padding`	`Padding`	`new Padding(10, 8, 10, 8)`	Margin around the rendered document.
`LinkColor`	`Color`	`Color.FromArgb(0, 102, 204)`	Colour used for hyperlinks.
`AutoScroll`	`bool`	`true`	Enables the built-in vertical scrollbar.

Licence

MIT

Product	Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET	net6.0-windows7.0 is compatible. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net8.0-windows7.0 is compatible. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible.
.NET Framework	net48 is compatible. net481 was computed.

Compatible target framework(s)

Included target framework(s) (in package)

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

.NETFramework 4.8
- No dependencies.
net10.0-windows7.0
- No dependencies.
net6.0-windows7.0
- No dependencies.
net8.0-windows7.0
- No dependencies.

NuGet packages

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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
2.0.0	95	10/8/2026
1.0.1	82	10/7/2026
1.0.0	102	10/5/2026

Fixed garbled rendering when scrolling.