# Installation Guide > Set up TX Spell .NET for WPF on a development machine or build server: requirements, setup, NuGet sources, XAML resources, language data, licenses, upgrades. - **Product:** TX Spell .NET for WPF - **Section:** Documentation - **Kind:** Topic - **Path:** TX Spell .NET for WPF > Installation Guide - **730 words** - **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/ - **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/llms-full.txt --- Before you write the first line of code with TX Spell .NET for WPF, three things have to be in place: a supported development environment, the setup on your development machine, and a way for your projects to get the NuGet packages and your license. Read on for what to install, where the files end up and how a project gets them, from the system requirements to upgrading an existing application. ### How You Get the Product | | Development machine | Build server or CI/CD pipeline | |---|---|---| | What you install | The setup of the full or the trial version | Nothing: only the NuGet package | | .NET 8 or higher projects | Install `TXTextControl.TXSpell.WPF.SDK` from the local package source **Text Control Offline Packages** | Restore the package from the Text Control Private NuGet Feed or your own feed | | .NET Framework projects | Reference the assemblies in the *Assembly* folder of the installation | Build with the assemblies of the installation | | Visual Studio designer | Not needed for TX Spell .NET: the spell checker is declared in XAML | Not needed | | Language data | Installed with the setup and brought by the package | Brought by the package | ### The Installation Path 1. Check the [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt): .NET 8 or higher or the .NET Framework, Windows 10 or 11, and Visual Studio 2022. 2. Run the setup, as [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt) describes. 3. Install the package in your project, as [Installing and Updating Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/llms-full.txt) shows, or reference the assemblies in a .NET Framework project. 4. Add the dictionaries of your languages, as [Installing Dictionaries and Language Data](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/language-data/llms-full.txt) describes. ### Find the Right Page | If you want to | Read | |---|---| | Check the .NET, Windows and Visual Studio versions | [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt) | | Download and run the setup, or install a service pack | [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt) | | Find out what the NuGet packages contain | [Package Overview](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/packages/llms-full.txt) | | Add the offline source or the private feed to a project or a build server | [Configuring Package Sources](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/sources/llms-full.txt) | | Install or update a package | [Installing and Updating Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/llms-full.txt) | | Put the spell checker into a window at design time | [Visual Studio Toolbox and Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt) | | Add dictionaries of other languages | [Installing Dictionaries and Language Data](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/language-data/llms-full.txt) | | Learn how your license reaches your project | [License Configuration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/llms-full.txt) | | Move an application from an earlier version or from the .NET Framework | [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/llms-full.txt) | ### After Installation [Getting Started](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/llms-full.txt) builds a first application with the installed product. When the installation doesn't work as described, [Troubleshooting](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/troubleshooting/llms-full.txt) collects the common problems with packages, the toolbox, licenses and dictionaries. --- ## In This Section - [Installing Dictionaries and Language Data](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/language-data/llms-full.txt): Add Hunspell dictionaries, hyphenation lists and thesauri to a WPF app: US English defaults, the (Auto) folder lookup, downloads and shipping the four folders. - [License Configuration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/llms-full.txt): License TX Spell .NET for WPF projects: txspell.wpf.license embedded by the NuGet package or licenses.licx in .NET Framework, royalty-free apps, build servers. - [NuGet Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/llms-full.txt): NuGet packages of TX Spell .NET for WPF on .NET 8: TXTextControl.TXSpell.WPF.SDK from Offline Packages or the private feed, and Core.SDK from the setup. - [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt): Check what TX Spell .NET for WPF needs: .NET 8 or 9 or .NET Framework 4.5 to 4.8, Windows 10 or 11, Visual Studio 2022, AnyCPU, TX Text Control optional. - [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt): Install TX Spell .NET for WPF with the full or 30-day trial setup: the Assembly folder, language data, Offline Packages, samples, Resource Kit, service packs. - [Visual Studio Toolbox and Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt): Declare the WPF TXSpellChecker as a XAML resource instead of a toolbox item, connect TextControl by its key and get the spell checker with FindResource. - [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/llms-full.txt): Three upgrade paths to TX Spell .NET for WPF 11.0: install a service pack, update from versions 7.0 to 10.0, or move from .NET Framework to .NET 8 or higher. --- ## Nearby - **Previous:** [Legal Notice](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/overview/legal-notice/llms-full.txt) - **Next:** [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt)