# Installation Guide > Set up TX Text Control .NET for WPF: requirements, the setup, the WPF.SDK NuGet package, the toolbox, XAML namespaces, licenses, build servers and upgrades. - **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF - **Section:** Documentation - **Kind:** Topic - **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Installation Guide - **1119 words** - **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/ - **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/llms-full.txt --- Before `` shows an editor in the XAML Designer, a few things have to be in place on the development machine: a supported Windows and Visual Studio, the setup of TX Text Control .NET for WPF 34.0, the NuGet package or the assembly references in the project and a license that reaches the build. The Installation Guide goes through each of them in order and comes back later when a service pack or a new version is due. If you would rather start with a working window, go to [Getting Started](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/llms-full.txt); its tutorials link back here for the details. ### 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 but the NuGet package | | .NET 8 or higher projects | `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` from the local package source **Text Control Offline Packages** | `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` from the Text Control Private NuGet Feed | | Visual Studio toolbox and XAML Designer | Provided by the setup and the package | Not needed | The setup is where every development machine starts: it brings the offline package source, the assemblies for .NET Framework projects, the toolbox items and the samples. The package from the private feed compiles projects but contains no design-time components. [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt) describes both setups and what they install. ### The Installation Path 1. **Check the requirements.** You develop on Windows 10, Windows 11 or Windows Server with Visual Studio. The package targets .NET 8 or higher, and the setup also supports the .NET Framework 4.x. See [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt). 2. **Install the product.** Run the setup of the full or the trial version. See [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt). 3. **Add the package to .NET projects.** Install `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK`, which contains the WPF controls, the document engine and the license. See [NuGet Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/llms-full.txt). 4. **Place the controls.** Add the editor, its bars and ribbon tabs from the toolbox and connect them by name. See [Visual Studio Toolbox and XAML Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt). 5. **Know the namespaces.** Read the `xmlns` declaration Visual Studio writes, and find the assembly of each class. See [Assemblies and XAML Namespaces](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/xaml-namespaces/llms-full.txt). 6. **Check your licenses.** Every developer needs an assigned license, and the build compiles it into your application, which you distribute royalty-free. See [License Configuration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/llms-full.txt). 7. **Stay current.** Install service packs, update the package in your projects and check the breaking changes of a new version. See [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/llms-full.txt). ### Find the Right Page | If you want to | Read | |---|---| | Check the .NET, .NET Framework, Windows and Visual Studio versions | [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt) | | Choose between x86, x64 and AnyCPU builds | [32-bit and 64-bit Applications](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/32-bit-64-bit/llms-full.txt) | | Download and run the setup, or install a service pack | [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt) | | See what the NuGet package contains | [Package Overview](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-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-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/sources/llms-full.txt) | | Install or update the package | [Installing and Updating Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/llms-full.txt) | | Find the toolbox tab and connect the bars and ribbon tabs | [Visual Studio Toolbox and XAML Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt) | | Map the controls in XAML and find the assembly of a class | [Assemblies and XAML Namespaces](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/xaml-namespaces/llms-full.txt) | | Learn how your license reaches the project | [Development Licenses](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/development/llms-full.txt) | | Use the editor in a user control library | [Application Licensing](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/application/llms-full.txt) | | Build on a build server or in a pipeline | [Build Servers](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/build-servers/llms-full.txt) | | Move a project from an earlier version or from the .NET Framework | [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/llms-full.txt) | ### After Installation - [Getting Started](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/llms-full.txt): tutorials that build your first WPF editor window. - [Deployment Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/deployment/llms-full.txt): the files your application ships and how to publish it. - [Installation and Package Restore](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/troubleshooting/installation/llms-full.txt): what to check when the setup or a package restore fails. --- ## In This Section - [License Configuration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/llms-full.txt): How a WPF developer license gets from the Text Control account into projects, user control libraries and CI builds: license file, licenses.licx, EntryAssembly. - [NuGet Packages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/llms-full.txt): TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK brings the WPF controls, engine and license to .NET 8 or higher projects: its contents, package sources, install and updates. - [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt): What WPF applications with TX Text Control need: .NET 8 to .NET 10 or .NET Framework 4.x, Windows 10 or 11, Visual Studio and x86 or x64 builds. - [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/setup/llms-full.txt): Install TX Text Control .NET for WPF with the full or trial setup: download, installed folders, offline NuGet source, samples and service pack updates. - [Visual Studio Toolbox and XAML Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt): Add TextControl, ButtonBar, RulerBar, StatusBar, Sidebar and ribbon tabs from the WPF toolbox to a window, and connect them by name in XAML and the designer. - [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/llms-full.txt): Take a WPF project to TX Text Control 34.0 SP5: update the service pack, upgrade from 32.0 or 33.0, migrate from .NET Framework, and review breaking changes. - [Assemblies and XAML Namespaces](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/xaml-namespaces/llms-full.txt): Map TXTextControl.WPF in XAML with clr-namespace, find the assembly of each namespace from TXTextControl.dll to TXDocumentServer.WPF and add using directives. --- ## Nearby - **Previous:** [Legal Notice](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/overview/legal-notice/llms-full.txt) - **Next:** [System Requirements](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt)