# Installing and Updating Packages > Install TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK in a WPF Application project with the NuGet Package Manager or dotnet add package, and move it to a new service pack. - **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF - **Section:** Documentation - **Kind:** Topic - **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Installation Guide > NuGet Packages > Installing and Updating Packages - **1304 words** - **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/ - **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/install-update/llms-full.txt --- A WPF Application project for .NET 8 or higher gets TX Text Control by installing `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK`, either in the NuGet Package Manager of Visual Studio or with the .NET CLI. Once installed, the controls are available in the toolbox and in XAML, and the same tools move the project to a new service pack later. Both ways are shown below, together with the changes the package makes to your project. ### Before You Start - **A .NET project.** A project created with the **WPF Application** template for .NET 8 or higher. A project created with **WPF App (.NET Framework)** references the assemblies of the setup instead; see [.NET and .NET Framework](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/dotnet/llms-full.txt). - **A package source.** **Text Control Offline Packages** on a machine with the setup, or the source **TextControl** of the private feed. See [Configuring Package Sources](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/sources/llms-full.txt). ### Install the Package in Visual Studio 1. Select the project in **Solution Explorer** and choose **Project** > **Manage NuGet Packages...**. 2. In the **Package source** list, select **Text Control Offline Packages**, or **TextControl** for the private feed, and open the **Browse** tab. 3. Select `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` and click **Install**. ![The NuGet Package Manager of Visual Studio with Text Control Offline Packages as the package source and TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK selected, here in version 31.0.0.](https://docs.textcontrol.com/assets/img/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/nuget-offline-packages.b365fcfb.webp) The screenshot comes from version 31.0. For version 34.0, the list shows the version 34.0.5, and the package details name .NET 8 as the target framework. 4. Open *MainWindow.xaml* in the designer. The toolbox has the category **TX Text Control 34.0** with the TX Text Control controls. [Create Your First WPF Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/llms-full.txt) continues from here and puts a `TextControl` into the window. ### Install the Package With the .NET CLI With the package source in the *nuget.config* of the project, run this command in the project folder: ```bash dotnet add package TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK ``` To see which packages the private feed offers you, search the source **TextControl**: ```bash dotnet package search "TXTextControl" --source TextControl ``` The result lists only the packages of the products assigned to you. ### What Changes in the Project - **A package reference.** The project file gets a reference with the installed version: ```xml ``` The **WPF Application** template has already set the target framework and `UseWPF`; [.NET 8 or Higher](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/dotnet/#net-8-or-higher) shows the complete project file. - **The license file.** *txtextcontrol.wpf.license* appears in the project with the build action **Embedded Resource**, and the build compiles it into your assembly. A .NET project has no *licenses.licx*. See [Development Licenses](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/licensing/development/llms-full.txt). - **The toolbox.** The items of the package appear in the toolbox for this project only. See [Visual Studio Toolbox and XAML Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt). - **The native libraries.** When you publish the application, the publish process copies the native libraries of the target runtime, such as win-x64, with it. See [32-bit and 64-bit Applications](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/requirements/32-bit-64-bit/llms-full.txt) and [Publishing .NET Applications](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/deployment/dotnet/llms-full.txt). ### Update to a New Service Pack Every service pack comes with a new package version, such as 34.0.5 for Service Pack 5. Installing the service pack doesn't change your projects: each keeps the version it references until you update it. 1. Install the latest full setup. It updates the installation and adds the new package version to **Text Control Offline Packages**. On the private feed, the new version is available when the service pack is released. 2. In Visual Studio, choose **Project** > **Manage NuGet Packages...**, select the package source and open the **Updates** tab. 3. Select `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK`, choose the new version and click **Update**. 4. Rebuild the project. With the .NET CLI, name the version: ```bash dotnet add package TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK --version 34.0.5 ``` `dotnet list package --outdated` shows the packages of a project that have newer versions. At run time, the application can read the service pack it runs with; see [Check the Installed Service Pack](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/whats-new/service-packs/#check-the-installed-service-pack). A move to a new major version, for example from 33.0 to 34.0, is covered in [Upgrading from Previous Versions](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/upgrading/previous-versions/llms-full.txt). ### Related Pages - [Package Overview](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/packages/llms-full.txt): the contents and versions of the package. - [Configuring Package Sources](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/sources/llms-full.txt): set up the offline source, the private feed or your own feed. - [Service Packs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/whats-new/service-packs/llms-full.txt): what each service pack of version 34.0 changed. - [Installation and Package Restore](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/troubleshooting/installation/llms-full.txt): when the package isn't found or doesn't fit the project. --- ## Nearby - **Previous:** [Configuring Package Sources](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/nuget/sources/llms-full.txt) - **Next:** [Visual Studio Toolbox and XAML Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/installation/toolbox/llms-full.txt)