Previously built on WinForms now fully rewritten in WinUI 3 (.NET 10). This release marks a significant architectural departure from the Winslop WinForms / .Net Framework version (Legacy). Approximately 50% of the codebase was rewritten from scratch and not just ported.
🚀 Winslop (WinUI3) now speaks German and Français. Most of the app is now fully localizable.
Full honesty, I cheated a little
The new .resw translation files were generated with help from a language model. Right now Im deep in the weeds learning and building around WinUI3, so I chose speed over perfection here. That means some strings may still sound a bit weird, stiff, or slightly cursed.Please dont take it personally.
Im sure people with a better feel for proper wording will jump in sooner or later and help clean up the remaining AI-flavored nonsense. Until then, this gets the job done and gets Winslop one big step closer to proper localization. Also,the full WinUI3 codebase will be pushed to the repository soon
If you've been following this project, you already know the drill.
If you're new: welcome to the most overthought Windows tweaker on GitHub 😄
The community poll is still sitting at a near-perfect 50:50.
The Microsoft emails keep coming.
I still havent picked a side.
But I did rewrite about 50% of the codebase, so make of that what you will.
🗳 Still haven't voted? Now's the time:
#36
What’s new
- Language switcher in Settings (English, Deutsch, Francais)
- UI localized: menus, navigation, dialogs, tooltips, search
- 45+ feature names translated
- Log messages and status summaries localized
- Major dialogs translated (restore, migration, donation, plugin manager)
For translators
Want Winslop in your language?
Copy Strings/en-US/Resources.resw into a new locale folder, translate the values, and open a PR.
Guide: LOCALIZATION.md
Technical notes
• Fully rebuilt UI: WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK 1.8)
• Migrated from .NET Framework 4.8 (WinForms) to .NET 10 (Preview)
• Mica backdrop, page-cached navigation, MVVM TreeView, plugin manager
• Portable: No installer needed, just unzip and run
Included in the package:
• Winslop.exe (main app)
• Compiled XAML pages (*.xbf)
• Plugins folder (optional)
• .NET 10 runtime (self-contained, no install required)
• Only English language resources
• No MSIX/Store assets
Requirements:
• Windows 10/11 (1809 or newer)
• Windows App SDK Runtime (may need to be installed once)
• No .NET installation needed
• Windows App SDK DLLs (UI framework) needed
Release package:
Winslop-26.03.110.zip
The classic WinForms version is available as a legacy asset Winslop-26.3.31-legacy.zip for download.
The program folder now also includes Winslop.Legacy.exe if you still want to enjoy the classic version
📦 Full release details:
https://github.com/builtbybel/Winslop/releases/tag/26.03.100