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Create animated Media effects on UI elements. Saturation, Opacity, Color, CrossFade, Exposure, Sepia, HueRotation, and more.

Published
Feb 11, 2026
8mo ago
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Install

dotnet add package CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Media --version 8.3.260211-preview1
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README

Windows Community Toolkit - Media

This package is part of the Windows Community Toolkit from the .NET Foundation.

Package Contents

This package contains the following in the CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Media namespace:

  • AcrylicBrush
  • AttachedCardShadow
  • BackdropBlurBrush
  • BackdropGammaTransferBrush
  • BackdropInvertBrush
  • BackdropSaturationBrush
  • BackdropSepiaBrush
  • BlendEffect
  • BlurEffect
  • BlurEffectAnimation
  • CanvasBlurBrush
  • ColorEffectAnimation
  • CrossFadeEffect
  • CrossFadeEffectAnimation
  • ExposureEffect
  • ExposureEffectAnimation
  • GrayscaleEffect
  • HueRotationEffect
  • HueRotationEffectAnimation
  • ImageBlendBrush
  • InvertEffect
  • LuminanceToAlphaEffect
  • OpacityEffect
  • OpacityEffectAnimation
  • PipelineBuilder
  • PipelineVisualFactory
  • SaturationEffect
  • SaturationEffectAnimation
  • SepiaEffect
  • SepiaEffectAnimation
  • ShadeEffect
  • SurfaceLoader
  • TemperatureAndTintEffect
  • TilesBrush
  • TintEffect
  • XamlCompositionBrush

Which Package is for me?

If you're developing with UWP/WinUI 2 or Uno.UI you should be using the CommunityToolkit.Uwp.Media package.

If you're developing with WindowsAppSDK/WinUI 3 or Uno.WinUI you should be using the CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Media package.

Documentation

Further documentation about these components can be found at: https://aka.ms/windowstoolkitdocs

License

MIT

See License.md in package for more details.

Changes from Previous Version

No structural changes between v8.2.251219 and v8.3.260211-preview1.

Adoption Assessment

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This version is marked prerelease. Validate its API and upgrade path before production use.Compatibility metadata lists 2 target frameworks; confirm the exact target used by your application.

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