ShellBrowser .NET Components released

ShellBrowser .NET Components is a set of UI controls that look and behave exactly like the Microsoft Windows Explorer, including the file preview and address bar. You can use them to integrate Explorer components in your applications or even build your own Explorer. Imitate familiar Windows Explorer functions including context menus, left and right pane Explorer windows, thumbnails, virtual folders and shell extensions. Use the ShellBrowser .NET Components and get easy access to the Windows Shell functionality.

Features

Enhance your .NET Application with Drop-in Shell Functionality

• Includes a comprehensive set of visual and non-visual controls for Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Create Explorer clones within minutes with the ShellTreeView, the ShellListView, and the ShellControlConnector or the ExplorerBrowser control.
• Easy drop-in: Simply drop the UI components right on your own forms or dialogs.
• All captions, e.g. the column headers in the ShellListView, are from the system in the active language.
• Icons and thumbnails are determined in background threads. This optimizes the reactivity and does not slow down the speed of the user interface.
• Integrate the preview pane introduced with the Microsoft Windows Explorer with the ShellFilePreview component and let the ShellChangeNotifier inform you about relevant shell events.
• Use Microsoft Windows functionality without struggling with p/invoking the respective Windows APIs and COM Objects and Interfaces.

Look-and-Feel of the Windows Explorer

• The ExplorerBrowser provides a complete, configurable Windows Explorer view.
• Windows Shell context menu.
• Drag-and-drop with the Windows Explorer and similar applications.
• Different view styles: The ShellListView supports small icons, large icons, lists, details and thumbnails.
• Overlay icons are supported.
• Installed Shell extensions supported by the Windows Explorer are also supported by the ShellBrowser .NET Edition.
• Background context menu in the ShellListView is supported.

How-To Guides

• Comprehensive documentation of the controls.
• Sample Projects for basic and advanced features of ShellBrowser .NET Edition included.

100% C# Code - Transparent Costs

• The components are based on the .NET Framework Controls and are written in 100% C# code; no additional DLLs or ActiveX controls are necessary.
• The ShellBrowser .NET Edition is royalty free and involves no runtime fees.
• Supports Visual Studio 2010 and higher.