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Microsoft Blend

Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio (formerly Microsoft Expression Blend) is a user interface design tool developed and sold by Microsoft for creating graphical interfaces for web and desktop applications that blend the features of these two types of applications. It is an interactive, WYSIWYG front-end for designing XAML-based interfaces for Windows…

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Developer
Microsoft
License
Same as Visual Studio
Operating system
Windows 7 and later
Platform
DirectX
Stable release
2022 v17.13.5 / March 25, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-03-25)

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Microsoft Blend

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples6
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Microsoft Blend

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Developer · 1
Microsoft Blend → Microsoft
License · 1
Microsoft Blend → Same as Visual Studio
Operating system · 1
Microsoft Blend → Windows 7 and later
Platform · 1
Microsoft Blend → DirectX
Stable release · 1
Microsoft Blend → 2022 v17.13.5 / March 25, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-03-25)
Website · 1
Microsoft Blend → visualstudio.microsoft.com

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expression blend microsoft studio applications web visual windows directx interfaces 2012 release announced 2007 released interface interactive suite also wysiwyg

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Microsoft BlendDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Microsoft BlendLicenseSame as Visual Studio1.00infobox
Microsoft BlendOperating systemWindows 7 and later1.00infobox
Microsoft BlendPlatformDirectX1.00infobox
Microsoft BlendStable release2022 v17.13.5 / March 25, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-03-25)1.00infobox
Microsoft BlendWebsitevisualstudio.microsoft.com1.00infobox

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