Updated: July 13, 2020 (December 12, 2005)
Charts & IllustrationsWPF at a Glance
| Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) | XAML Browser Application (XBA) | WPF/Everywhere (WPF/E) | XML Paper Specification (XPS) | |
| XAML | Full | Full | Subset1 | Subset2 |
| Programmability | Any .NET language | Any .NET language | Script only | None |
| Sandbox | No | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Scenario | Desktop application | Browser application | Browser application | Document sharing |
| Cross Platform | No3 | No3 | Yes4 | Yes5 |
| Alternatives | WinForms | Java applets | Flash, PDF Forms |
1 Specific features of WPF/E have not been announced yet. It is likely to focus on core features found in Flash, such as 2D graphics and animation, audio, and video.
2 Static documents only; no animation, audio, video, or 3D.
3 Requires Windows Vista or either Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with the WinFX Runtime Components.
4 Microsoft has announced plans to support Windows Mobile and Mac OS X.
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