SkinCrafter is a software that enhances the interface of other programs without altering their forms, dialogs or controls. It makes the interface more attractive, stylish, and even funny for media apps while ensuring a solid look for system utilites.
Integrating skinning features into your project is easy with SkinCrafter skin engine. With just a few additional lines of code, you can effortlessly give your software a new look. SkinCrafter offers a variety of free skins in their gallery designed by user interface professionals. Moreover, their freeware SkinBuilder application allows your customers to create their own skins for free.
Whether or not your software requires skins support may be unknown, but trying the free SkinCrafter demo may be worthwhile. Give it a chance and witness how just a simple change of skins can impact your software's appearance. Use SkinCrafter today and provide your customers with the ability to customize their experience with your software.
Version 3.3.1: N/A
Version 3.0.0:
- True support of Right-To-Left Layout
- Hue\Saturation\Lightness\Opacity implemented in SkinCrafter interface methods: BeginCustomHSL, BeginHSL, ModifyHSL, EndHSL
- Added custom skin-defined scrollbars sizes support
Version 2.6.0:
- Windows Vista ready update (numerous Vista-related issues corrected).
- List control checkbox style support added
- .net TextBox double click handling error corrected
Version 2.0.0:
- New UserData feature added, now it's possible to store data of any type inside the skin.
- Native Support for .Net Framework v2.0 and VS2005
- InitLicenKeys function now takes 4 parameters instead of 5, "purchase id" param was eliminated
- Numerous bugfixes and improvements
Version 1.9.2:
* Added vertical align for toolbar buttons
* Border styles support for all controls improved.
* Issue when skinning control over excluded dialog background corrected
* Accelerators' bug corrected
* Slider bug with focused state fixed
* DateTime values updates correctly
Version 1.9.1:
SkinCrafter 1.9.1
* Taskbar appearence problem corrected
* Accurate handling of visibility flag for Edit control
* Added a support for semitransparency of child dialogs
* Added borders for Date Time Picker control
Version 1.9.0:
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SkinCrafter 1.9.0
* Added borders to Progress bar
* Added borders to Combobox
* Progress bar could not be invisible, corrected.
* Full support for button-like check boxes and radio buttons
* Accurate drawing of tab control's spin
* VB: Menubar item's with no popups work corrected
* VB: Common Dialogs issues fixed
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SkinBuilder 2.6.0
* New SkinBuilder interface
* Updated to support new features.
Version 1.8.3:
SkinCrafter 1.8.3
* Combobox, corrected borders' drawing
* Combobox, '&'-sign accurate displaying
* WS_EX_TRANSPARENT style support added to groupbox child windows
* Added support to push-like check boxes' and radio buttons' image property
* .Net, Tree item's fore color support added
SkinBuilder 2.5.0
* "Fill all state" functioning fixed
* Engine modifications
Version 1.8.1:
SkinCrafter 1.8.1
* Added support for DataTimePicker contorl
* Added support for MonthCalendar contorl
* Added feature to define the colors for Listcontrol
* ListControl subitem text color support added
* Added feature to define the colors and images for Tree control
* Tab control. Added offsets for text and icons
* Fixed edit enabledisable border problem
* .Net Accurate BorderStyle support
* Multiline tooltip bug fixed
* Edit cursor positioning issue corrected
* Accurate ListControl lvs_nocolumnheader style handling
SkinBuilder 2.4.0
* Added sections for DataTimePicker and MonthCalendar controls
* New Object Browser icons
Version 1.7.2:
* Non-ActiveX dll version of SkinCrafter
* MDI blinking fixed
* Numerous ListControl issues corrected
* Excluding with children corrected
* Accurate handling of non-existed skins
* Popup menu check and radio icons support
* VB form size growing when restoringminimizing fixed
* Win98 correct fonts handling
* Accurate VB programatical checkbox and radio values setting
* New skins added: halloween, QPG-77/79, Electron, Mechanics
* Edit flickering problem corrected