Create a WPF Dashboard Viewer (.NET)

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

This tutorial describes how to create a WPF application with a DashboardControl in .NET.

Prerequisites

• DevExpress Universal v.26.1.
• Visual Studio 2022 v17.0 or later with the .NET desktop development workload.

Create a New Project

You can create a new .NET project in the console window or use Visual Studio’s template.

Create a New .NET Project in the Console Window

Open the console window and follow the steps below:

1. Create and open a new folder. The folder name is the project name.

   mkdir NewCoreApp
   cd NewCoreApp
   

2. Create a WPF project:

   dotnet new wpf
   

3. Create a solution file:

   dotnet new sln
   

4. Add the created .NET project to this solution:

   dotnet sln add NewCoreApp.csproj
   

Open the created solution in Visual Studio.

Create a New .NET Project in Visual Studio

1. In Visual Studio, create a new project and select WPF App on the start page as the project template.

   

2. In the next dialog window, select the target framework.

Install the Dashboard Packages

1. Right-click the Dependencies node in the Solution Explorer and select Manage NuGet Packages in the invoked context menu.

   

2. Install the DevExpress.Wpf.Dashboard package.

   

Installed libraries are added to the project after installation is complete.

Add a WPF Dashboard Viewer

Add the DashboardControl to the MainWindow.xaml file and build the solution.

<Window x:Class="NewWpfApp.MainWindow"
        ...
        xmlns:dxdash="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/dashboard">
    <Grid>
        <dxdash:DashboardControl/>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Use the DashboardControl.DashboardSource property to load an existing dashboard or follow the instructions below for information on how to create and edit a dashboard in a .NET Project.

Next Steps

Create and Edit a Dashboard in a .NET Project

Create a Dashboard in Visual Studio (.NET) - shows how to create and edit a dashboard in Visual Studio at design time.

Display a Dashboard in the WPF Dashboard Viewer

WPF Viewer - describes how to use DashboardControl to display a dashboard in a WPF application.