Some Resources on WPF
I've been asked many time about real world application with WPF. Channel9 has the comprehensive list.
- Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista - New IM client (SCREENCAST).
- New York Times Reader - Next-generation online reading experience for the NY Times (MSI).
- Microsoft Calendar Printing Assistant - Generate printed calendars from your Outlook schedule (MSI).
- Microsoft Expression Blend - Designer tool for building WPF experiences (MSI).
- Microsoft Expression Design - illustration and graphic design tool (MSI).
- Microsoft Windows Live for TV - 3D access to Messenger contacts from Media Center or IE (MSI).
- Electric Rain Standout - High-end custom presentation software (SCREENCAST).
- Wikipedia Explorer - 3D exploration of related articles from Wikipedia (APPLICATION).
- iBloks - Mashup application for creating 3D movies (MSI).
- RikReader - RSS Reader that integrates with Internet Explorer 7 (APPLICATION).
- Nostalgia - Yahoo! Flickr browser and photo manager (APPLICATION).
- Cine.View - Netflix movie queue manager (APPLICATION).
- Cool Text Vector Draw - A vector drawing program with 1200 fonts available via a web service (XBAP).
- Forbes.com Reader - News Reader Application from Forbes.com (APPLICATION).
- Actipro Wizard - A control for building wizard dialogs in WPF (XBAP).
- UniveRSS - A 3D Vista RSS reader (APPLICATION).
- Xceed Datagrid for WPF Live Explorer - Hands-on demo of Xceed's free new Datagrid for WPF (XBAP).
- DominoKen - Artistic 3D XBAP demonstration from Microsoft Japan (XBAP).
- Denounce - Stand-alone podcast listener and blog reader (APPLICATION).
- British Library Turning the Pages - British Library's 'virtual viewer' for some of their most precious books (XBAP).
- ITN Hub Player - Video clips and news stories from ITN (APPLICATION).
- Evolution Media Center - HTPC Front-end with stunning animations and dynamic XAML-skinning (ZIP).
- OTTO - Online clothing shopping (APPLICATION).
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer PI Reader - News Reader Application from Seattle P.I. (APPLICATION).
- Roxio Central - Windows Vista Technology Preview - CD and DVD Burning application (APPLICATION).
- Metaliq - Snowboarding data visualization (ZIP).
- WeatherNews - 3D Weather visualization (XBAP).
- Shiseido - Make up online shopping (XBAP).
- DOSV - Computer Configuration (XBAP).
- Warner - Movie Previews and Showtimes (XBAP).
- Notescraps - Random information manager (MSI).
- Valil.Chess.WinFX - Chess game (XBAP, APPLICATION).
- NetAdvantage for WPF - Infragistics NetAdvantage for WPF 2007 controls (APPLICATION).
- fnac.com - French retailer shopping experience (set system to French locale to run) (APPLICATION).
- DevComponents WPF Ribbon - DevComponents Office 2007 Ribbon for WPF (APPLICATION).
- Daily Mail eReader - On line reading experience for UK Newspaper Daily Mail (APPLICATION).
- The North Face In-Store Explorer - Retail kiosk (MUST GO TO STORE TO EXPERIENCE).
- Windows Vista Magazine - Using the same viewer as the British Library app (XBAP).
- TempWorks fx - Staffing industry line of business application (SCREENSHOT).
- Ricciolo PaperBoy - A complete RSS Feed Aggregator (APPLICATION).
- The Print Shop Zoom - New edition of desktop publishing software (APPLICATION).
- Windorama - Exposé-like program for Vista (APPLICATION).
- Thoughtex - Free Mind Mapping Software for Windows (APPLICATION).
- Actipro Ribbon - An Office 2007-like ribbon and 'office-button' control (XBAP & EVALUATION).
- Xpanity - Collaborative sidebar for Internet Explorer (MSI)
- Senegal Photo Viewer - Travel Photo Album from WPFLearningExperience.com (XBAP)
- Xiine - WPF-based digital publishing platform created by EPS Software Corp. (APPLICATION)
- Asahiyama Zoo - Portal for one of Japan's largest zoos (XBAP)
- Family.Show - WPF reference application that that takes genealogy to the next level. (Application and Source)
Here is the list for various Microsoft and Non Microsoft tools for WPF
https://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/articles/WPFToolsAndControls.aspx
Perfect Development Environment for WPF
https://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2006/12/20/building-a-perfect-wpf-developer-workstation.aspx
WPF Forum on MSDN