WinForm Gauge

 

WinForm Gauge

High-performance .NET Windows Forms gauge controls for info-graphics and real-time dashboards.

Circular, linear, and rectangular gauges — GDI+ rendered, animation-ready, with light and dark themes and built-in warning/error limit coloring. Free core is MIT licensed and free for commercial use; full source and advanced controls are available as a one-time purchase.

Editions & Pricing

Free Full Version — $35 Pro Version — $55
MIT License, .NET NuGet package
  • Circular Gauge
  • Linear Gauge
  • Rectangular Gauge
  • Panel Gauge Components
  • Segmented Display
  • Bit Button
  • Light & Dark Themes
  • Warning / error limit coloring
  • Animation-ready
 Everything in Free, plus:
  • Full C# source code
  • Advanced Circular Gauge (needle, peak marker, custom scale labels)
  • Performance Chart control
  • Input Gauge Control
  • Full theme customization
 Everything in Full Version, plus:
  • Designer Gauge Packs

Get Free on NuGet Free on SourceForge Get Full / Pro on Ko-fi

Light Theme

Create colorful and elegant visualization controls for your WinForms application.

  • Circular Gauge
  • Linear Gauge
  • Rectangular Indicator

Dark Theme

Create beautiful dark theme dashboards on the fly.

Why WinForm Gauge

Easy to Use
Create and deploy gauges with minimum coding. 		Animation Ready
Incremental value update with animation.
Warning & Error Limit
Gauge color changes automatically when value goes beyond a defined limit. 		Common Interface
Common data interface separates application logic from GUI design.
GDI+
Rendered with the high-performance GDI+ library. 		Scalable
Easily resize font and control to fit your needs.
Light Weight
No dependency on other 3rd party packages. 		Event Aware
Value updates handled by events triggered from the GaugeBase class.

Gauge Info

Display gauge info — range and limits — on mouse over or mouse click.

Sample Application

Windows system performance monitor. Try it yourself — get the example from SourceForge. 


 

Architecture

WinForm Gauge class diagram:

  • CircularGauge, LinearGauge, RectangleIndicator are Windows Forms control classes.
  • Gauge value can be set either from the Value property or by assigning a GaugeData object.

Full Features + Source Code

Source Code
Acquire the full C# source code for your own customization. 		Customize Theme
Take control of every single property and create your own theme.
Take Full Control
Customize animation speed and update rate. 		Unlock Your Imagination
Create or customize your own gauge with the WinForm Gauge framework.

Ready to build your own dashboard?

Get the full source code, Advanced Circular Gauge, Performance Chart, and Input Gauge Control — one-time purchase, MIT license, use in unlimited commercial projects.

→ Get Full Source on Ko-fi

Advanced Circular Gauge

Full control on gauge angle, needle, peak marker, scale label, and markers.

Performance Chart

Display data trends for the most recent data with a fast-response chart.

Input Gauge Control

Interactive input control to build your own stylish control panel.

Designer Gauge

A series of hand-crafted gauges from our designer. Find out more from our store below.
Note: Designer gauges only work with the Full / Pro version.

 


WinForm Gauge binary and source code are licensed under the MIT License and free for commercial use.

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