Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Look

The library provides you with the ability to build an application with a Microsoft Visual Studio 2026-style appearance (light, dark, and other color themes, such as Cool Breeze or Mystical Forest).

The key features of this visual theme are

• The Fluent UI-inspired look.
• Controls have rounded corners.
• User-defined theme colors. You just need to specify two base colors: theme and accent, and the framework will automatically calculate all other colors required for the controls rendering.
• The docking bar's pin/unpin icons are diagonal.
• Toolbar grippers are highlighted when the user hovers over them with the mouse.
• Checkboxes and radio buttons are larger and have a contrasting appearance.
• Accent color borders surround focused areas of the user interface, such as active docking panes, tabs, and MDI child controls.

Visual Studio 2026 Mystical Forest theme:

Visual Studio 2026 light theme:

Visual Studio 2026 custom theme:

Sample code:

// Activate VS 2026 theme (Mystical Forest):
theApp.SetVisualTheme(
    CBCGPWinApp::BCGP_VISUAL_THEME_VS_2026_MYSTICAL_FOREST);

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