ModernTextBox.WinForms 1.0.2

ModernTextBox.WinForms

Stop using rigid, legacy inputs. Upgrade to a hardware-accelerated, highly customizable text input control for Windows Forms.

ModernTextBox Theme And Style

🛑 The Problem with the Standard TextBox

The default WinForms TextBox cannot have rounded corners, lacks native placeholder support without messy Win32 interop hacks, and cannot display inline icons. Trying to build a modern Search Bar or Password Box with the native control is a frustrating, broken experience.

🟢 The Podargus Solution

ModernTextBox.WinForms is a premium, zero-dependency input control. It wraps standard text entry into a beautifully rendered GDI+ container, providing glowing focus rings, built-in interactive icons, native placeholders, and flawless Dark Mode support.

🚀 Key Features

• 3 Native Modes: Easily switch between Standard, Password, and Search modes via a single property.
• Interactive GDI+ Icons: Features a built-in Search Glass (🔍), a dynamic Clear Text Button (✕), and an interactive Reveal Password Eye (👁).
• Native Placeholders: Built-in watermark/placeholder text that automatically handles Z-index and focus states flawlessly without Win32 hooks.
• Glowing Focus Rings: Crisp, vector-drawn borders that glow natively with your accent color when the user focuses the input.
• 🎨 2 Theme Modes & 5 Core Styles: Full support for the Podargus Design Matrix (Dark/Light × DashboardPremium, FluentGlass, MaterialFlat, SoftNeumorphic, Cyberpunk).

📦 Installation

Package Manager Console

Install-Package ModernTextBox.WinForms

.NET CLI

dotnet add package ModernTextBox.WinForms

⚡ Quick Start & Code Examples

1. Global Theme Configuration

Instantly switch the look of your inputs to match your application's aesthetic.

using Podargus.UI.Controls.WinForms.ModernTextBox.Enums;

txtUsername.Theme = ThemeMode.Dark;
txtUsername.Style = TextBoxStyle.FluentGlass;

2. Standard Input (With Placeholder)

Creates a sleek input with floating watermark text.

using Podargus.UI.Controls.WinForms.ModernTextBox;
using Podargus.UI.Controls.WinForms.ModernTextBox.Enums;

var txtEmail = new ModernTextBox
{
    Type = TextBoxType.Standard,
    PlaceholderText = "Enter your email address...",
    Theme = ThemeMode.Dark,
    Style = TextBoxStyle.DashboardPremium,
    Size = new Size(300, 42)
};
this.Controls.Add(txtEmail);

3. Secure Password Input

Automatically masks characters and provides a clickable eye icon on the right to reveal the password.

var txtPassword = new ModernTextBox
{
    Type = TextBoxType.Password,
    PlaceholderText = "Enter your secure password...",
    Theme = ThemeMode.Dark
};

4. Interactive Search Bar

Renders a magnifying glass on the left. When the user starts typing, a clear (✕) button smoothly appears on the right to instantly clear the text.

var txtSearch = new ModernTextBox
{
    Type = TextBoxType.Search,
    PlaceholderText = "Search database...",
    Theme = ThemeMode.Light,
    Style = TextBoxStyle.MaterialFlat
};

🎨 Theme & Style Matrix

⚙️ Specifications

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See the repository LICENSE file for details.

Maintained by Podargus

Building zero-dependency, ultra-performance developer workflows and hardware-accelerated UI components.