C# - WPF - getting folder browser dialog without using System.Windows.Forms?

Question

I have this WPF app and I want to have there function of getting a directory path from the user. I would like to use some folder browser dialog but I do

Answer 1

we use Ookii Dialogs in our projects. They have the windows-look and feel and the typical options for filtering etc.

Answer 2

The Ookii Dialogs for WPF library has a VistaFolderBrowserDialog class that provides a complete implementation of a folder browser dialog for WPF.

https://github.com/augustoproiete/ookii-dialogs-wpf

There's also a version compatible with Windows Forms apps

Answer 3

See my answer to Select folder dialog WPF. Basically the Windows Presentation Foundation 4.5 Cookbook recommends that you use the Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework if you need a folder browser.

Answer 4

There are no standard native WPF dialogs for what you are looking for, simply because the System.Windows.Forms dialogs are nothing more than wrappers to the system ones. So creating a WPF wrapper makes no sense and will only add to the confusion.