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* Roadmap and feature updates for rest of 2021

* Clean up roadmap images and add Preview 1-2 note

* 2.8 ETA
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## WinUI 2 Controls Library

The next release of the **WinUI 2 Controls Library** will be v2.7, ETA Fall 2021.
The next release of the **WinUI 2 Controls Library** will be v2.8, aiming to release in early 2022.

WinUI 2.7 will include new Xaml features and fixes for UWP apps. You can find a list of currently planned work in the [WinUI 2.7 milestone](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/milestone/12).
WinUI 2.8 will include new Xaml features and fixes for UWP apps. You can find a list of currently planned work in the [WinUI 2.8 milestone](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/milestone/14).

For installation instructions see [Getting started with the Windows UI Library](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/getting-started).

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## WinUI 3 Feature Roadmap
The image below lists out what the WinUI team plans to ship in 2021.
The images below lists out what the WinUI team plans to ship in 2021.

The Windows App SDK ships experimental, preview, and stable builds (with WinUI 3 as a component). You can read more about the shipping schedule and cadence in our [Release Channels doc](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/release-channels). For more details on when specific features will become available, see the feature roadmap table below.

For WinUI 2, you can plan to see frequent pre-releases (see our [Releases](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases) page for more info), along with three stable releases this year.
![Winui 3 roadmap](images/winui3-roadmap1021.jpg)

![Winui roadmap](images/roadmap0621.jpg)
**Note: We have deprecated Windows App SDK 1.0 Preview 1 and 2 from NuGet due to a critical bug affecting the system PATH variable. Please view these [notes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#important-issue-impacting-10-preview-1-and-preview-2) for the specific issue and mitigation.**

For WinUI 2, you can plan to see frequent pre-releases (see our [Releases](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases) page for more info), along with two stable releases this year.

![Winui 2 roadmap](images/winui2-roadmap1021.jpg)


We know that for many of our developers, the choice to adopt WinUI 3 is dependent on certain features and capabilities. The table below outlines the status on WinUI 3 features, and the expected date they'll be available to you.
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| Customer Capability | Project Reunion 0.5 <br/>(March 2021) | Windows App SDK 0.8 <br/>(June 2021) | Windows App SDK 1.0 <br/>(Q4 2021) | Planned for a future update |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Supported in any app using the Windows App SDK | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Contains new Windows 11 controls/styles from WinUI 2.6 | | | &#128994; | &#128994;
| Supports MSIX Deployment | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Supports Unpackaged (non-MSIX) Deployment | | | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Works downlevel to Windows 10 version 1809 and above | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
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| Title bar customization | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Fluent Shadows | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Input validation for data fields | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128994; |
| Supports multiple top-level windows on the same thread | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Supports multiple top-level windows on the same thread | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128994; |
| Support multiple top-level windows on separate threads | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128311; | &#128994; |
| Drag and drop | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| RenderTargetBitmap | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Mouse cursor customization | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Animated Gif support | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| VirtualSurfaceImageSource (VSIS) support | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| In-app acrylic | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Background acrylic | | | &#129002; | &#128994; |
| Contains new Windows 11 controls/styles from WinUI 2.6 | | | &#128994; | &#128994; |
| Background acrylic | | | |&#128994; | |
| Mica | | | | &#128994; | |
| XAML Islands | | | | &#128994; |
| Media Controls (e.g. `<MediaPlayerElement>`) | | | | &#128994; |
| `<InkCanvas>` | | | | &#128994; |
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