I'm Daniel, a solo developer building desktop software under the Atomic Apps brand.
I've been working on Map Secrets, a Windows application that lets you load an image of a game map—such as the GTA VI community map or any other game map—and turn it into your own interactive map.
You can place custom markers, organize them into categories, add notes, mark locations as completed, search and filter them, and save your progress. The idea is to make any static map image behave like an interactive map, without relying on an official one.
Hi,
I basically started a side project last year focused on UI/UX. I released v1 a week ago and I’m just looking for some feedback on what you guys think.
The idea is simple: you install the NuGet, add a few lines, and your project immediately feels more like a polished Windows 11 app — more consistent and smoother. I know there are other toolkits out there, but the key idea here is it’s core WPF: no custom controls, no style prefixes, nothing that breaks your existing project.
If anyone has a moment, here’s a small demo on YouTube. The before/after has zero styling changes, and the after can still be improved in spacing and layout — that’s left to the dev. The goal is to modernize the look without breaking existing apps.
Any feedback from WPF devs would be really appreciated — thanks in advance!
I’ve been working with WPF for a long time (mostly enterprise apps), and one thing has always annoyed me: making WPF look modern takes an unreasonable amount of work.
I built AtomicUI as a side project to explore a simpler approach — an opinionated theming engine that restyles the standard WPF controls and adds subtle animations/interactions, without rewriting controls or restructuring existing apps. With just a few lines of code, it makes a typical WPF app feel much more modern (improved Windows 11 inspired, but cleaner, smoother and more consistent) .
This is very much a v1:
- Dark theme only (light theme in progress)
- Some rough edges
- Not trying to replace full UI frameworks — just offering a lightweight alternative
I’m mainly looking for feedback rather than promotion:
- Does this approach make sense
- Would you consider using it in a real app
- What would be a deal‑breaker
There’s a small before/after demo if you’re curious.
Any feedback from WPF devs would be really appreciated — thanks.
I'm Daniel, a solo developer building desktop software under the Atomic Apps brand.
I've been working on Map Secrets, a Windows application that lets you load an image of a game map—such as the GTA VI community map or any other game map—and turn it into your own interactive map.
You can place custom markers, organize them into categories, add notes, mark locations as completed, search and filter them, and save your progress. The idea is to make any static map image behave like an interactive map, without relying on an official one.
The project is available here: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NXJMP40Z7N3?hl=en-us&gl=G...
I'd really appreciate any feedback, questions, or suggestions.