Using SLNX in Visual Studio

Starting with version 100, all Krypton source code supports Visual Studio's slnx file formats. The question you might be asking yourself is why the change? There is a very simple answer... simplicity!

For 20+ years, the default format has been sln. The issue is that the file structure is incredibly messy to deal with.

Figure 1: Krypton Toolkit Suite SLN file format

With the new slnx file format, it's entirely XML based, which means it is more maintainable.

Figure 2: Krypton Toolkit Suite SLNX file format

If you are using Visual Studio 17.13 or later, please watch the following to enable slnx support.

For more information, see the new simpler solution file format blog post.