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Catel is an application toolkit development platform with the focus on MVVM (WPF, Silverlight, and consists of two basic pillars and extensions.

Catel.Core contains an IoC container, data objects, validation, message mediator, argument checking, etc. This can be used in any application and is not specific for Windows applications.

Catel.MVVM contains all the MVVM classes such as ViewModelBase, Command, services, etc.

Catel also provides the following extensions:

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Windows Phone and WinRT) and MVC (ASP.NET MVC). The goal of Catel is to provide a complete set of modular functionality for Line of Business applications written in any .NET technology, from client to server.

Catel distinguishes itself by unique features to aid in the development of MVVM applications and server-side application development. Since Catel focuses on Line of Business applications, it provides professional support and excellent documentation which ensures a safe bet by professional companies and developers.

Besides the core of Catel, lots of extensions are available so developers can pick whatever they need for their applications to be built. Among these extensions are support for Dynamic Objects, Entity Framework, Fluent Validation, Memento patterns and Prism.

Below is a visual representation of the available blocks in Catel:

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The following platforms are supported by Catel:

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)Image Removed     SilverlightImage Removed     Windows PhoneImage Removed     Windows 8Image Removed    Portable Class Libraries (PCL)Image RemovedImage Added  Image Added    Image Added

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