# WPF ## Introduction This page assumes you have an existing WPF project. This can be a new or existing project. ## Adding Source As of November 2025 there is not a Gum NuGet package for WPF, so projects must link directly to source. To add source, first clone the Gum repository: If you have already added the Gum NuGet package to your project, remove it. Add the following projects to your solution: * \/Runtimes/SkiaGum.Wpf.csproj * \/SkiaGum/SkiaGum.csproj * \/GumCommon/GumCommon.csproj Next, add SkiaGum.Maui as a project reference in your game project. Your project might look like this depending on the location of the Gum repository relative to your game project: ```xml ``` ## Adding a ColoredCircle (Testing the Setup) You can add `GumSKElement` instances to any page or component. GumSKElement is a view which inherits from `SKElement` so it can be used as a regular Skia canvas, but it also allows adding of Gum runtime elements. To add a `GumSKElement`: UNDER CONSTRUCTION --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.flatredball.com/gum/code/getting-started/setup/adding-initializing-gum/wpf.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.