# vcl-styles-utils

**Repository Path**: ak17/vcl-styles-utils

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- **Created**: 2020-12-20
- **Last Updated**: 2025-11-06

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# VCL Styles Utils #

The *VCL Styles Utils* is a Delphi library which extend the [RAD Studio VCL Styles](http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/VCL_Styles_Overview). It provides additional features such as support for [Classic and New Common dialogs](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesSysControls), [Task Dialogs](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VCLStylesUxTheme), Styling of [popup and shell menus](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VCLStylesMenus), [Non client area](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesNC) components and other enhancements.. 

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/NewOpendialog.gif" alt="Mix" title="TOpenDialog styled with Vcl Style and the Vcl Styles Utils project running on Windows 10"/>
</p>

## Features ##
<ul>
 <li>Works in Delphi XE2-XE8, 10 Seattle, 10.1 Berlin, 10.2 Tokyo, 10.3 Rio, 10.4 Sydney, 11 Alexandria, 12 Athens, 13 Florence</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesExt'>Vcl.Styles.Ext</a> extends VCL Styles by introducing new properties and methods to list, remove, and reload styles.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesUtils'>Vcl.Styles.Utils</a> allows you to tweak the appearance of VCL Styles by modifying visual elements and font colors of the style.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesNC'>TNCControls</a> component that allows you to add controls to the non-client area of a form.</li>
</ul> 

![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/NCButtonsMain.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/NCButtonsMain.png)

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesWebBrowser'> Vcl.Styles.WebBrowser</a> unit, add support for style the scrollbars and dialogs of the TWebBrowser component.</li>
</ul>  

![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/WebBrowserStyledMain.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/WebBrowserStyledMain.png)

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VCLStylesMenus'>Vcl.Styles.Utils.Menus </a> unit, add support for style the VCL popup menus, system and Shell menus.</li>
</ul> 

![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/VCLStyles%20PopUp/Menu.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/Menu.png)

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesSysControls'>Vcl.Styles.SysControls </a> add support for style the Standard Windows dialogs.</li>
</ul>  

![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/DialogsMain.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/DialogsMain.png)

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesFormStyleHooks'>Vcl.Styles.FormStyleHooks</a> unit add support for use images and solid colors in the title and background of the TForms.</li>
</ul>   

 ![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/FormHooksMain.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/FormHooksMain.png)
 
<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VCLStylesUxTheme'>Task Dialogs</a> support.</li>
</ul>
 
 ![https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/TaskDialogs2.png](https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/images/TaskDialogs2.png)

<ul>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesFixes'>Vcl.Styles.Fixes</a> unit Fix several QC reports related to the VCL Styles.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesPreview'>TVclStylesPreview</a> component to preview a VCL Style.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesHook'>Vcl.Styles.Hook</a> unit to enable patch Windows API and Windows Style methods.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/VclStylesColorTabs'>Vcl.Styles.ColorTabs</a> unit includes a new Style hook for the TPageControl and TTabSheet components.</li>
 <li><a href='https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/wiki/TVclStylesSystemMenu'>TVclStylesSystemMenu</a> component for select a VCL Style from the system Menu.</li>
</ul>

## Installation ##

<ul>
 <li>Unzip or checkout the files of the library in a writable folder.</li>
 <li>Under Tools, Environment Options, Library, add the directory where the VCL Styles Utils library have been installed Example : C:\Delphi\Libs\vcl-styles-utils\Common to the Win32 and Win64 library path.
</li>
</ul>

**Note** : To use the Vcl.Styles.Hooks unit you must also include the [Delphi Detours Library](https://github.com/MahdiSafsafi/delphi-detours-library) files in the IDE library/search path - Example : *C:\Delphi\Libs\vcl-styles-utils\Common\delphi-detours-library*