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# Better ListView Express edition: Free .NET listview control

The free Express edition has less features than the full version, but still kills the regular .NET WinForms (C#, VB.net) listview control.

- Overview
- Comparison With Regular ListView and Full Version

## Extra Features

Better ListView

Better ListView Express

Regular .NET ListView

Data binding | ● | ● | ×
Automatic sizing of items | ● | ● | ×
Background image with transparency | ● | ● | ×
Embedded controls | ● | ● | ×
Serialization to XML and binary | ● | ● | ×
Inbuilt sorting | ● | ● | ×
Automatic tooltips on items | ● | ● | ×
Hierarchical items | ● | × | ×
Column reordering | ● | × | ×
Item reordering | ● | × | ×
Text on empty list | ● | × | ×
Multi-line items | ● | × | ×
Thumbnails view, customizable image shadows and borders | ● | × | ×
Multi-column sorting | ● | × | ×
Text formatting (trimming, ellipsis, line breaks) | ● | × | ×
Three state checkboxes | ● | × | ×
Separate context menus for items, columns and groups | ● | × | ×
Alphanumeric sorting support | ● | × | ×
Separate context menus on columns, items and groups | ● | × | ×
Automatic tooltips on columns and groups | ● | × | ×
Custom tooltips | ● | × | ×
Saving and loading Better ListView content | ● | × | ×
Individual columns can be hidden | ● | × | ×

## Improved Features

Better ListView

Better ListView Express

Regular .NET ListView

Custom label edit (combos, date/time, ...), sub-item label edit | ● | ● | ×
Flicker-free | ● | ● | ×
Check boxes in all views | ● | ● | ×
Detailed hit test | ● | ● | ×
Images supported on columns, groups, items, sub-items | ● | ● | ×
Drag and drop: with effects, cross-application item dragging | ● | ● | ×
Multiple tooltips attachable everywhere | ● | ● | ×
Owner drawing with full control | ● | ● | ×
Searching by typing: explorer-like behaviour, customizable | ● | ● | ×
Full native theme support (modern look on Windows Vista/7) | ● | ● | ×
Groups: focusable, preserve item order | ● | ● | ×
Groups: collapsible | ● | × | ×
Column headers in all views | ● | × | ×
Customizable item/column/group sizes and paddings in every view | ● | × | ×
Check boxes can be hidden on individual items | ● | × | ×

To see pictures of the Better ListView features, see the Better ListView page.

Free Download

Version 3.15 / May 27, 2015

Seamless integration with .NET 2.0 and higher

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