


Sketchflow is a user experience prototyping module implemented in Blend. Support for PSD and AI files, SketchFlow, TFS support and number of other significant improvements. Version 2.0 supported only Silverlight 1.0 applications at release and Microsoft had planned Blend 2.5 for Silverlight 2.0 applications, however the capabilities of the preview version 2.5 have been added to Blend 2.0 Service Pack 1. Support developing Microsoft Silverlight browser-based rich web applications providing animation, vector graphics, interactivity and video playback capabilities. Expression Blend was integrated into Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio Express for Windows 8. In December 2012 Microsoft announced that they discontinued the standalone Expression suite tools. Expression Blend and Expression Web are also available as part of the MSDN Premium subscription. Expression Blend Service Pack 1 was released in November 2007. The RTM news was announced at Microsoft's MIX 07 conference for web developers and designers. The final version was released to manufacturing along with other Expression products on 30 April 2007. On January 24, 2007, Microsoft released the first public Community Technology Preview of Expression Blend as a free download on their web site. The slogan for Visual Studio Community edition is “Free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source and individual developers”.Expression Blend was code-named Sparkle, and originally the product was announced as Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer, before it was renamed Expression Blend in December 2006. The most basic edition of Visual Studio, the Community edition, is available free of charge.

What is the free version of Visual Studio? In these directories, right-click Blend_Core.

In “C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\” search for “Blend” then you can find Blend_Core and Blend_LP directories. Top 10 Microsoft Expression Web Alternatives & Competitors Before downloading, it’s important to consider the lack of support for the software. While previously a paid tool, it’s now a free download offered on the Microsoft website. Expression Web is still available to those who want it.
