.NET Compact Framework

.NET Compact Framework
(.NET CF)
Original author(s)Microsoft
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Stable release
3.9.15155.0 / June 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06)
Operating systemWindows CE 4.1, Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, and Symbian^3
TypeSoftware framework
LicenseProprietary commercial software
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The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) is a version of the .NET Framework that is designed to run on resource constrained mobile/embedded devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, factory controllers, set-top boxes, etc. The .NET Compact Framework uses some of the same class libraries as the full .NET Framework and also a few libraries designed specifically for mobile devices such as .NET Compact Framework controls. However, the libraries are not exact copies of the .NET Framework; they are scaled down to use less space.