Microsoft Foundation Class Library

Microsoft Foundation Class Library
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Stable release
14.22.27821.0 / July 24, 2019[1]
Written inC++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
LicenseProprietary
Websitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/mfc-desktop-applications

Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) is a C++ object-oriented library for developing desktop applications for Windows.

MFC was introduced by Microsoft in 1992 and quickly gained widespread use. While Microsoft has introduced alternative application frameworks since then, MFC remains widely used.

  1. ^ "Visual Studio 2019 Release Notes". Msdn.microsoft.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.