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title: "Overview"
page-title: "Core Library Reference"
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# Overview

Actipro Core is a class library that is completely UI framework agnostic.  It contains numerous helpful utilities and base classes that can be used in your .NET projects.

> [!TIP]
> The Actipro Core Library is a free product!  See our [Licensing](../licensing.md) topic for more details.

## Features

### Object Model

- [Base classes](object-model.md) are included for implementing observable and disposable objects.

### Extension Methods

- Various [extension methods](extension-methods.md) are provided for several common .NET types.

## Getting Started

The Core Library is automatically included in all NuGet packages, so no additional configuration is necessary.