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The '''Windows Template Library''' ('''WTL''') is a [[Win32]] encapsulation [[Library (computer science)|library]] by [[Microsoft]]. The WTL supports an [[Application programming interface|API]] for use by [[programmer]]s. It was developed as a light-weight alternative to [[Microsoft Foundation Classes]]. WTL extends Microsoft's [[Active Template Library|ATL]], another lightweight API for using [[Component Object Model|COM]] and for creating [[ActiveX]] controls.

In an uncharacteristic move by Microsoft, —an outspoken critic of [[open source]] software, —they have made the [[source code]] of WTL freely available. Microsoft'sReleasing versionit ofunder WTLthe isopen-source 3.1.[[Common Public AnLicense]], openMicrosoft sourceposted implementation,the hostedsource byon [[SourceForge]], hasan reached[[Internet]] open-source repository. The SourceForge version is 7.01.

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