Any good free skinable vb.net tab controls?

I've been googling and googling for vb.net examples with nice looking tabs.

I really really like this example (slide #4): http://w开发者_StackOverflow社区ww.dotnetmagic.com/features_tabbedMDI.html

Has anyone come across any similar free vb.net tab controls with examples? I don't really need the control to be open source, just free :)

DevExpress is probably the best free controls library. And you can find a great TabControl in it. You will have to add it manually to the toolbox.

You have to register for a free license to download it. The download page is still online and working as of 2012-03-22, but cannot be reached by navigation on their website any more: Free DevExpress Controls download

(In an email response they stated this was because they significantly changed their website. Also, they said these controls can be used royalty-free even in commercial applications, and without having to include any copyright notices.)

Its name is XtraTabControl Namespace: DevExpress.XtraTab Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditor.vXX.X (where XX.X is the version of the XtraEditor, mine is 11.1)

Although you could google the answer, there's some links to get you started:

• The Code Project, check under desktop development.
• Telerik is a known control developer, offers some controls for free.
• Component Factory is another good option.

As of Developer Express v2011 vol 2 (at least, probably earlier), the Tab Control is not free. Used to, you could put it on a form and run without a nag screen. Not the case now.

This is the best free one I could find: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/tabs/KRBTabControl.aspx