SharpDX is an open-source managed .NET wrapper of the DirectX API.
Latest stable and development binary versions are directly available on 
You can also download an all-in-one SDK archive:
Download 3.0.2 SDK Wiki Documentation
(Last Update: 11 March 2016, release notes for 3.0.2)
Supported APIs
Graphics 3D
Direct3D9+,Direct3D11+,Direct3D12+Graphics 2D
Direct2D1+,DirectWrite+,WICGraphics Core
DXGI+,MediaFoundation,DirectComposition,DirectManipulation,AnimationSound
DirectSound,XAudio,X3DAudioInput
DirectInput,RawInput,XInput
Supported Platforms
Windows Desktops that supports
.NET 4.5+Windows Store Apps
PCL .NET 4.6+including the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Documentation
The documentation is available through the wiki.
Licensing
SharpDX is released under the permissive MIT license.