Nouvelles .NET

Personnalisez les signatures avec style et authenticité

Octobre 30, 2025
Document Suite améliore la signature numérique avec des signatures stylisées et dessinées à la main, alliant personnalisation, professionnalisme et sécurité.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite is a comprehensive set of document imaging SDKs designed to facilitate document processing and management tasks within software applications. It offers developers advanced capabilities for tasks such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition), barcode recognition, PDF manipulation, document conversion, annotation, and more. Leveraging this suite, developers can seamlessly integrate sophisticated document functionality into their software solutions, enabling efficient handling of various document formats and improving productivity in document-centric workflows.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite enables developers to integrate styled and hand-drawn signature functionality directly into their applications, allowing users to sign documents in a secure, natural, and fully digital environment. This feature improves document workflows by removing the need for physical signatures while maintaining authenticity and compliance. Developers can offer end users a smooth, device-independent signing experience that supports touch, stylus, or mouse input, ensuring flexibility and ease of use across platforms.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK is licensed as Development Licenses, for developers to use the SDKs, and Deployment Licenses, for the right to distribute end user solutions. See our LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK product page.

Améliorez les rapports avec des cartes interactives

Octobre 29, 2025
Ajoutez des cartes aux rapports pour transformer les données en informations visuellement attrayantes et géolocalisées qui révèlent les tendances et apportent un contexte géographique à l’analyse.

Maps in reports enable data to be visualized geographically, turning raw numbers into clear, location-based insights that are easy to interpret. By integrating maps, reports can highlight regional trends, patterns, and relationships that might be overlooked in traditional charts or tables. This spatial perspective supports better decision-making by revealing where performance is strongest, where opportunities exist, and where challenges may be emerging. Common use cases include visualizing sales performance by region, tracking service coverage areas, monitoring logistics routes, and presenting demographic or environmental data. Incorporating maps adds depth, context, and visual appeal, making reports more informative and engaging for any audience.

Several .NET WPF reporting controls offer maps, including:

  • ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS lets users integrate interactive maps into reports, visualizing geographic data for clearer regional insights and trend analysis.
  • Telerik Reporting allows professionals to embed customizable maps in reports, turning spatial data into meaningful visual stories that enhance business understanding.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.WPF facilitates the display of location-based information with detailed maps, enabling users to compare regions and uncover geographic relationships.
  • FastReport .NET WPF enables the creation of visually rich reports featuring maps that illustrate distribution, performance, and spatial data patterns effectively.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET WPF reporting controls.

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Parcourez des graphiques à l’aide d’une fenêtre de zoom flexible

Octobre 29, 2025
LightningChart .NET v12.4.1 ajoute LiteZoomBar qui permet aux utilisateurs de visualiser des ensembles de données complets tout en se concentrant sur les zones clés pour révéler des modèles dans des données complexes.

LightningChart .NET is a high-performance data visualization library designed for .NET developers working with WPF, WinForms, and UWP applications. It offers GPU-accelerated rendering for smooth real-time visualization of massive datasets, exceeding billions of data points. This library supports a wide variety of chart types, including 2D, 3D, polar, and geographic maps, along with extensive customization options for each. LightningChart .NET is a powerful tool for developers creating demanding data visualization applications requiring exceptional performance.

The LightningChart .NET v12.4.1 update enhances data visualization and navigation, allowing developers to display an overview of the entire dataset alongside a zoomed-in chart view - improving context awareness when analyzing large or complex data. The new LiteZoomBar offers a lightweight, memory-efficient alternative for applications requiring optimized performance. This tool provides greater control and efficiency in exploring and interpreting chart data.

To see a full list of what's new in v12.4.1, see our release notes.

LightningChart .NET is available per developer in packages for either WPF, WinForms, UWP or all 3. Each package comes as a subscription license (with 1 or 2 years of limited support), or a perpetual license (with 1 or 2 years of Standard or Premium support). Floating licenses and site licenses are available upon request. See our LightningChart .NET licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our LightningChart .NET product page.

Envoyez des e-mails fiables à partir d’applications .NET avec SMTP

Octobre 28, 2025
Les contrôles de communication .NET avec SMTP permettent d’envoyer des e-mails de manière sécurisée et automatisée pour les notifications, les alertes et la messagerie au niveau du système.

SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is an internet protocol used for sending email messages between servers and clients. In a .NET Communication and Messaging component, SMTP provides the functionality to programmatically send email from applications. It handles the transmission of messages to email servers, typically through the System.Net.Mail namespace in .NET, allowing developers to configure sender details, recipients, message content, attachments, and server credentials. This protocol is essential for applications that generate automated notifications, password resets, or any system-generated communication, ensuring reliable delivery through standard email infrastructure.

Several .NET Communication & Messaging components offer support for SMTP including:

  • SecureBlackbox by /n Software facilitates secure SMTP email transmission with SSL/TLS encryption and granular control over message headers and authentication.
  • Aspose.Email for .NET lets you send emails via SMTP with advanced message composition, authentication, and delivery tracking features.
  • PowerTCP Mail for .NET by Dart Communications enables robust SMTP email sending with support for secure authentication, error handling, and connection management.
  • MailBee.NET SMTP by Afterlogic allows you to build and send emails using SMTP with built-in delivery notifications, queuing, and high-performance sending options.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Communication & Messaging components.

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Ajoutez des notes visibles directement à vos PDF

Octobre 28, 2025
Les annotations en texte libre permettent aux développeurs d’intégrer du texte persistant dans des pages PDF, ce qui est idéal pour les audits, les révisions ou la documentation collaborative.

Free text annotations in PDF-processing components enable users to place editable text directly onto document pages, enhancing notes, comments, or briefing elements without relying on external tools. This feature supports adding visible text blocks (rather than hidden pop-ups) that remain part of the document's content layer, allowing for richer, in-context feedback and markup across workflows such as review, auditing, or collaborative editing.

Several ASP.NET Core PDF controls offer support for free text annotations including:

  • Telerik UI PDF for ASP.NET Core (part of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core) lets developers add customizable free text annotations to PDFs, with control over font, position, and more.
  • Document Solutions for PDF by MESCIUS provides a FreeTextAnnotation class that enables developers to place persistent text directly into a PDF, with properties for customization.
  • ImageGear for .NET by Accusoft supports FreeText via its ART marks API, allowing the creation of text annotations on PDFs and exporting them as FreeText annotation objects.
  • Syncfusion ASP.NET Core PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) allows developers to add free text annotations to PDFs with several customization options.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our ASP.NET Core PDF controls comparison.

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