ASP.NET Core 8 News

Work with PDFs Directly in .NET Apps

January 9, 2026
Xceed PDF Library for .NET helps developers edit, sign, secure, and extract PDF content using a lightweight, high-performance, easy-to-use API.

Xceed PDF Library for .NET by Xceed Software is a developer-focused component that enables interaction with PDF documents directly within .NET applications. It provides a clean, intuitive API for creating, editing, and processing PDFs, allowing users to add, modify, or extract content such as text and images without relying on external tools or dependencies.

Designed for reliability and ease of integration, the library supports key features including digital signatures, document encryption, and permission controls to help secure sensitive information. These capabilities make it well suited for a wide range of use cases, from automating document generation and updating existing PDFs to applying security policies and extracting data for reporting or archiving. Ideal for both desktop and server-side applications, Xceed PDF Library for .NET helps teams improve PDF processes while maintaining control and consistency.

Xceed PDF Library for .NET is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year of updates and support. See our Xceed PDF Library for .NET licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Xceed PDF Library for .NET product page.

Celebrating 15 Year Partnership with combit

December 15, 2025
ComponentSource and combit have partnered for 15 years, empowering developers to deliver data-driven applications with trusted reporting tools.

ComponentSource and combit have partnered for 15 years, providing developers worldwide with powerful reporting, reporting designers, and data visualization tools to build professional, data-driven applications.

combit is a leading provider of reporting components for software developers, best known for List & Label – a multiple award-winning reporting tool used by development teams around the globe. Their components make it easier to design and integrate customized reports, dashboards, lists, and labels into business applications. Through ComponentSource, customers can conveniently license, and maintain these combit products, confident they’re choosing proven technology backed by professional support and ongoing innovation.

Together, ComponentSource and combit help development teams deliver applications faster, with flexible licensing options, reliable updates, and expert assistance. As demand for advanced reporting and analytics continues to grow, this long-standing collaboration ensures customers can rely on a trusted combination of combit’s technology and ComponentSource’s global distribution and customer service for many years to come.

Learn more about combit.

Visualize 3D Data with 2D Contour Charts for WPF

December 12, 2025
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2025 v2 elevates your WPF apps with high-performance contour mapping and gradient visualization capabilities.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is a comprehensive suite of .NET UI controls developed by MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity) designed for building rich, interactive desktop, web, and mobile applications. It provides developers with a broad range of tools and components-including data grids, charts, reports, input controls, and advanced data visualization features-for platforms such as WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, WinUI, and .NET MAUI. The suite emphasizes performance, flexibility, and ease of integration, helping teams create consistent, feature-rich user experiences across multiple application types while maintaining a unified development approach.

The ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2025 v2 update introduces 2D Contour Charts in FlexChart for WPF, allowing developers to represent three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional surface through contour lines or shaded bands that highlight areas of equal value. This capability delivers a clear visual understanding of gradients, surface characteristics, and other continuous data patterns. With support for multiple contour types, customizable contour levels, and flexible gradient color palettes, developers gain precise control over how value transitions are presented. These enhancements make the WPF contour chart well suited for scientific and engineering analysis, elevation and surface mapping, and any application that requires accurate comparison of value distribution across two variables.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 v2, see our release notes.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is licensed per developer on a perpetual basis and includes a 12 month subscription. Priority Support is also available. See our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise product page.

Accelerate Development with .NET 10 Support

December 11, 2025
ASP.NET Zero v15.0.0 adds full .NET 10 compatibility, for faster execution, improved memory efficiency, and access to the latest C# capabilities.

ASP.NET Zero is a comprehensive starting point for building new web applications, providing a modern UI, SOLID-based architecture, and implementations of common line-of-business requirements so developers can focus on business logic while working directly with full source code. It offers multiple architectural options, including ASP.NET Core MVC and ASP.NET Core with Angular, and includes ASP.NET Zero Power Tools, a Visual Studio extension and CLI utility that improves development by generating entities and their full application layers from the database to the user interface.

The ASP.NET Zero v15.0.0 release now fully supports .NET 10, delivering improved performance, greater runtime stability, and access to the latest .NET and C# features, ensuring long-term compatibility while providing developers with a faster, more memory-efficient, and better-tooled backend environment.

To see a full list of what's new in v15.0.0, see our release notes.

ASP.NET Zero is licensed based on the number of developers using the framework and the number of products being developed. See our ASP.NET Zero licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our ASP.NET Zero product page.

Create Consistent Reports with Reusable Templates

December 3, 2025
Telerik Reporting 2025 Q4 adds custom report templates that improve report creation and ensure consistent, professional results.

Telerik Reporting is a comprehensive and lightweight embedded reporting tool for .NET web and desktop applications. It enables developers and reporting users to create, design, and export visually appealing, interactive, and reusable reports to effectively present analytical and business data. It supports various technologies, including ASP.NET Core, Blazor, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET AJAX, HTML5/JS, Angular, WPF, WinForms, and WinUI.

The Telerik Reporting 2025 Q4 update introduces customizable report templates in the Web Report Designer, giving developers a faster and more controlled way to produce consistent, production-ready reports. By allowing teams to define, save and reuse templates that include predefined layout structures, styling rules and data components, the feature reduces repetitive setup work, maintains uniform design standards across projects and ensures every new report begins with a reliable, compliant foundation.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 Q4 (19.3.25.1111), see our release notes.

Telerik Reporting is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with a one year support subscription, which is offered in three tiers: Lite, Priority or Ultimate. See our Telerik Reporting licensing page for full details.

Telerik Reporting is available to buy in the following products: