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Organize PDF Navigation with Bookmarks

July 10, 2026
Access important PDF content faster with bookmark navigation that reduces scrolling and simplifies document exploration.

PDF bookmark navigation allows documents to include a structured list of bookmarks that link directly to specific chapters, sections, or pages, making it easier for users to move through content without extensive scrolling or searching. This improves navigation, saves time, and enhances the overall reading experience, particularly for large or information-rich documents. Common use cases include technical documentation, user manuals, contracts, reports, eBooks, training materials, and reference guides where users need quick access to specific topics or frequently referenced sections.

Several .NET WPF PDF components offer bookmark navigation including:

  • Telerik UI for WPF PdfProcessing lets you create and manage PDF bookmarks, improving navigation through structured, multi page documents with ease.
  • ComponentOne WPF PDF allows you to add bookmark navigation, helping users access sections quickly within complex PDF documents and reports.
  • IronPDF for .NET facilitates PDF bookmark creation, enabling organized document structures that simplify navigation and improve the reading experience overall.
  • Syncfusion WPF PDF enables developers to generate hierarchical bookmarks, providing fast access to important content across lengthy PDF documents efficiently.

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

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Infragistics Consolidates UI Toolkit Licensing

July 8, 2026
New standalone licenses for WinForms, WPF and ASP.NET toolkits are no longer available, customers can continue to renew existing subscriptions.

Infragistics is a software company that develops user interface (UI) components, design tools and productivity solutions for software developers. Its products support a range of application platforms, including .NET, JavaScript and web technologies, helping development teams build business applications with advanced data visualization, grids, charts, reporting and user experience capabilities. In addition to developer tools, the company offers low-code application development, embedded analytics and collaborative design solutions for organizations of all sizes.

Effective July 1, Infragistics has discontinued new single-product licenses for Infragistics Ultimate UI for Windows Forms, Infragistics Ultimate UI for WPF, and Infragistics Ultimate UI for ASP.NET. Existing customers can continue to renew their subscriptions, but new licenses for these standalone products are no longer available.

Although new standalone subscriptions are no longer available, these products remain included as part of Infragistics Professional and Infragistics Ultimate. Customers can continue to access the same UI toolkits through these broader subscription offerings.

For more information, visit our Infragistics Ultimate and Infragistics Professional product pages.

Efficiently Navigate Hierarchical Data

June 23, 2026
Display complex parent-child relationships alongside detailed record information in WPF applications using UI suites with treelist functionality.

Treelist components present hierarchical data in a tabular format, combining the structure of a tree view with many of the capabilities commonly found in data grids. They allow users to expand and collapse parent-child relationships while viewing multiple data fields within the same interface. Treelists are commonly used to display organizational structures, project task hierarchies, file and folder systems, product categories, and other datasets that contain parent-child relationships. This approach helps organize complex datasets, improves navigation through large hierarchies, and can support tasks such as data viewing, editing, and management without requiring users to switch between different views.

Several WPF UI suites provide you with treelist functionality, including:

  • DevExpress WPF includes a TreeListControl featuring data binding, virtualization, filtering, sorting, editing, summaries, and drag-and-drop operations for hierarchical datasets.
  • ComponentOne Studio WPF by MESCIUS combines TreeView and FlexGrid TreeGrid capabilities featuring data binding, editing, drag-and-drop, and customizable nodes.
  • Telerik UI for WPF features a RadTreeListView with filtering, sorting, aggregation, column management, data validation, virtualization, and hierarchical navigation.
  • Actipro WPF Studio by Actipro Software incorporates TreeListBox and TreeListView controls with data binding, virtualization, templates, and multi-column layouts.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WPF UI suites.

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Create Report Expressions with Natural Language

June 22, 2026
DevExpress Universal 26.1 allows users to describe reporting logic in plain English and lets AI generate the corresponding expression automatically.

DevExpress Universal is a comprehensive suite of UI components and developer tools that supports the creation of feature-rich applications across web, desktop, and mobile platforms, including .NET, JavaScript, Blazor, ASP.NET, WinForms, WPF, and MAUI. It focuses on delivering consistent user interfaces, advanced data visualization, reporting, dashboards, and productivity features that help teams design, build, and maintain complex applications using a unified set of technologies and patterns.

DevExpress Universal 26.1 improves the WPF Report Designer with AI-assisted expression generation within both the Expression Editor and Filter String Editor. Instead of manually writing complex Criteria Language expressions, users can simply describe the required business logic in natural language and have the expression generated automatically. This capability helps reduce the learning curve for advanced reporting features, accelerates report creation, and makes it easier for developers and business users alike to build filters, calculated fields, and other expression-based functionality with greater confidence and accuracy.

DevExpress Universal is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our DevExpress Universal licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our DevExpress Universal product page.

Change the Shape and Design of QR Code Modules

June 19, 2026
FastReport .NET Ultimate enables customizable QR code shapes, angles, and density for more engaging and visually appealing codes.

FastReport .NET Ultimate is a comprehensive reporting solution for developers working within the Microsoft .NET ecosystem. It supports the creation, design, and delivery of rich, interactive reports across Windows Forms, ASP.NET, MVC, and .NET Core applications. The Ultimate edition includes server deployment capabilities and extensive export options, such as PDF, Excel, Word, and HTML. It connects to various data sources, including SQL databases and business objects, providing flexibility for enterprise-level reporting. With the integrated FastReport Online Designer, users can edit reports directly in their browsers, enabling efficient collaboration and modern, full-featured report design across both desktop and web platforms.

FastReport .NET Ultimate offers developers flexibility when generating QR codes, making it easier to adapt their appearance to different applications, reports, and branding requirements. By supporting a wider range of visual styles directly within the reporting engine, it enables teams to create QR codes that integrate more naturally into user interfaces, printed documents, dashboards, and customer facing materials. This helps produce more polished and professional output while maintaining compatibility, readability, and reliable scanning across standard QR code readers and devices.

FastReport .NET Ultimate is licensed per named user and is available as a perpetual license with a one-year subscription for updates and support. See our FastReport .NET Ultimate licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our FastReport .NET Ultimate product page.