.NET 7 WinForms News

Instantly Visualize Data Within Spreadsheets

May 12, 2025
Transform raw figures into interactive charts directly inside your .NET spreadsheet application for faster insights and cleaner reporting.

Chart support in a spreadsheet component refers to the ability to create, render, and manipulate various types of charts - such as line, bar, pie, and area charts - all within the spreadsheet environment. This functionality allows spreadsheet developers to present data visually and dynamically, without needing to rely on external charting libraries. The integration of charting capabilities enhances the end-user experience by making complex data more understandable. For developers, this reduces the need for separate visualization components, improves performance through tighter integration, and simplifies the deployment of data-centric applications.

Several .NET Winforms spreadsheet controls offer chart support, including:

  • MindFusion.Spreadsheet for WinForms empowers users with interactive charts directly within cells, enhancing data visualization and making analysis readily understandable.
  • Infragistics WinForms Spreadsheet (part of Infragistics Ultimate UI for Windows Forms) can embed rich charts, facilitating interpretation of trends and performance metrics.
  • Spread.NET WinForms by MESCIUS facilitates dynamic data visualization through customizable charts and conditional formatting, enabling users to highlight key insights.
  • DevExpress WinForms Spreadsheet (part of DevExpress WinForms) lets developers integrate interactive charts, offering visually compelling representations for analysis.

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

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Import Text Files for Faster Data Processing

May 7, 2025
Quickly load plain text (txt) files into spreadsheets in .NET WinForms apps to reduce manual entry, and accelerate data handling and analysis.

Importing TXT files into spreadsheet applications allows developers and users to load in plain text data, typically delimited by characters such as commas or tabs, and transform it into structured, editable tables within a spreadsheet-like environment. This process enables users to work with externally sourced or manually created text data using the familiar tools and features of a spreadsheet, such as sorting, filtering, and formula calculations. Loading a text file into an Excel-like format removes the need for manual data entry and simplifies data processing. Support for TXT file imports makes spreadsheet applications more versatile by improving the integration of external data and helping users process information more efficiently. It reduces the workload associated with data processing and ensures that data is quickly available in a usable format for analysis or reporting.

Several WinForms spreadsheet controls allow you to import files in TXT format:

  • DevExpress WinForms Spreadsheet (part of DevExpress WinForms) provides Excel inspired functionality and supports the import of data from TXT files to populate a spreadsheet.
  • Spread.NET WinForms (part of Spread.NET by MESCIUS) enables spreadsheet apps to open delimited text files, instantly converting text content into interactive spreadsheet cells.
  • Aspose.Cells for .NET is a WinForms-compatible programming API for spreadsheet management and processing that includes support for loading TXT files.
  • Telerik WinForms Spreadsheet (part of Telerik UI for WinForms) enables you to import plain text files with tab separated values (.txt) to transform raw data for easy manipulation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WinForms spreadsheet controls.

Compare WinForms Spreadsheet Controls

Render Complex Scripts in PDFs

April 30, 2025
XFINIUM.PDF enhances multilingual document rendering with support for Arabic, Devanagari, Thai and other complex scripts.

XFINIUM.PDF is a comprehensive software library designed to empower developers with robust tools for integrating PDF functionalities into their applications across a wide range of platforms. This library enables the creation, editing, and manipulation of PDF documents with a single codebase. This cross-platform approach eliminates the need for platform-specific development, significantly reducing development time and effort while ensuring consistency in functionality and user experience across devices. Ideal for applications that require advanced document workflows, digital signatures, form handling, or PDF generation, XFINIUM.PDF offers a solution for businesses and developers seeking to deliver PDF capabilities across diverse environments.

The latest version of XFINIUM.PDF significantly expands its text rendering capabilities by introducing support for complex scripts. This enhancement enables accurate representation of right-to-left and context-sensitive scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, and more intricate Indic scripts including Bengali, Devanagari, Tamil, Thai, and Khmer. By incorporating these languages, XFINIUM.PDF now offers developers a more versatile and globally inclusive PDF generation toolkit, making it an excellent choice for applications requiring multilingual support and precise typographic control in diverse linguistic contexts.

XFINIUM.PDF is licensed per developer and is run-time royalty free. All licenses include a 12 month subscription which provides all major and minor product updates and technical support. See our XFINIUM.PDF licensing page for full details.

XFINIUM.PDF is available to buy in the following products:

Easily Convert PDF Files Across Formats

April 30, 2025
PDF components deliver dependable conversion between common file types, ensuring documents maintain their original layout and structure.

PDF conversion capabilities are a core feature of many PDF components, enabling interoperability between different document formats. These tools are essential where content needs to be shared, archived, or presented in a consistent and platform-independent way. Whether integrating into enterprise applications or powering document automation solutions, PDF conversion features allow developers to manipulate and repurpose content while preserving layout fidelity and document integrity across varied formats.

Common features include:

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

Explore WinForms PDF Conversion Features

Enhance PDF Accessibility with Custom Role Mapping

April 28, 2025
Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms 2025 Volume 1 updates the PDF Library with support for custom role mapping in tagged PDFs.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms (available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) is a powerful UI component suite designed to enhance your WinForms development. It boasts over 100 high-performance controls, ranging from essential grids and charts to advanced schedulers and diagrams, enabling you to craft visually appealing and feature-rich applications with ease. Its extensive customization options and built-in themes allow for tailored user experiences, while touch-friendly design ensures seamless interaction across devices.

The Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms 2025 Volume 1 release improves the PDF library by introducing support for custom role mapping in tagged PDF documents. This advancement allows developers to define specific roles for structural elements, ensuring that the document's semantic structure aligns with accessibility standards such as PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1). By enabling precise role assignments, screen readers and other assistive technologies can more accurately interpret and navigate the content, thereby improving the reading experience for users with disabilities.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 Volume 1, see our release notes.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms is available as part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise which is licensed per developer starting with a Team License of up to five developers. It is available as a 12 Month Timed Subscription License which includes support and maintenance. See our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms product page.