.NET 8 Blazor News

Speed Up User Interactions in Blazor Apps

March 3, 2025
Telerik UI for Blazor 2025 Q1 adds a Floating Action Button for quick, customizable access to key actions, improving navigation and efficiency.

Telerik UI for Blazor is a comprehensive UI library that provides over 110 native and customizable Blazor components for building modern and feature-rich web applications. This professional-grade solution offers a complete set of components to satisfy all user interface requirements, saving time and effort in UI design.

The Telerik UI for Blazor 2025 Q1 update introduces the Floating Action Button (FAB), a configurable UI component designed to enhance user interactions by providing quick access to primary actions. It remains visible above page content, ensuring that essential functionality is always within reach, even while scrolling. Developers can customize its position, appearance, and behavior to align with application requirements, including support for icons and event handling. By integrating this component, applications can improve usability, streamline workflows, and deliver a modern, efficient user experience.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 Q1 (v8.0.0), see our release notes.

Telerik UI for Blazor is licensed per developer and has two licensing models: an annual Subscription License and a Perpetual License. The Subscription license provides access to the latest product updates, technical support, and exclusive benefits for a flat annual fee, and must be renewed to continue using the software. The Perpetual license is a one-time purchase granting access to the current released version and includes a one-year subscription for product updates and technical support. After this initial period, users can choose to renew the subscription element to continue receiving updates and support; otherwise, they may continue using the installed version available during their active subscription term but will forgo future updates and support. See our Telerik UI for Blazor licensing page for full details.

Telerik UI for Blazor is available individually or as part of the following products:

Streamline Data Management with Powerful Grids

February 27, 2025
Effortlessly organize and navigate complex datasets using advanced data grids designed for modern Blazor web applications.

Data grids are essential components in modern user interface (UI) suites, enabling developers to display, manage, and manipulate large sets of data efficiently. They provide features such as sorting, filtering, grouping, and pagination, which enhance the user experience and improve data navigation. Advanced data grids also support customizable templates, responsive layouts, and integration with various data sources, making them highly versatile for enterprise-level applications.

Several Blazor UI suites offer data grid components including:

  • DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor offers high-performance data grids with master-detail layouts, virtual scrolling, and advanced data shaping capabilities.
  • ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition by MESCIUS includes a flexible data grid with dynamic data binding, hierarchical display, and built-in Excel export functionality.
  • Telerik UI for Blazor features a comprehensive data grid that supports column resizing, reordering, and extensive editing features, plus integration with other Telerik components.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI provides a powerful grid with fast data processing, real-time updates, and extensive customization options.

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

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Accelerate Web Apps with .NET 9 Support

February 24, 2025
Smart UI Blazor components now fully support .NET 9, ensuring faster performance and enhanced stability for modern web applications.

Smart UI by Smart HTML Elements is an enterprise-grade UI library offering pre-built web components for developers in Angular, React, Vue, Blazor, and JavaScript. It boasts over 60 ready-to-use components including grids, charts, schedulers, and editors, all featuring two-way data binding, responsiveness, accessibility, and theming capabilities. This library helps developers rapidly build dynamic and modern web applications with consistent look-and-feel and rich functionalities, accelerating development time and ensuring professional quality.

The Smart UI v21.1.0 release adds full support for Microsoft .NET 9 in all Smart.Blazor components, enhancing compatibility with the latest Blazor features and ecosystem updates. This integration ensures that developers can leverage the most recent advancements in .NET 9, leading to improved performance and stability in their applications.

To see a full list of what's new in v21.1.0, see our release notes.

Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. It includes distribution to unlimited Web applications, SaaS projects, Intranets and Websites. Team, OEM and Enterprise licensing options are also available. See our Smart UI licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Smart UI product page.

Simplify Customization with Light and Dark Modes

February 4, 2025
DevExpress Blazor v24.2 adds Light and Dark Modes with WCAG-compliant contrasts and streamlined theming for a modern, accessible design.

DevExpress Blazor (part of DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor) helps you create high-impact user experiences for both Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly using C#. The Blazor UI Component Library ships with a comprehensive set of native components (including a DataGrid, Pivot Grid, Scheduler, Chart, Data Editors and Reporting).

The DevExpress Blazor v24.2 update introduces Light and Dark Modes designed to enhance accessibility and streamline customization. These themes comply with WCAG guidelines, ensuring appropriate color contrasts for improved usability across diverse user bases. Appearance settings, including colors, are structured as CSS variables, providing developers with a unified and efficient approach to customization across component libraries. This update simplifies the implementation of consistent theming, enabling developers to deliver modern, adaptable interfaces that meet user preferences and accessibility standards.

To see a full list of what's new in version 24.2, see our release notes.

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

DevExpress Blazor is available in the following products:

Optimize Report Design with Seamless Data Access

January 31, 2025
Stimulsoft Reports.WEB 2025.1.1 introduces a data dictionary directly into component editors, enabling users to access and utilize key data elements.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is a cross-platform reporting solution designed for integration within web applications. It leverages a client-server architecture for report generation, viewing, printing, and exporting directly in web browsers. Its powerful .NET report engine offers efficient report processing, a user-friendly HTML5 report designer for building reports with various data sources and visualizations, and an interactive HTML5 viewer for seamless report display within web applications. This integration allows developers to implement robust reporting functionalities without browser plugins or additional client-side dependencies.

The Stimulsoft Reports.WEB 2025.1.1 release adds a data dictionary to various component editors in the Web report designer, making it easier to access data dictionary elements when editing report components. This enhancement simplifies the report creation process, making it more intuitive and efficient for users.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025.1.1, see our release notes.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Reports.WEB licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is available individually or as part of Stimulsoft Ultimate.