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Add Spreadsheet Functionality to Your Blazor Apps

May 28, 2024
Telerik UI for Blazor v6.0 (2024 Q2) adds a new spreadsheet component that lets you easily integrate Excel-like capabilities into your apps.

Telerik UI for Blazor is a comprehensive UI library that provides over 110 native 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 v6.0.0 update (part of the 2024 Q2 release) introduces a powerful spreadsheet component, empowering developers to integrate Excel-like functionality seamlessly within Blazor applications. This intuitive interface allows users to view, edit, and manipulate tabular data, complete with formatting options, hyperlink insertion, image embedding, and robust formulas and functions. By eliminating the need for external libraries and streamlining data management through native spreadsheet operations, this update enhances workflow efficiency and application performance.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Q2 (v6.0.0), see our release notes.

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

Telerik UI for Blazor is available to buy in the following products:

Streamline Data Entry with Comboboxes

May 24, 2024
The combobox is a valuable tool for enhancing data consistency and user experience in various software applications.

Comboboxes are user interface elements that provide a flexible input experience. They combine a text field with a drop-down list, allowing users to either choose a value from the pre-defined options or enter their own custom value directly into the field. This functionality makes them particularly useful for selecting from large datasets or enabling data entry that may not always have a perfect match within a predefined list.

Several WinForms data editor collections offer combobox components including:

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

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Visualize Data and Processes in Blazor Apps

May 24, 2024
MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor enables users to create and interact with visual representations of processes, improving clarity.

MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor is a commercial library that empowers you to add interactive diagramming functionalities to your Blazor web applications. It leverages the power of Blazor to seamlessly integrate MindFusion's well-established diagramming capabilities, offering a rich set of features for crafting numerous visual representations.

MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor empowers you to create a variety of diagrams, including process maps, network architectures, mind maps, and organizational charts. This translates to broader application in fields like project management, software development, and any scenario where visual communication of ideas or data structures is beneficial.

MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year subscription and support. See our MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor licensing page for full details.

MindFusion.Diagramming for Blazor is available in the following products:

Integrate GenAI into Web, Mobile, and Desktop Apps

May 22, 2024
Telerik UI and Kendo UI 2024 Q2 releases gain an AI Prompt component, offering developers an easy way to incorporate generative AI in their apps.

Progress Telerik is a leading software publisher that provides a range of tools and solutions to help developers build and deploy modern applications. Its product range include UI libraries, reporting tools and testing frameworks. Telerik products are used by millions of developers around the world to build a wide variety of applications.

The 2024 Q2 release completes the blending of AI with UI, thereby bridging the gap between an app and next-generation AI language model applications. The new "AIPrompt" component allows you to integrate artificial intelligence prompts into web, mobile and desktop applications, providing users with a modern interface to interact with AI services.

The following Telerik products have been updated with the AI Prompt component:

To see what else is new in 2024 Q2, see our release notes:

Telerik products are licensed per developer and are available as perpetual licenses with a one year support subscription, which is available in three tiers: Lite, Priority or Ultimate. For more information see:

Drill Down for Deeper Insights in Blazor Charts

May 22, 2024
Chart controls with drill down support facilitate interactive visualizations that unlock granular details, helping users gain deeper insights.

Developers can leverage drill down charts to create interactive data visualizations for exploring hierarchical information. These charts allow users to click on data points, drilling down to progressively more detailed breakdowns. This functionality is often paired with breadcrumb navigation, enabling users to easily track their exploration path and return to higher levels. Drill down charts empower users to gain deeper insights from complex datasets.

Several Blazor Chart controls offer drill down support including:

  • DevExpress Blazor Chart (part of DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor) empowers Blazor charts with interactive drill-down for deeper data exploration.
  • Telerik Blazor Chart (part of Telerik UI for Blazor) provides drill-down capabilities in charts to visualize data hierarchies.
  • TeeChart Blazor offers drill-down chart functionality, enabling users to explore hierarchical data through interactive breakdowns.
  • Syncfusion Blazor Chart (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers drill-down functionality to uncover granular details within your data.

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

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