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Engage Users with Intelligent Skeleton Components

November 24, 2025
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 2025 Q4 adds content-aware Skeleton loading states that boost perceived performance while data loads.

Telerik UI for .NET MAUI is a robust suite of user interface components designed to simplify the creation of cross-platform applications using .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI). It offers a wide range of pre-built controls, including charts, grids, and navigation elements, enabling developers to build visually appealing, high-performance apps for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS from a shared codebase. By ensuring a consistent user experience across platforms, it accelerates development and allows a focus on functionality, making it ideal for business applications, dashboards, and data-driven projects.

The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 2025 Q4 update introduces the new Skeleton Component, which enables developers to present structured loading placeholders that match the layout of their final content. This improves perceived responsiveness by keeping the interface stable while data is retrieved, reducing layout shifts and allowing users to understand the expected structure of the page before it fully renders. With built-in templates for common UI patterns, the component improves implementation and helps teams deliver more consistent, polished loading experiences across their applications.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025 Q4 (v12.0.0), see our release notes.

Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 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 .NET MAUI licensing page for full details.

Telerik UI for .NET MAUI is available individually or as part of the following products:

Improve Data Entry with Built-In Table Structure

November 17, 2025
Optimajet FormEngine v7.3.0 adds a powerful new table component for creating structured, multi-row data inputs directly inside forms.

Optimajet FormEngine is a drag-and-drop React form builder that lets teams create, manage, and render complex web forms without writing frontend code. It allows developers and business users to visually design forms, store them as JSON, and render them at runtime. As a React JS library, it easily integrates into existing applications while giving developers full control over form logic, structure, and data flow, making it well suited for complex data collection.

The Optimajet FormEngine v7.3.0 update introduces a new Table component that allows developers to structure form inputs in organized rows and columns, making it easier to handle multi-row or repeatable data within a single form. This addition enables cleaner data modeling, improves usability for scenarios that require tabular entry, and integrates with existing FormEngine features such as validation, conditional logic, and JSON-based configuration.

To see a full list of what's new in version v7.3.0, see our release notes.

Optimajet FormEngine is licensed based on usage type (internal commercial use, public web/SaaS, or OEM embedding), number of domains for the visual editor, and access to additional ready-made components. Licenses are perpetual and include 6 months or 1 year of updates and support. See our Optimajet FormEngine licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Optimajet FormEngine product page.

Enable AI-Powered Chat in Modern Web Apps

November 12, 2025
Infragistics Professional 25.2 introduces a flexible AI chat interface with full control over layout, messaging, and user interaction.

Infragistics Professional is a comprehensive suite of UI components designed to accelerate the development of high-performance, visually rich applications across several platforms. It provides developers with a vast collection of tools for building data-driven interfaces, including advanced grids, charts, and reporting features for web, desktop, and mobile environments.

The Infragistics Professional 25.2 release introduces an AI Chat control for React and Web Components. It provides a solid foundation for building responsive, real-time conversational interfaces in your applications. Whether you're creating a customer support tool, a collaborative chat workspace, or an AI assistant, this component includes essential features such as text messaging, file attachments, quick reply suggestions, and typing indicators. Unlike static message lists, it manages input, interaction, and rendering dynamically, ensuring a smooth user experience. The component also offers a robust rendering API that allows full customization of layout and visual elements, giving you control over how your chat interface looks and behaves.

To see a full list of what's new in version 25.2, see our release notes.

Infragistics Professional is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 1, 2 or 3 year support and maintenance subscription. See our Infragistics Professional licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Infragistics Professional product page.

Unify Design with Centralized Theme Control

October 29, 2025
UI theming simplifies visual consistency by managing styles like color and typography from one place, supporting branding and faster customization.

UI suite theming allows developers and designers to define a unified visual style across all components. By controlling colors, typography, spacing, and other design elements from a central configuration, teams can ensure consistency, maintain brand identity, and improve updates. Theming also enables effortless customization, allowing teams to align a product’s look with branding, support light and dark modes, or adapt interfaces for different clients. This approach accelerates development and enhances user experience, making applications feel polished, cohesive, and professional. Common use cases include enterprise dashboards, multi-brand SaaS platforms, and cross-platform applications that require a consistent appearance on web, desktop, and mobile.

Several JavaScript UI suites offer theming support, including:

  • DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress lets you create consistent, brand-aligned interfaces with powerful theming tools that unify styles across web and mobile applications.
  • Wijmo by MESCIUS allows you to customize UI components effortlessly, ensuring cohesive, responsive designs and theme integration throughout your applications.
  • jQWidgets facilitates unified, professional styling with theme customization features that adapt your application’s look and feel to any brand or platform.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI enables complete visual control with flexible theming options that deliver polished, consistent user experiences across enterprise-grade web applications.

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

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Build Rich Navigation with Blazor Menus

October 10, 2025
Blazor UI libraries deliver flexible menu components with nested items, visual customization, and integration into modern web layouts.

Menu controls in a Blazor UI suite are user interface components that provide structured navigation through an application by organizing links or actions into hierarchical menus. These controls are particularly useful in web applications that require intuitive, accessible, and dynamic navigation elements. In Blazor, menu controls can be rendered either through server-side or WebAssembly-based components, allowing developers to build interactive menus using Razor syntax and C#. They support features like multi-level nesting, icons, templates, and binding to data sources, making them adaptable to a wide range of layouts and user experiences. Menu controls integrate smoothly with routing and layout systems, enabling developers to maintain a consistent navigation experience across the application.

Several Blazor UI suites provide Menu controls, including:

  • DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor lets you build hierarchical menus with templates, icons, and orientation support, including a responsive layout with collapsing behavior.
  • Telerik UI for Blazor allows you to create multi-level menus with item templates, icons, and URL-based navigation that integrates with Blazor routing.
  • Nevron Open Vision for .NET provides context and ribbon menu controls for Blazor WebAssembly, with theme support, icons, checkable items, and multi-click interaction.
  • Blazorise offers a responsive Bar component that supports horizontal and vertical modes, with nested dropdowns and layout-friendly navigation options.
  • Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) provides a dedicated Blazor Menu control with nested items, multiple display modes, rich styling, and context menu support.

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

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