ActiveReports.NET Releases
Released: Feb 23, 2026
Updates in 20
Features
- Smart Data Regions - help you get from "I have the data" to "I have a solid first draft" quickly. It lets developers and end-users generate common data regions such as Tables, Tablix, and Charts using AI.
- Pick your fields.
- Generate suggestions.
- Choose and insert the suggestion/s you need.
- AI Image to Report - Lets you go from a static image to an editable ActiveReports report layout in minutes. Drop in an image of an existing report and ActiveReports will analyze and interpret what is...
Released: Nov 12, 2025
Updates in 19.2
Features
- Added functionality to disable tooltips for financial charts, enhancing user control over chart interactivity.
- Upgraded to
DsDocs/DsExcel 8.1.4, including updates to core components and installer checks for improved compatibility and performance.
- Introduced support for the CCITT4 TIFF format in Page/RDLX reports, aligning with existing support in Section reports.
- Enhanced the Configure JSON Data Source by adding item names to the connection link verification icon for improved...
Released: Jun 26, 2025
Updates in 19.1
Features
- Chart 2.0+ Improvements
- Improved funnel and pyramid chart rendering.
- Smarter label layouts for Pie and Doughnut charts.
- New Percentage Column layout type.
- Import SSRS charts to ActiveReports.
- Seamless migration from classic charts to DV2.0.
- Better title conversion for RDL charts.
- Show selected chart plot types.
- Dynamic Grouping - This release introduces dynamic grouping capabilities across multiple report controls:
- New 'Enabled' property for Groups in Tables and BandedLists.
- New 'Hidden...
Released: Feb 25, 2025
Updates in 19
Features
- .NET 9 Support - ActiveReports.NET v19 introduces support for .NET 9. Developers upgrading existing applications or building new projects on .NET 9 can continue using ActiveReports without compatibility concerns.
- Report Wizard Phase Two - The Report Wizard was added last year in v18. Now, v19 introduces phase two of the Report Wizard, further simplifying the report creation process with additional configuration options. Previously, the wizard only supported data binding. In this release...
Released: Oct 23, 2024
Updates in 18.2
Features
- Enhanced XML Data Display in Web Designer
- Introduces a tree structure for data fields. This intuitive display makes it much easier to explore and work with complex XML data, letting you focus more on designing your report rather than deciphering your data.
- Windows Server 2025 Support
- ActiveReports.NET 18.2 adds support for Windows Server 2025. This enhancement ensures that the reporting tool can take advantage of the latest improvements in Windows Server, offering better security...
Released: Jul 16, 2024
Updates in 18.1.1
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Japanese versions of the Visual Studio extensions would automatically update to the English version.
- Fixed an issue where MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Core.Rendering.dll was unsigned.
- Fixed an issue where custom themes for the JSViewer were being applied incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where paper size was not reflected correctly when printing to a specific printer.
- Fixed an issue where paper size and orientation were not reflected properly when printing a Page Report.
Released: Jun 19, 2024
Updates in 18.1
Features
- Enriched Chart Customization - This release has introduced new properties to enrich the customization and visual communication of charts for RDLX, Page, and Dashboard reports.
- LabelRowCount: This property, applied to the X-axis of charts, allows you to set the number of rows for axis labels, enabling a multi-row arrangement for better readability and organization of labels. Note that this feature is only applicable to charts that have an X-axis.
- SymbolSize: This property allows you to...
Released: Feb 27, 2024
Updates in 18
Features
- Customizable UI with Themes for JS Viewer and Web Designer - ActiveReports 18 introduces themes support for both the JS Viewer and Web Designer components, allowing you to personalize the user interface according to your preferences. Choose from a selection of built-in UI themes, or craft a custom theme to tailor the look and feel of these components to match your application's aesthetic or branding requirements.
- WinForms Viewer UI Design Refresh - The WinForms Viewer has undergone a...
Released: Dec 15, 2023
Updates in 17.2.1
Fixes
- Exception appears in export as task specific report in PDF.
- PDF export memory consumption issue in ActiveReports 17 (v17.1.2).
- Report with parameters is not previewed on pressing Enter.
- The request to add a possibility to change the order of Export options in JSViewer.
- Preview shows "The JSON data source has not been found" if the report has the dataset bound parameter and the connection string as expression.
- Full report page refresh on expanding/collapsing tablix groups in SinglePage and...
Released: Oct 3, 2023
Updates in 17.2
Features
- Preconfigure Controls for End Users with Report Parts - Using the new Report Parts feature, developers can create pre-configured controls that they can then add to the ActiveReports toolbox for their end users to drag and drop onto the design surface.
- Shared Data Source Support added to the Web Designer - The WebDesigner and Blazor WebDesigner components now support shared data sources, which are reusable data source connections that may be used in multiple reports.
- Improved...
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