Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms

A comprehensive UI controls package for WinForms.

Published by Syncfusion
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2002

Version: 2026 Volume 1 SP1 (33.2.5) NEW Updated: May 5, 2026 5.00 Star Average Review5.00 Star Average Review5.00 Star Average Review5.00 Star Average Review5.00 Star Average Review (4)

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Syncfusion Essential Studio Windows Forms Releases

Released: Jan 3, 2024

Updates in 2023 Volume 4 (24.1.44)

Fixes

  • Calculate
    • The ParseAndComputeFormula method will now return the expected results when performing the arithmetic calculation for portable projects.
    • The calculated value will now return the correct results when performing the FIXED formula calculation for portable projects.
  • DocIO
    • Contents are now preserved properly while resaving the RTF format document.
    • TOC is now preserved properly after calling UpdateTableOfContents() API.
  • MultiColumnTreeView
    • The FontFamily will now be immediately updated...
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Released: Dec 18, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 4 (24.1.41)

Features

  • Microsoft Excel Library
    • Grouping in pivot table - The Excel Library (XlsIO) now supports grouping date and time fields in pivot tables. Users can group pivot data based on the following categories:
      • Date.
      • Month.
      • Year.
      • Quarter.
      • Hour.
      • Minute.
      • Second.
    • Font fallback in Excel-to-PDF conversion - The Excel Library now allows the configuration of fallback fonts for Unicode text during the conversion of Excel files to PDF or image files. These fallback fonts come into play when the rendering...
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Released: Dec 5, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.7)

Fixes

  • DocIO
    • Reading out loud in Adobe Reader now works properly in the PDF converted from a Word document.
    • Hanging issue will no longer occur while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • List format is now compared properly while comparing two DOCX format documents.
    • The color of end note separator is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • Shapes are now preserved properly while converting an RTF to DOCX format document.
    • The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be...
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Released: Nov 28, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.6)

Fixes

  • DocIO
    • Section break is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
    • German date format is now preserved properly while executing mail merge.
    • PDF accessibility will no longer fails for the table while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • Picture is now positioned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • Track changes revisions are now preserved properly while opening a DOCX format document.
    • Text in DOCX format document are now compared properly after calling...
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Released: Nov 23, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.5)

Fixes

  • DocIO
    • The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
    • Delimiters are now compared properly while comparing two DOCX format documents.
    • Table inside floating shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • Paragraph format is now compared properly while comparing two DOCX format documents.
  • Presentation
    • Custom document properties are now...
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Released: Nov 20, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 SP1 (23.2.4)

Features

  • Common
    • Added compatibility with Microsoft .NET 8.
  • PDF
    • Added support for setting polygon points in PdfLoadedPolygonAnnotation and PdfPolygonAnnotation.
    • Added support for retrieving the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) with revocation serial numbers, revoked dates, and revocation status from embedded CRLs during signature validation.
    • Added support for includinf certificates in the Document Security Store (DSS) during Long-Term Validation (LTV).
    • Added support for retrieving certificates...
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Released: Nov 7, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 (23.1.44)

Fixes

  • Calculate
    • The VLOOKUP formula will return exact value instead of an #VALUE error string when when an external reference is used in the VLOOKUP function.
  • DocIO
    • The StackOverflowException will no longer be thrown while calling UpdateDocumentFields API.
    • Justification is now applied properly while converting a Microsoft Word document to PDF.
    • The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
    • Shape is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format...
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Released: Oct 31, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 (23.1.43)

Fixes

  • MetroForm
    • Borders will now be visible properly in corners when enabling AllowRoundedCorners with BorderThickness.
  • PDF
    • The issue of text not being preserved properly when converting PDF to PDF/A-2b has been successfully resolved.
    • The exception no longer occurs when removing the PDF bookmark.
    • The issue of text not being properly retrieved from the loaded XfaComboBox field has been resolved.
    • The issue of missing pattern elements in the converted EMF to PDF document has been fixed.
    • Null...
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Released: Oct 24, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 (23.1.42)

Fixes

  • Calculate
    • The SUBTOTAL formula will return the correct results for entire calculated ranges if the intermediate calculated ranges already contain the SUBTOTAL formula.
  • DocIO
    • Text form field now added properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
    • The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while comparing two DOCX format documents.
  • PDF
    • The issue of an invalid signature while signing a specific PDF document has been resolved.
    • The preservation issue no longer occurs when...
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Released: Oct 10, 2023

Updates in 2023 Volume 3 (23.1.40)

Fixes

  • Calculate
    • The IF formula will return zero instead of an empty value when the IF formula's TRUE or FALSE parameter value is empty.
  • GridControl
    • Now, two characters will not be deleted in GridControl when you delete the cell value using the backspace key with a single click.
    • Now the GridChangeCellsCommand will not be pushed to the command stack for formula cells when you call the ResizeToFit method in the CommandStack Enabled scenario in GridControl.