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: Feb 27, 2017

Updates in 2017 Volume 1

Features

  • Barcode
    • UPC-A Barcode Support - Now provides support for rendering UPC-A barcodes.
  • Diagram
    • Enhanced SVG Export -The diagram control provides support for exporting diagrams to SVG format with label wrapping.
  • DocIO
    • Word to PDF Enhancements - DocIO now supports RTL contents, picture bullets, and auto-sized textboxes during Word to PDF conversion.
  • PDF
    • Digital Signature Enhancements - Now supports signing single certificates in a multiple certificate chain (Certificate Revocation List...
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Released: Dec 7, 2016

Updates in 2016 Volume 4

Features

  • Compatible with Visual Studio 2017.
  • Chart
    • Trackball - Data points close to mouse location or touch contact point can be tracked through trackball.
    • Crosshair - Axis coordinates at mouse location can be identified using crosshair.
  • DocIO
    • Faster PDF Conversion - DocIO now converts a Word document to PDF 30% faster than the previous version.
  • Grid
    • Excel 2016-like Selection Frame - Grid control provides support for Excel 2016-like selection frames.
    • Touch Selection - Grid control provides...
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Released: Sep 28, 2016

Updates in 2016 Volume 3

Features

  • Chart
    • Trendlines - Charts now support linear, exponential, logarithmic, power, polynomial, and moving average trendlines.
  • Essential DocIO
    • Save as ODT File - Essential DocIO supports saving a Word document as an OpenDocument text (ODT) file.
  • Grid
    • Cell Comment Tip - The grid control provides support for Excel-like comments which can be used to display additional notes. The appearance of comment indicators and tips can be customized for each cell.
    • Touch Scrolling - The grid control...
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Released: Jul 7, 2016

Updates in 2016 Volume 2

Features

  • Bar Code
    • Export as Bitmap - Linear and two-dimensional bar codes can be exported as a bitmap files.
  • Chart
    • Callout - Data labels can be dragged and dropped anywhere within a chart.
    • Pinch Zooming - Charts can be zoomed and panned with interactive pinch-spread gestures.
    • Categorical Axis - Charts support categorical values in horizontal axis.
  • Essential DocIO
    • Word-to-PDF Conversion Enhancements - Picture borders are preserved while converting a Word document to a PDF file.
    • WordProcessingML...
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Released: Apr 21, 2016

Updates in this release

Updates in 2016 Volume 1

DocIO

  • Alternate Chunks in Word to PDF conversion - An alternate chunk is an anchor in a Word document for external content imported from a specified file. DocIO converts Word documents with alternate chunks to PDF files.

Grid Grouping

  • Data Bar - The grid grouping control supports visualizing numeric column values using an Excel-inspired data bar, which can visualize negative and positive values using a different range of colors.
  • Enhancements in Grid-to-Word Exporting...
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Released: Jan 15, 2016

Updates in this release

Updates in 2015 Volume 4

  • Essential Presentation
    • SmartArt diagrams - Essential Presentation supports creating and manipulating SmartArt diagrams. It also supports adding and removing nodes, editing node text, and formatting an individual node or entire SmartArt diagram.
  • Essential PDF
    • Annotations - Annotations such as circles, ellipses, polylines, polygons, rectangles, and squares can be added in PDF documents, and existing annotations can be modified.
    • PDF Grid Enhancements - Support for adding...
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Released: Nov 11, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in 2014 Vol 3

  • Predictive Analytics - Execute PMML models and provide real-time results from within your .NET applications without any third party dependencies.
  • JavaScript - Diagram control connectors can be edited and diagrams can be localized for any region and exported as an image. Gantt control updates include schedule modes, segment spacing and drag-and-drop connector line editing.
  • New LightSwitch HTML Controls - Includes a rich selection of controls including the data grid, chart...
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Released: Aug 26, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in 2014 Vol 2

  • Negative Values in Linear Gauges - Negative values can be used in linear gauges for both horizontal and vertical layouts.
  • Defer Update in Grid Field Chooser - When selecting fields to make visible or invisible, changes will not occur until after the field dialog box is closed.
  • Enhanced Grid Filter - Filter data with an enhanced, Excel-like drop-down menu.
  • Pivot Grid Control - With customizable columns and rows users can sort data, filter values, choose pivot items and hide...
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Released: Jan 20, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in 2013 Vol 4

  • Tree Map - A tree map control for visualizing hierarchical information.
  • Digital Gauge - A digital gauge control with data-binding support.
  • Linear Gauge - A linear gauge control with data-binding support.

Released: Jun 13, 2013

Updates in this release

Updates in 2013 Vol 2

  • Barcode Control - Display any one of 12 included barcode types within your applications. Supported symbologies include the popular QR code.
  • BI PivotGrid Enhancements - Conditionally format cells based on specified criteria.
  • Essential Grid Enhancements - Paging support has been provided in Essential Grid for Windows Forms to improve performance.
  • Carousel Control - Arrange items in a layout that is optimized for easily browsing a list of items.
  • Essential Diagram Enhancements...
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