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    The Syncfusion® difference

    100+ components

    The Syncfusion® WinForms suite has more than 100 essential components such as grids, charts, diagrams, and document processing libraries for quickly developing sophisticated line-of-business applications.

    Unparalleled performance

    Performance is crucial for providing a positive user experience. We ensure that all our components are designed and developed to provide the best performance possible.

    Stunning built-in themes

    All WinForms components ship with several beautiful, built-in themes, and altering their appearance is simple.

    Test automation frameworks supported

    Popular test automation frameworks such as HP QTP/UFT and coded-UI are supported. All components enable you to build strong, scalable, and tested apps. They are also fully compliant with popular accessibility standards such as Section 508 and VPAT.

    Localization simplified

    All WinForms components can be easily customized to use different resources depending on the set location.

    Weekly NuGet updates

    Syncfusion® provides individual NuGet packages by component and weekly NuGet releases for easy development.

    Stay current

    You'll get the most up-to-date functionality and new components, as well as monthly service packs and bug fixes, with a promise of at least four major updates per year. Custom patches can be ordered as needed.

    Seamless integration with Visual Studio

    Toolbox integration, a better designer experience, NuGet support, and IntelliSense comments are all part of the complete Visual Studio integration.

    Document processing libraries

    Read, write, and easily manipulate Excel, Word, and PDF files in WinForms applications with Syncfusion® document-processing libraries.

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    On G2, more than 600+ users have reviewed Syncfusion® products.

    Free Community License

    Get unlimited access to our 100+ WinForms components and you can also get our free unlimited access to over 1,900 controls for Syncfusion® Essential Studio® products through the Community License. No credit card required.

    The Syncfusion® WinForms suite versus other vendors’ components

    Note: Other Vendors denotes Telerik, DevExpress, and GrapeCity

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    COMPONENTS

    The Syncfusion® native WinForms component library offers 100+ UI and data visualization web controls that are responsive and lightweight for building modern web apps.

    GRID
    Components

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    DataGrid

    Grid Control

    Pivot Grid

    DATA VISUALIZATION
    Components

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    Chart

    Diagram

    Barcode

    Bullet Graph

    Digital Gauge

    Linear Gauge

    Map

    Pivot Chart

    Radial Gauge

    Smith Chart

    Sparkline

    TreeMap

    Skins

    Theme Studio (Preview)

    INPUT CONTROLS
    Components

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    Numeric TextBox

    AutoComplete

    CheckBox

    Color Picker DropDown

    Color Picker

    Folder Browser

    MaskedTextBox

    NumericUpdown

    Radial Slider

    Radio Button

    Range Slider

    Rating Control

    TextBox

    TrackBar

    Watermark Text Provider

    Spell Checker

    NAVIGATION
    Components

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    Ribbon

    TabControl

    Menu

    Breadcrumb

    ContextMenuStrip

    Excel-like Tabbar Splitter

    Navigation Pane

    Multicolumn TreeView

    Navigation Drawer

    Radial Menu

    Record Navigation Control

    Scroll Frame

    Tab Splitter Container

    ToolBar

    Tree Navigator

    TreeView

    Wizard Control

    DIALOGS & NOTIFICATION
    Components

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    Form

    Tabbed Form (Preview)

    Hub Tile

    Image Streamer

    MessageBox

    Metro Form

    Office 2007 Form

    Progress Bar

    Splash Screen

    Status Bar

    StatusStrip

    Tooltip

    LAYOUT
    Components

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    Docking Manager

    Border Layout

    Card Layout

    Carousel

    Flow Layout

    Gradient Panel

    Grid Bag Layout

    Grid Layout

    Popup

    SplitContainer

    Tile Layout

    Gradient Label

    LISTS & DROPDOWN
    Components

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    ComboBox

    ListView

    Editable ListBox

    Multicolumn ComboBox

    Multicolumn ListBox

    CALENDARS
    Components

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    Calendar

    DateTimePicker

    Scheduler

    MISCELLANEOUS
    Components

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    Calculation Engine

    Calculator

    Clock

    Grouping

    QTP Addon

    FILE VIEWERS & EDITORS
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    PDF Viewer

    Spreadsheet

    Syntax Editor

    HTML Viewer

    BUTTONS
    Components

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    Button

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    ButtonEdit

    Split Button

    Toggle Button

    DATA SCIENCE
    Components

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    Predictive Analytics

    FILE FORMAT FRAMEWORKS
    Components

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    Excel

    PDF

    PowerPoint

    Word

    HIGHLIGHTS

    The Syncfusion® WinForms suite is a complete component set for building rich user interfaces. Our components are fast, easy to use, and their documentation contains lots of examples.

    Highlights

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    Essential<sup class="trademark-small">®</sup> components: Grids, Charts, Diagrams, document processing libraries, and Tools and more

    Individual component NuGet packages

    Components have been designed and developed to provide the highest performance

    Components with several beautiful built-in themes

    Automation frameworks: HP QTP/UFT and coded-UI are supported

    Section 508 and VPAT accessibility standards

    Seamless integration with Visual Studio

    Document Processing Libraries that allow for easy manipulation

    Custom patches are available

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

    Compared to other vendors, Syncfusion® WinForms components have many unique features that benefit users.

    ControlUnique Features

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridCustom Layouts

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridMicrosoft® Excel Operations

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridVirtual Data

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridItem Selection

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridBusiness Intelligence

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridFiltering & Analysis

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridCell Drop Down

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridView Style

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridPowerful Printing Support with Watermarks

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    DataGrid/GridView/GridBuilt-in HTML & CSS markup support

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    DiagramGrid spacing support to ruler

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    PDF LibraryAdd comments and reviews to the PDF annotation

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    PDF LibraryPDF 2.0 version support

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    PDF LibraryPDF digital signatures with CAdES

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    PDF LibraryFind corrupted PDF documents

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    PDF LibraryImport and export XFA form data

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    PDF LibraryFind extended features in documents

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    PDF LibraryRead and edit JavaScript PDF actions

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    PDF LibraryDeferred signing

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    PDF LibraryElliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA)

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    PDF LibraryHTML text element

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    PDF LibraryPDF to PDF-A conversion progress

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    PDF LibraryImport and export form data enhancement

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    PDF LibraryArabic text drawing enhancement

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    PDF LibraryPDF to PDF/A Conversion enhancement

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    RibbonRearranging ToolStrip using designer

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    RibbonAutomatically reset images based on DPI

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    RibbonMDI Ribbon Merge

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    RibbonLoad user control

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    Radial MenuImage Size

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    Radial MenuPowerful Command Framework

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    Radial GaugeNew Frame Types

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    Radial GaugeNative Design-Time Experience

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    Navigation DrawerImage support

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    Multicolumn TreeViewFiltering

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    Syntax EditorCustomize the end-of-line character

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    Smith ChartImage export support

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    Excel LibraryOutline layout

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    Excel LibraryImport HTML tables into Excel worksheet

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    Excel LibraryExport Excel data to JSON files

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    Excel LibraryConvert Excel charts with images and shapes to a PDF or image

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    Excel LibraryConvert data bars and color scales of conditional formats to PDF

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    Excel LibraryConvert Excel form controls to PDF AcroForm fields or flattened images

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    Excel LibraryEnhancements in XlsIO

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    Excel LibraryExcel table with parameter query

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    Excel LibraryExcel chart enhancements

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    Excel LibraryExcel-to-PDF conversion enhancements

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    Word LibraryFirstColumn and LastColumn in bookmarks

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    Word LibraryMathematical equations in Word-to-PDF conversion

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    Word LibraryPaper source settings

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    Word LibraryJustify the text in a paragraph, like in Microsoft Word 2013

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    Word LibraryAutomatically detect font names from themes for East Asian text

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    Word LibraryRemove style

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    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancements

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    Word LibraryLocale identifier for bidirectional language text

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    Word LibraryParent comment

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    Word LibraryPreserves all comments when converting a Word document to PDF or image formats

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    PowerPoint LibraryExtract OLE object

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    PowerPoint LibraryPPTX-to-PDF enhancements

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    PowerPoint LibraryAutomatically detect font names from themes for complex script and East Asian text

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    PowerPoint LibraryUse an API to define a fallback font for any Unicode character range

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    PowerPoint LibraryLanguage for text part

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    PowerPoint LibraryPPTX-to-PDF and PPTX-to-Image enhancements

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    PowerPoint LibraryEmbed a binary file as OLE

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    PowerPoint LibraryDisplay OLE object as an icon

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    PowerPoint LibraryWrite protection

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    SpreadsheetText rotation

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    DEMOS

    850+ Interactive WinForms demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time. 

    Features

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    Eye catching UI with easy interaction

    Real world examples for each components

    View source code samples in GitHub

    Explore the locally installed demos

    DOCUMENTATION

    All the features of our WinForms components are explained thoroughly with C# code examples, demos, and screenshots in the documentation.

    Features

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    Eye catching UI with easy interaction

    Real world examples for each components

    View source code samples in GitHub

    Explore the locally installed demos

    Features

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    Installation and Upgrade Information

    System Requirements

    Individual NuGet Packages

    Section 508 Compliance

    Visual Studio Integration

    Explained all features of the component

    Every features explained with well-crafted code examples

    .NET Framework and .NET Core Compatibility

    Documentation Archives

    EASY DEVELOPMENT

    Easily integrate the tools to blend Syncfusion® WinForms components with your WinForms apps. 

    Features

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    UI with rich appearance

    Visual Studio Project Templates

    Easily customizable theme studio

    Toolbox Configuration

    Industry-proven components

    Live chat support on all business days

    Features

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    Installation and Upgrade Information

    System Requirements

    Individual NuGet Packages

    Section 508 Compliance

    Visual Studio Integration

    Explained all features of the component

    Every features explained with well-crafted code examples

    .NET Framework and .NET Core Compatibility

    Documentation Archives

    * The comparison data is taken from Syncfusion® 2022 Volume 1 release.

    ** If you have questions about the comparison tables, please contact us.

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    We're using the file formats and Windows/JavaScript list controls a lot. They're fast, easy to use, and the documentation is good and contains examples. Tickets with questions or suggestions were answered within a day, so we're happy to use the Syncfusion libraries.
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