Telerik and Kendo UI 2026 Q2 Release Is Here: Context‑Aware AI Where You Build

From generating accessible UI and modernizing legacy applications to automating document processing workflows and streamlining debugging, AI is reshaping how applications are built, modernized and tested, and the Q2 2026 release reflects this shift. With Telerik and Kendo UI, teams can deeply incorporate AI into their development process to move faster on common tasks such as UI creation, migration and troubleshooting, while continuing to rely on familiar tools and components.

At the same time, this release continues to invest heavily in core components and features for traditional development. With new UI controls, enhanced data handling capabilities, and expanded framework support, developers can rely on Telerik and Kendo UI to deliver high‑performance applications, whether they are building AI‑powered or classic solutions.

We’ll let the release speak for itself, but before we dive into the highlights…don’t forget to register for the Telerik and Kendo UI 2026 Q2 release webinar. Save your seat now!

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Now, let’s take a closer look at the key highlights shaping the Telerik and Kendo UI 2026 Q2 release.

AI‑Facilitated Development and Document Workflows

Improved Accessibility in Telerik Agentic UI Generator

The Agentic UI Generator continues to evolve into a more practical development teammate. This release places greater emphasis on accessibility by guiding developers to component‑specific best practices and surfacing relevant accessibility APIs directly within the workflow.

The 2026 Q2 release further enhances the overall experience with a new Getting Started tool, along with updates to the Telerik and Kendo UI CLI that automatically set up MCP servers with a single command, making onboarding faster and significantly easier.

Last but not least, the Agentic UI Generator is now also available directly within the Telerik REPL for Blazor, allowing developers to generate components or full pages from the comfort of their browser.

AI Coding Assistant Improvements

A validator tool is now available in the Telerik and Kendo UI Coding Assistants to help reduce hallucinations and improve overall code reliability. A new icons generation tool for existing and custom icons is also introduced with this release.

WebMCP in Preview: Agent-Ready Components in Angular, React and Blazor

WebMCP introduces a new paradigm for how AI agents interact with web applications. With the 2026 Q2 release, the components across Kendo UI for Angular, KendoReact and Telerik UI for Blazor libraries can now expose their capabilities as structured, callable tools that AI agents can use directly. This removes the need for unreliable techniques such as DOM scraping or screen interpretation, enabling precise, programmatic interaction powered by emerging browser standards.

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Agent Tools for Telerik Document Processing Libraries (DPL)

Build intelligent document processing workflows with ease. The DPL Agentic Tools let users extract structured data, edit content, convert formats, generate new Excel or PDF files and perform analysis on Excel documents directly inside .NET apps with no separate services required.

AI‑Driven WinForms App Modernization

Modernizing legacy applications becomes significantly easier with the new AI‑powered Telerik UI for WinForms Converter. This migration tool automatically transforms applications built with standard Microsoft controls into Telerik UI for WinForms, using intelligent control mapping, code parsing and automated project analysis. Delivered as an MCP‑based engine, it provides a fast and reliable path from legacy systems to modern desktop experiences.

Guided Setup and Debugging with Fiddler Agent Skills

Fiddler Agent Skills simplify one of the most complex parts of agent‑driven workflows: setup and debugging. Instead of requiring developers to manually configure and explain steps, the agent can now guide itself through installing Fiddler, configuring MCP integration and executing debugging actions. This significantly lowers the barrier to entry and accelerates troubleshooting.

New Agentic RAG .NET SDK

.NET developers have a straightforward way to integrate retrieval‑augmented generation workflows into their applications. Powered by our own Progress Agentic RAG, the SDK provides a stable foundation for creating context‑aware AI solutions. Available as a public NuGet package with sample integrations for Blazor and .NET MAUI, the SDK makes it easy to ingest data, run semantic search and build AI‑powered app experiences using familiar .NET patterns.

Bonus Item: Integrated AI Chat in Documentation

The Telerik and Kendo UI documentation experience is enhanced with a built‑in AI chat, allowing you to ask questions and receive contextual answers directly within the documentation page. This conversational layer makes it easier to discover features, understand APIs and navigate documentation without breaking focus. The best part? It’s available across all Telerik and Kendo UI libraries, Reporting and Document Processing tools. Here is the Blazor one, for example.

New AI-Interface and Smart Components

New AI Smart Paste Component

Reduce manual typing and speed up data entry in your apps. The AI Smart Paste automatically converts unstructured text into structured inputs by mapping content from emails, documents or messages to the right fields with zero extra effort.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular AI Smart Paste
• KendoReact AI Smart Paste
• Kendo UI for jQuery AI Smart Paste
• Kendo UI for Vue AI Smart Paste
• Telerik UI for Blazor AI Smart Paste
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core AI Smart Paste
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC AI Smart Paste
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX AI Smart Paste
• Telerik UI for .NET MAUI AI Smart Paste

New PromptBox Component

Designed for seamless interaction with AI‑powered workflows, the PromptBox component provides a dedicated space where users can craft prompts, send messages and engage naturally with AI language models.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular PromptBox
• KendoReact PromptBox
• Kendo UI for jQuery PromptBox
• Kendo UI for Vue PromptBox
• Telerik UI for Blazor PromptBox
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core PromptBox
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC PromptBox

SmartBox: Semantic Search and Prompting in Telerik and Kendo UI DataGrid

An AI-enabled DataGrid feature that combines natural-language prompting, keyword search, and semantic search into a single experience, SmartBox allows users to query, filter and manipulate grid data using the interaction option that best fits their needs. Users can control the grid through prompts to apply actions such as filtering, sorting, highlighting and grouping.

Semantic Search enhances discovery by understanding intent and context, returning relevant results even when the exact search terms are not present in the data.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular Grid SmartBox
• KendoReact SmartBox
• Kendo UI for jQuery Grid SmartBox
• Telerik UI for Blazor Grid SmartBox
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Grid SmartBox
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Grid SmartBox

Smart Grid: AI Chat Integration Demo

See how integrating the Telerik and Kendo UI AI Chat with the Data Grid delivers a complete, end-to-end AI prompting experience over the grid multi-step flows and contextual interactions driven through the Chat component.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular Grid AI Chat Integration
• KendoReact Grid AI Chat Integration
• Kendo UI for jQuery Grid AI Chat Integration Demo
• Telerik UI for Blazor Grid AI Chat Integration Demo
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Grid AI Chat Integration Demo
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Grid AI Chat Integration Demo
• Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Grid AI Chat Integration

Telerik UI for .NET MAUI: Prompt Input UI Component

The new Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Prompt Input stands out as a feature‑rich control designed to bridge human‑AI interaction within applications. It provides a polished, ready‑made interface for sending prompts and managing the entire input lifecycle in AI‑driven experiences such as chatbots and in‑app assistants.

Classic Components Beyond AI

Segmented Control Across Telerik and Kendo UI web libraries

Let users choose between a small set of mutually exclusive options, for example, switching between profile types or view modes.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular Segmented Control
• KendoReact Segmented Control
• Kendo UI for jQuery Segmented Control
• Kendo UI for Vue Segmented Control
• Telerik UI for Blazor Segmented Control
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Segmented Control
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Segmented Control
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Segmented Control

New Diagram in KendoReact

The new KendoReact Diagram component allows you to build interactive visualizations that represent relationships between data. It lets you create diagrams using nodes (shapes) and connections (links), making it ideal for workflows, process maps and data-driven visual structures.

DropDownTree and TaskBoard in Telerik UI for Blazor

By combining the familiar structure of a TreeView with the convenience of a dropdown, the new Blazor DropDownTree component offers an intuitive, space-efficient interface that makes browsing, expanding and selecting nested items effortless.

On the other hand, the new Blazor TaskBoard lets you manage tasks in a Kanban-style interface with ease. Cards are organized into columns by status and can be moved via drag-and-drop for quick updates. A built-in toolbar provides search functionality for filtering by title or description, along with an option to add new columns, helping you maintain clear and flexible work tasks.

Editor and DropDownButton in Telerik UI for .NET MAUI

Gain a richer, more flexible text‑input experience designed for scenarios that go beyond a simple entry field. Offering a multiline editor with built‑in scrolling, the new MAUI Editor makes it easy for users to draft longer text, edit content and work comfortably within constrained mobile and desktop layouts.

Meanwhile, the Telerik UI for .NET MAUI DropDownButton enables users to open a pop-up list of action items when they click the primary button.

Speech-to-Text Button Available in Desktop Products

Already available in all Telerik and Kendo UI web and mobile libraries, the Speech-to-Text Button is now ready to empower desktop users, too. They can convert speech into text with a single click, making it easy to add voice input to forms, search bars, chat interfaces and other interactive scenarios.

Learn more:

• Telerik UI for WPF Speech-to-Text Button
• Telerik UI for WinForms Speech-to-Text Button

Developer Productivity and Tooling

CLI Getting Started in Blazor, Angular and React

CLI improvements further streamline how developers get started and build applications. The Telerik CLI .NET tool and the Kendo CLI provide the fastest way to set up development environments for Telerik UI for Blazor, Kendo UI for Angular and KendoReact. With a single command, developers can run multiple setup steps simultaneously, including installing or updating license keys and configuring MCP servers.

Beyond setup, the CLI accelerates the development process itself, enabling teams to quickly scaffold and build their first Telerik or Kendo UI application with minimal effort.

Public NuGet Availability: Blazor, .NET MAUI and Document Processing

Accessing the Telerik UI libraries is now more streamlined with public NuGet availability for Telerik UI for Blazor, Telerik UI for .NET MAUI and the Telerik Document Processing Libraries. Developers can now easily discover, install and update these packages directly through NuGet.

Telerik Reporting: Entity Framework Core Data Source

The EntityCoreDataSource Wizard in the Standalone Report Designer for .NET streamlines data binding by guiding you through the creation and configuration of data sources powered by Entity Framework Core. It automatically discovers available DbContext types from your assemblies, simplifies data retrieval setup and resolves required parameters.

Markdown Format Provider in Telerik Document Processing Libraries

Enable seamless import and export of RadFlowDocument content to and from Markdown, making it easy to integrate with modern documentation workflows. Built into RadWordsProcessing, it includes a robust Markdown parser and writer that support the most widely used syntax elements.

Design, Samples and Developer Experience

New Meridian Theme and Updated Icons Set

A refreshed visual foundation is now available with the introduction of the Meridian theme and an updated icon set. The new Meridian theme introduces a refined design language with improved colors, spacing and visual hierarchy, while the updated icons complement it with a more cohesive and flexible set of visuals.

New Healthcare Sample App with Built-In AI Assistant

To help developers get started faster and see real‑world patterns in action, this release introduces a new Healthcare Management sample application. The app brings together dashboards, scheduling, patient data and real-time alerts in a cohesive interface, while also demonstrating how AI can assist users directly.

Learn more:

• Kendo UI for Angular Healthcare App
• KendoReact Healthcare App
• Kendo UI for jQuery Healthcare App
• Telerik UI for Blazor Healthcare App
• Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Healthcare App

New Project Tracker Sample App in KendoReact

A new Project Tracker sample application is also available in KendoReact, demonstrating how to build a complete task and project management solution using the KendoReact free components only. The app demonstrates how to combine key components, such as the Grid, inputs, dropdowns, buttons and the AppBar, into a cohesive, production-style interface.

More?

Of course there is! The Telerik and Kendo UI 2026 Q2 release brings significant improvements in the existing components, adding new features and updating existing ones. A few examples:

• The DataGrid in Telerik and Kendo UI web UI libraries adds CSV export, row pinning, sticky groups functionality and stacked layout modes.

• The Chat component is enhanced with a dedicated scroll-to-bottom button, improved status indicators that can display text, icons or both, failed message state, suggestions, single-line, multiline and auto-expand modes, customizable prefix and suffix content, built-in actions like speech-to-text and file selection and endless scrolling.

• The Diagram component adds tooltips on nodes, resizable connection segments, resizable shapes, declarative shapes and rich text content.

What’s New and Release History

To see everything that’s new in 2026 Q2, visit the What’s New in Telerik and Kendo UI page. For a deeper dive into each product, follow the links below.