# Getting Started with WinForms ImageEditor

This article shows how you can start using **RadImageEditor**.

## Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use `RadImageEditor` when working with NuGet packages, install the `Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls` package. The [package target framework version may vary](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/visual-studio-integration/available-nugets).

Read more about NuGet installation in the [Install using NuGet Packages](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/installation-and-upgrades/install-using-nuget) article.

> tip With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it [here](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/licensing/license-key).

## Adding Assembly References Manually

When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:

* **Telerik.Licensing.Runtime**
* **Telerik.WinControls**
* **Telerik.WinControls.UI**
* **TelerikCommon**

The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available [installation approaches](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/installation-and-upgrades/installing-on-your-computer).

## Defining the RadImageEditor

**RadImageEditor** control encapsulates the entire image editing logic. In order to use it in your application you have to add references to:

The control offers a set of operations you can perform on an image which is loaded in the editor.

> important Since **R3 2018** `Save` button behaves like `Save As`.

To use the **RadImageEditor** just drop it from the toolbox on your form. The control already contains UI for editing the image. Once your application is started you can click the open button and load image in the control.

![WinForms RadImageEditor Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/047706bebd27ee8babb0c150749ca40c/image-editor-getting-started001.png)

## See Also

* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/image-editor/structure)
* [Properties and Events](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/image-editor/properties-and-events)
* [How to Get Click Coordinates Relative to the Image](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/knowledge-base/get-clicked-image-coordinates)
* [How to Edit a Multi-page TIFF Image](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/knowledge-base/edit-multi-page-tiff-image)

## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinForms ImageEditor Component](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/image-editor.aspx)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/getting-started/first-steps)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Setup](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/installation-and-upgrades/installing-on-your-computer)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Converter](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/ai-coding-assistant/converter/converter)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Visual Studio Templates](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/visual-studio-integration/visual-studio-templates)
* [Deploy Telerik UI for WinForms Applications](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/deployment-and-distribution/application-deployment)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom(Training Courses for Registered Users)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/17/telerik-ui-for-winforms)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms License Agreement)](https://www.telerik.com/purchase/license-agreement/winforms-dlw-s)