What's New
The 2026 Q1 Release is Live!
With New Agentic Tools for Document Processing, Enhanced MCP Tools, and a Set of AI Interface and Smart Components, the 2026 Q1 Release Lets You Bring Intelligence Directly Into Your Applications.
2026 Q1 Release Overview
The Telerik and Kendo UI 2026 Q1 release continues to bring AI directly into everyday application workflows, moving it more and more into practical, real-world scenarios. At the same time, this first release of 2026 strengthens the core foundations you rely on, with latest framework support and integrations, enhanced UI customization tools, and a growing set of new and improved components that make it easier to design, build, and evolve complex applications.
If you are an existing Progress Telerik or Kendo UI customer, dive right into the release by downloading the latest bits from Your Account or directly update your NuGet package reference to the latest version in your solutions. To access the latest Angular, React and Vue functionality, install the respective npm packages. Or, if you haven’t checked out our products recently, now is the perfect time to give them another try.
Web
Kendo UI for Angular
- PromptBox Component
- SmartPasteButton component turns clipboard text into form-ready data
- Smart Grid Semantic Search lets users filter with natural language
KendoReact
- KendoReact PromptBox: Smarter Input Experience for AI or Chat Apps
- KendoReact SmartPaste Button: AI-Powered Form Autofill
- KendoReact Data Grid: Semantic Search and AI Chat Assistant
Kendo UI for jQuery
- jQuery PromptBox: Enhanced Prompt Input Experience
- jQuery SmartPasteButton: Effortless Input Filling
- jQuery Smart Grid: Semantic Search Built into a SmartBox
Kendo UI for Vue
- Grid Virtualization and Performance Improvements
- Automatic Data Processing and State Management
- Built-In Global Search and TypeScript Refinements
Telerik UI for Blazor
- Blazor SmartPaste Button: Paste Once, Populate Everything
- Blazor PromptBox: Smarter Input Experience for AI or Chat Apps
- Blazor DropDownTree: Hierarchical Selection Made Easy
Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core
- ASP.NET Core Smart Grid: Semantic Search Built into a SmartBox
- ASP.NET Core SmartPasteButton: Effortless Input Filling
- ASP.NET Core PromptBox: Improved Prompt Input Experience
Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC
- ASP.NET MVC PromptBox: Elevated Prompt Input Experience
- ASP.NET MVC SmartPasteButton: Effortless Input Filling
- ASP.NET MVC Smart Grid: Semantic Search Built into a SmartBox
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
- ASP.NET AJAX: New SmartPasteButton for Effortless Inputs
- Accessibility Improvements Across Telerik UI for AJAX Controls
- Multiple Localization and Right-To-Left (RTL) Improvements
UI/UX Tools
ThemeBuilder
- ThemeBuilder: Expanded and Unified Component Preview Coverage
- ThemeBuilder: Performance Improvements and Optimized Theme Processing
Reporting
Telerik Reporting
- Inline Image Support in HtmlTextBox
- Repeating Table Group Headers
- Unicode Bidirectional (BiDi) Text Layout Support
Telerik Report Server
- Inline Image Support in HtmlTextBox
- Repeating Table Group Headers
- BiDi Text Support in Report Server for .NET
Telerik Document Processing
- Agent Tools: AI-Ready Document Processing Workflows
- MIME Type of Embedded Files in DPL
- Aligned Digital Signing with European Commission Validation Standards
Mobile
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI
- New Editor Component
- Data Grid Enhancement: Prompt-Controlled DataGrid
- DataGrid Enhancement: Improved Sort Indicator Customization
Desktop
Telerik UI for WPF
- Capture Text Faster with Hands-Free Speech Input with the Speech-to-Text Button
- RichTextBox Enhancement: Support for Customizing Hyperlink Tooltips
- RichTextBox Enhancement: Improved Keyboard Selection Behavior in Tables
Telerik UI for WinForms
- Capture Text Faster with Hands-Free Speech Input with the Speech-to-Text Button
- Grid Enhancement: Column Selection via Checkboxes
- Grid Enhancement: Improved Sorting Performance
Mocking and Assert Functionality
Telerik JustMock
- Supporting GitLab Integration
- Improved Cross-Platform Application Support
- Support for transparent integration with dotCover in installation
Release History
2025 Q4
Save at Least 30% of the Development Cycle with AI-Generated UI, 12 AI Coding Assistants, MCP Debugging, .NET 10 Support, and More.
2025 Q3
Progress Expands AI Coding Assistants Across Telerik and Kendo UI Libraries—Helping Developers Extend Productivity up to 30%.
2025 Q2
Redefining Developer Productivity with Popular IDE-integrated AI Coding Assistants, Prompt-based Styling, and GenAI-Powered Reporting Insights
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