What's New
What’s New in the R2 2023 Release
Progress Enables Dev Teams to Create Modern Digital Experiences with Tools for Improved Performance, Increased Adaptability, Efficient UI Styling and Customization and New High-Value Components
R2 2023 Release Overview
The latest release of Progress Developer Tools delivers a new Spreadsheet, PDF Viewer, Blazor Hybrid, design and customization tools, new design system documentation, adaptability and performance features and .NET 8 Preview support.
In today’s digital age, businesses need to be able to deliver seamless and engaging digital experiences to stay competitive. This requires having the right tools and support in place to maximize digital impact with minimized dev time. That’s why the Telerik and Kendo UI R2 2023 release focuses on addressing the modern requirements enterprises face when providing the best possible employee and customer experience.
Progress DevTools R2 2023 Release Highlights:
Improved Performance:
- Grid performance optimizations ensure that the right information is delivered without delay
- Support for .NET 8 Preview gives developers a running start with the new framework’s performance improvements
Increased Adaptability and Cross-Platform Delivery:
- A new Compact Grid option for Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core and MVC and Kendo UI for jQuery helps provide meaningful data views on small screens
- Adaptive mode for various components ensures mobile-friendly rendering
- Blazor Hybrid official support gives developers the tools they need to take advantage of the newest web development technology
Efficient UI Styling and Customization:
- ThemeBuilder support added for Kendo UI for jQuery and Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core and MVC helps developers modernize the style of their UI without tedious CSS work
- Brand new design system documentation gives developers the information they need to ensure their UI meets styling requirements
- New customization capabilities across the board ensure that no requirement is left behind
Highlighted New Components:
- Conversational UI for Telerik UI for .NET MAUI helps bring the extremely popular chat interaction channel to cross-platform projects
- PDF Viewer with Kendo UI for Angular and Telerik UI for .NET MAUI helps developers display documents without extra tools
- A new KendoReact Spreadsheet component gives developers the unique ability to embed Excel-like functionality in their web apps
- Gauge report item in Telerik Reporting and Report Server enables users to easily convey key metrics or performance indicators in reports.
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.
Learn about the latest updates by signing up for Telerik and Kendo UI R2 2023 release webinars:
- Save Your Seat for Telerik Web, Desktop, Mobile & Cross-Platform Webinar on June 8
- Save Your Seat for Kendo UI Webinar on June 9
- Save Your Seat for Telerik Reporting, JustMock & Fiddler Webinar on June 12
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Web
Kendo UI for Angular
- New Component: Angular PDFViewer
- Angular Grid Column Menu: Tabbed Interface
- Angular DropDowns and Date Input Components: Adaptive Mode
Kendo UI for jQuery
- jQuery Grid Enhancements: Compact Grid Mode and Row Resizing
- jQuery StockChart: Navigator Top Position
- jQuery DatePickers and Select Components: Adaptive Mode
Kendo UI for Vue
- New Components: Vue GridLayout and StackLayout
- New Component: Vue MultiSelectTree
- New Component: Vue DropDownTree
KendoReact
- New Component: React SpreadSheet
- New Component: React ContextMenu
- New Component: React TimeLine
Telerik UI for Blazor
- Announcing Official Support for Blazor Hybrid
- Introducing Telerik UI for Blazor PivotGrid
- Telerik UI for Blazor: Day-Zero Support for .NET 8 Preview 4
Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core
- Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core: Day-Zero Support for .NET 8 Preview 4
- Introducing Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Compact Grid
- New Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Template Component
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Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC
- CSP-compatible Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Template Component
- New Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Compact Grid Feature
- Enhanced Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Gantt Chart Popup Editing
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
- Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Welcomes ArcGauge to its UI Family
- Introducing Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX CircularGauge Control
- New Appearance Options in Telerik UI for AJAX Linear and Radial Gauges
Telerik UI for PHP
- Multiple enhancements in Telerik UI for PHP Editor's Table Wizard
- Enhanced Gantt Chart Editing in Telerik UI for PHP
- Switching to Kendo UI Toolbar in Telerik UI for PHP components
Telerik UI for JSP
- Improved Telerik UI for JSP Gantt Chart Editing Options
- Enhancements in Telerik UI for JSP Editor's Table Wizard
- Substituting JSP Toolbars with the Kendo UI Toolbar
Telerik UI for Silverlight
- Hierarchies for LocalDataSourceProvider in Silverlight PivotGrid
Mobile
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI
- New Component: .NET MAUI Calendar
- New Component: .NET MAUI RichTextEditor
- New Component: .NET MAUI Chat (Conversational UI)
Telerik UI for Xamarin
- Xamarin DataGrid Improvement: Empty Template
- New PDFProcessing Improvements: Multiple Images-Related Enhancements
- New SpreadStreamProcessing Improvements: Support for Importing Rich Text as Plain Text
Desktop
Telerik UI for WPF
- Introducing Telerik UI for WPF SlideView Control
- Introducing Telerik UI for WPF PipsPager Control
- New WPF Theme: Windows11Compact
Telerik UI for WinForms
- Introducing Telerik UI for WinForms HeatMap Control
- New WinForms Theme: VisualStudio2022Dark
- WinForms Scheduler Improvement: New Appointment Colors
Telerik UI for WinUI
- Introducing Telerik UI for WinUI TimeBar Control
- New PDFProcessing Improvements: Multiple Images-Related Enhancements
- New SpreadStreamProcessing Improvements: Support for Importing Rich Text as Plain Text
Reporting and QA
Telerik Reporting
- Support for .NET 8 Latest Preview (Windows only)
- Introduce Gauge Report Item in Reporting
- PDF Documents in Reporting Now Meet the PDF/A-1a Accessibility Standard
Telerik Report Server
- Introduce Gauge Report Item in Report Server
- PDF Documents in Report Server Now Cover PDF/A-1a Accessibility Standard
- AccessibleRole Property on Report Item Level for Even Better ARIA Support in Report Server
Telerik Test Studio
- Modernized User Interface with Brand New Icons
- Extensionless Test Automation
UI/UX Tools
ThemeBuilder
- ThemeBuilder Support for UI for jQuery, ASP.NET Core/MVC
- Figma Import
- Automatic Theme Updates
Debugging
Fiddler Everywhere
New Filters and Save Options
- New Layout and Onboarding
- Rules Grouping
- Capture Traffic Through Terminal
- Capture gRPC
- TLS 1.3 Support
- Composer Improvements
- Create Custom Columns
Release History
R3 2022
High Quality UI + Beautiful Design: Telerik, Kendo UI & Test Studio Help You Deliver Both in Newest Release
R2 2022
Implement Modern, Consistent and Accessible UI with the Telerik and Kendo UI R2 2022 Release!
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