.NET 8 WinForms News

Include Scannable Barcodes in Reports

April 27, 2026
Improve report accuracy with barcodes for fast, reliable data capture, system integration, and enhanced traceability.

Barcodes in reports involve adding machine readable codes, such as QR codes or linear barcodes, into printed or digital reports to enable quick scanning and automated data capture. This improves accuracy by reducing manual entry, increases efficiency through faster access to information, and supports integration with systems like inventory, CRM, or ERP platforms. It also enhances traceability for tracking items, documents, or transactions. Common use cases include inventory management, order processing, healthcare records, and invoice or ticket verification where speed and reliability are essential.

Several .NET WinForms Reporting controls include Barcodes including:

  • DevExpress Reporting lets you incorporate barcodes into reports for accurate data capture, improved traceability, and integration across systems.
  • TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms Professional facilitates barcode integration within documents and reports, enabling reliable data capture, and improved tracking.
  • ActiveReports.NET Standard by MESCIUS allows you to embed barcodes in reports to enhance accuracy, accelerate processing, and connect efficiently with applications.
  • FastReport .NET WinForms lets you add barcodes to reports for fast scanning, reduced errors, enhanced traceability, and smooth data exchange with connected systems.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET WinForms Reporting Controls.

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Enhance Text Quality in WinForms Apps

April 24, 2026
Integrate a spell checker component into your application to validate spelling in real time, helping improve the quality of user-entered content.

Spell checker components are reusable software modules that provide automated spelling validation within applications, typically integrated into text editors, data entry forms, or rich text controls. They use dictionaries and optional user-defined vocabularies to identify and suggest corrections for misspelled words, either in real time or during batch processing, with some implementations also incorporating language-specific rules. The primary benefits include improved data accuracy, enhanced user experience, and reduced manual proofreading effort, particularly in applications that rely heavily on text input such as document management systems, messaging tools, and reporting interfaces.

Several WinForms UI suites provide you with spell checker components, including:

  • DevExpress WinForms includes a spell checker that integrates with text controls, offering real-time validation, custom dictionaries, and multi-language support.
  • ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS provides a spell checker for text inputs, supporting dictionaries, custom word lists, and suggestions or dialogs.
  • Telerik UI for WinForms includes a spell checker with multiple dictionaries, customizable word lists, and both real-time and dialog-based validation across text controls.
  • Infragistics Ultimate UI for Windows Forms provides a spell checker for text inputs, supporting multiple dictionaries, custom word lists, and as-you-type or dialog validation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WinForms UI suites.

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Navigate PDFs Faster with Bookmarks

April 24, 2026
Provide structured, tree-based navigation that lets users jump directly to relevant sections and interact with documents more efficiently.

Bookmark navigation in a PDF Viewer enables developers to expose the hierarchical bookmark structure embedded within a PDF so users can quickly jump to specific sections or pages. It typically presents bookmarks in a tree view synchronized with the document, allowing programmatic control and event handling for selection changes. This capability improves usability in applications that handle large or structured documents by reducing manual scrolling, supporting faster content discovery, and providing a more organized reading experience.

Several WinForms PDF Viewer components support bookmark navigation, including:

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WinForms PDF Viewer components.

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Connect Data Faster with Grid Hyperlinks

April 23, 2026
Interactive grid links enable navigation to related content, improving user experience, increasing productivity, and helping users access information.

Hyperlinks in grids allow individual cells to function as clickable links, enabling users to navigate directly to related records, pages, or external resources. This makes data more interactive and improves usability by reducing manual searching. Users can quickly access additional context such as detailed views, reports, or linked systems without leaving the grid. Common use cases include linking customer names to profiles, order IDs to transaction details, or connecting data to external documentation, helping improve productivity and efficiency.

Several .NET WinForms grid controls offer hyperlink cell types, including:

  • Telerik UI for WinForms GridView (part of Telerik UI for WinForms) lets you embed hyperlinks in cells to enable navigation to related records and resources.
  • ComponentOne WinForms FlexGrid (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS) allows you to incorporate hyperlink cells that enable navigation to related data.
  • Syncfusion WinForms DataGrid (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) facilitates clickable hyperlinks within cells, helping users access related data without leaving context.
  • Bunifu UI WinForms allows you to design grids with hyperlink enabled cells, providing intuitive navigation and enhancing user interaction efficiency.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our .NET WinForms grid controls comparison.

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Connect AI to TX Text Control Content

April 17, 2026
New MCP Server gives AI assistants direct access to current documentation, API references, and related resources within development environments.

TX Text Control .NET is a royalty-free, fully programmable document editor that empowers developers to add rich WYSIWYG word processing to desktop and web applications across various platforms. It provides everything from comprehensive text formatting and mail merge to PDF creation and processing, all through a robust API and intuitive user interface.

The new Text Control MCP Server introduces a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint designed to integrate authoritative product knowledge into AI-assisted processes. By adding a single URL to an assistant’s configuration, developers can enable access to blog content, documentation, API references, and more, all without leaving the editor. This approach improves the relevance and accuracy of AI-generated responses, making it easier to work with up-to-date information across the entire Text Control ecosystem.

TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms and TX Text Control .NET for WPF are licensed per developer and are available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms licensing page or TX Text Control .NET for WPF licensing page for full details.

TX Text Control .NET is available to buy in the following products: