WinForms UI Component Suite

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Trusted by Fortune 500 companies, the Syncfusion® WinForms suite offers 125+ modern UI controls for building high-performance desktop applications with rich interactivity and polished design.

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Why choose Syncfusion® WinForms UI over Other Vendors?

125+ controls

The Syncfusion® WinForms suite has more than 125 essential® controls such as grids, charts, and diagrams for quickly developing sophisticated line-of-business applications.

Unparalleled performance

Performance is crucial for providing a positive user experience. We ensure that all our controls are designed and developed to provide the best performance possible.

Stunning built-in themes

All WinForms controls ship with several beautiful, built-in themes, and altering their appearance is simple.

Test automation frameworks supported

Popular test automation frameworks such as HP QTP/UFT and coded-UI are supported. All controls enable you to build strong, scalable, and tested apps. They are also fully compliant with popular accessibility standards such as Section 508 and VPAT.

Localization simplified

All WinForms controls can be easily customized to use different resources depending on the set location.

Weekly NuGet updates

Syncfusion® provides individual NuGet packages by control and weekly NuGet releases for easy development.

Stay current

You'll get the most up-to-date functionality and new controls, as well as monthly service packs and bug fixes, with a promise of at least four major updates per year. Custom patches can be ordered as needed.

Seamless integration with Visual Studio

Toolbox integration, a better designer experience, NuGet support, and IntelliSense comments are all part of the complete Visual Studio integration.

G2 reviews

In G2 Review, more than 600 users reviewed Syncfusion®. Other vendors count is less.

Free Community License

Get unlimited access to our 125+ WinForms controls and you can also get our free unlimited access to over 1,600 controls for Syncfusion® Essential Studio® products through the Community License. No credit card required.

The Syncfusion® WinForms suite versus other vendors’ components

Note: Other Vendors denotes Telerik[R1, 2025], DevExpress[V24.2], and MESCIUS[V1, 2025]

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COMPONENTS

The Syncfusion® native WinForms control library offers 125+ UI and data visualization web controls that are responsive and lightweight for building modern web apps.

GRID

Controls

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DataGrid

Grid Control

Pivot Grid

DATA VISUALIZATION

Controls

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Chart

Diagram

Barcode

Bullet Graph

Digital Gauge

Linear Gauge

Map

Pivot Chart

Radial Gauge

Smith Chart

Sparkline

TreeMap

Skins

Theme Studio

INPUT CONTROLS

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Numeric TextBox

AutoComplete

CheckBox

Color Picker DropDown

Color Picker

Folder Browser

MaskedTextBox

NumericUpdown

Radial Slider

Radio Button

Range Slider

Rating Control

TextBox

TrackBar

Watermark Text Provider

Spell Checker

NAVIGATION

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Ribbon

TabControl

Menu

Breadcrumb

ContextMenuStrip

Navigation Pane

Multicolumn TreeView

Navigation Drawer

Radial Menu

Record Navigation Control

Scroll Frame

Tab Splitter Container

ToolBar

Tree Navigator

TreeView

Wizard Control

DIALOGS & NOTIFICATION

Controls

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Form

Tabbed Form

Hub Tile

Image Streamer

MessageBox

Metro Form

Office 2007 Form

Progress Bar

Splash Screen

Status Bar

StatusStrip

Tooltip

LAYOUT

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Docking Manager

Border Layout

Card Layout

Carousel

Flow Layout

Gradient Panel

Grid Bag Layout

Grid Layout

Popup

SplitContainer

Tile Layout

Gradient Label

LISTS & DROPDOWN

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ComboBox

ListView

Editable ListBox

Multicolumn ComboBox

Multicolumn ListBox

CALENDARS

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Calendar

DateTimePicker

Scheduler

MISCELLANEOUS

Controls

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Calculation Engine

Calculator

Clock

Grouping

QTP Addon

Chart Types

Chart Types

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Area Chart

Bar Chart

Box And Whisker Chart

Bubble Chart

Candle Chart

Column Chart

Column Range Chart

Combination Chart

Funnel Chart

Gantt Chart

Hi Lo Chart

Hi Lo Open Close Chart

Histogram Chart

Kagi Chart

Line Chart

Pie Chart

Point And Figure Chart

Polar Chart

Pyramid Chart

Radar Chart

Renko Chart

Rotated Spline Chart

Scatter Chart

Spline Area Chart

Spline Chart

Stacking Area Chart

Stacking Bar Chart

Stacking Column Chart

Step Area Chart

Step Line Chart

Three Line Break Chart

Tornado Chart

Funnel Chart

Gantt Chart

FILE VIEWERS & EDITORS

Controls

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Syntax Editor

HTML Viewer

BUTTONS

Controls

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Button

ButtonEdit

Split Button

Toggle Button

DATA SCIENCE

Controls

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Predictive Analytics

HIGHLIGHTS

The Syncfusion® WinForms suite is a complete control set for building rich user interfaces. Our controls are fast, easy to use, and their documentation contains lots of examples.

Highlights

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Individual component NuGet packages

Controls have been designed and developed to provide the highest performance

Components with several beautiful built-in themes

Automation frameworks: HP QTP/UFT and coded-UI are supported

Section 508 and VPAT accessibility standards

Seamless integration with Visual Studio

Custom patches are available

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

Compared to competitors, Syncfusion® WinForms controls have many unique features that benefit users.c

ControlUnique Features

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Data GridCustom Layouts

Data GridMicrosoft® Excel Operations

Data GridVirtual Data

Data GridItem Selection

Data GridBusiness Intelligence

Data GridFiltering & Analysis

Data GridCell Drop Down

Data GridView Style

DiagramGrid spacing support to ruler

MulticolumnTreeViewFiltering

Navigation DrawerImage support

Navigation PackageTreeNavigator

Navigation PackageNavigation Drawer

Radial gaugeNew Frame Types

RADIAL MENUImage Size

RibbonRearranging ToolStrip using designer

RibbonAutomatically reset images based on DPI

Syntax EditorCustomize the end-of-line character

DEMOS

850+ Interactive WinForms demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time. 

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Eye catching UI with easy interaction

Real world examples for each components

View source code samples in GitHub

Explore the locally installed demos

DOCUMENTATION

All the features of our WinForms controls are explained thoroughly with C# code examples, demos, and screenshots in the documentation.

Features

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Installation and Upgrade Information

System Requirements

Individual NuGet Packages

Section 508 Compliance

Visual Studio Integration

Explained all features of the control

Every features explained with well-crafted code examples

.NET Framework and .NET Core Compatibility

Documentation Archives

EASY DEVELOPMENT

Easily integrate the tools to blend Syncfusion® WinForms components with your WinForms apps. 

Features

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UI with rich appearance

Visual Studio Project Templates

Easily customizable theme studio

Toolbox Configuration

Industry-proven components

Live chat support on all business days

* This comparison data was sourced from the Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2025 Volume 1 release, and the information was last updated on Mar 20, 2025.

** If you have questions about the comparison tables, please contact us.

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