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If you are looking for a guide to help you navigate the resources for Syncfusion’s Essential Studio® component suites, you are in the right place. Before we get into them, let’s see what Syncfusion Essential Studio® is.

Essential Studio®

Syncfusion Essential Studio® is a .NET-based software product offering 1800+ components and frameworks that can be used in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code for developing stunning applications.

The Essential Studio® installer includes controls and demos for those controls for an overview of how they look and how they work. Following is the list of platforms available in Syncfusion Essential Studio®:

Web

Mobile

Desktop

File Formats

Web (Essential JS 1)

Guide for your trip through Essential Studio®

Syncfusion user guides are very useful in creating an application from scratch. They provide clear and detailed information for each component, along with the screenshots, code snippets, and examples wherever necessary.

CategoriesPlatformUser Guide link

Web

ASP.NET Corehttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/introduction/
ASP.NET MVChttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetmvc/documentation/introduction/
Angularhttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/angular/documentation/introduction/
Blazorhttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/blazor/documentation/introduction/
Reacthttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/documentation/introduction/
Vuehttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/documentation/introduction
JavaScript (ES5)https://ej2.syncfusion.com/javascript/documentation/introduction/
TypeScript and JavaScript (ES6)https://ej2.syncfusion.com/documentation/introduction/
DesktopWindows Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/overview
WPFhttps://help.syncfusion.com/wpf/welcome-to-syncfusion-essential-wpf
UWPhttps://help.syncfusion.com/uwp/overview
MobileXamarin.Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/introduction/overview
Xamarin.Androidhttps://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin-android/introduction/overview
Xamarin.iOShttps://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ios/introduction/overview
Flutterhttps://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/introduction/overview
JavaScripthttps://help.syncfusion.com/mobilejs/introduction/overview
File FormatsWord Libraryhttps://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/overview
PDF Libraryhttps://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/overview
PowerPoint Libraryhttps://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/presentation/overview
Excel Libraryhttps://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/xlsio/overview
Web (Essential JS 1)ASP.NET MVChttps://help.syncfusion.com/aspnetmvc/introduction
ASP.NET Corehttps://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core/overview
ASP.NET Web Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet/overview
JavaScripthttps://help.syncfusion.com/js/overview
PHPhttps://help.syncfusion.com/php/overview
JSPhttps://help.syncfusion.com/jsp/overview
Angular JShttps://help.syncfusion.com/angularjs/overview
Angularhttps://help.syncfusion.com/angular/overview
Aureliahttps://help.syncfusion.com/aurelia/overview
React JShttps://help.syncfusion.com/reactjs/overview
TypeScripthttps://help.syncfusion.com/typescript/nuget-packages
EmberJShttps://help.syncfusion.com/emberjs/overview
Install and Configurationhttps://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/overview
Extensionhttps://help.syncfusion.com/extension/aspnetcore-essentialjs2-extension/syncfusion-project-templates

User guides can also be downloaded and accessed offline. You can download them either from the Documentation section in the Syncfusion control panel or using the download option in the User Guide online page.

Download option in the online user guide
Download option in the online user guide
Download option in the Syncfusion control panel
Download option in the Syncfusion control panel

Helping hand during the journey

The Syncfusion API references are quick and clear, containing necessary information you need to know about the control libraries. They serve as reference manuals, containing all the information required to work with the APIs, full of details about classes, functions, return types, arguments, and more.

CategoriesPlatform API reference link
WebASP.NET Corehttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetcore-js2/Syncfusion.EJ2.Buttons.html
ASP.NET MVChttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetmvc-js2/Syncfusion.EJ2.Buttons.html
Angularhttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/angular/documentation/api/
Blazorhttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/blazor/
Reacthttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/documentation/api/
Vuehttps://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/documentation/api/
JavaScript (ES5)https://ej2.syncfusion.com/javascript/documentation/api/
TypeScript and

JavaScript (ES6)

https://ej2.syncfusion.com/documentation/api/
DesktopWindows Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/windowsforms/Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.BulletGraph.html
WPFhttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/wpf/Syncfusion.Calculate.html
UWPhttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/uwp/Syncfusion.Calculate.Helpers.html
MobileXamarin.Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin/Syncfusion.Buttons.XForms.SfChip.html
Xamarin.Androidhttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin-android/Com.Syncfusion.Autocomplete.html
Xamarin.iOShttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin-ios/Syncfusion.Calculate.html
Flutterhttps://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/introduction/api-reference
JavaScripthttps://help.syncfusion.com/mobilejs/api/ejmaccordion
File Formatshttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/file-formats/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
Web (Essential JS 1)ASP.NET MVChttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetmvc/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
ASP.NET Corehttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnet-core/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
ASP.NET Web Formshttps://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnet/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
JavaScripthttps://help.syncfusion.com/api/js/global
Angularhttps://help.syncfusion.com/api/angular/ejgrid#members:allowsorting

Apart from the online API references, a separate installer is available to install the API references offline. Download the Offline Class Reference installer from the Documentation section in the Syncfusion control panel. Refer to this article for details on installing the Offline Class Reference installer.

API reference download option in Syncfusion control panel
API reference download option in Syncfusion control panel

Play with the demos

Syncfusion provides online demos for users to evaluate controls. These reduce the burden of downloading and installing the entire package. Pick your platform and check out the controls that interest you most.

Syncfusion also publishes samples in GitHub. You can walk through this blog for detailed information.

Generate scripts of your choice

Syncfusion lets you generate custom script files for only the controls you select. You can select the desired version of Essential Studio® along with the theme of your choice from the list available. This provides an easy way to get a glance at specific JavaScript controls without downloading and installing the JavaScript installer.

For Essential JS 2

Scripts for Essential JS 2 controls can be generated from the Custom Resource Generator.Custom script generator for Essential JS 2

For Essential JS 1

Scripts for Essential JS 2 controls can be generated with the Custom Script Generator.Custom script generator for Essential JS 1

Excited to explore what’s new in Essential Studio®?

For every Essential Studio® update, new features are included. Details about them can be explored in the What’s new section. You can see an overview of the feature—what it is and what it does. Release notes for the latest update can be tracked here.

Platform groupPlatform NameWhat’s newFeature tour
Web (Essential JS 2)ASP.NET MVChttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/aspnetmvc-js2https://www.syncfusion.com/aspnet-mvc-ui-controls
ASP.NET Corehttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/aspnetcore-js2https://www.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core-ui-controls
JavaScripthttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/essential-js2https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls
Blazorhttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/blazor-componentshttps://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components
MobileXamarinhttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/xamarin-formshttps://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls
Flutterhttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/flutterhttps://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets
DesktopWindows Formshttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/windows-formshttps://www.syncfusion.com/winforms-ui-controls
WPFhttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/wpfhttps://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls
UWPhttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/universalwindowshttps://www.syncfusion.com/uwp-ui-controls
File Formatshttps://www.syncfusion.com/products/file-formats
Web (Essential JS 1)ASP.NET Web Formshttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-web-forms-ui-controls
ASP.NET MVChttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-mvc-ui-controls
ASP.NET Corehttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-core-ui-controls
JavaScripthttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/javascript-ui-controls
PHPhttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/php-ui-controls
JSPhttps://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/jsp-ui-controls

Got stuck in middle of the sea?

Solutions for most of the problems you face when using our controls will be available in either Syncfusion forums or knowledge base. General discussions and announcements regarding new updates are available in the forums. The forums are categorized based on platform.

Forums categorized based on platform
Forums categorized based on platform

Solutions to issues, workarounds, additional information about updates, and other details are available in the knowledge base articles. The knowledge base is also categorized according to platform.

Knowledge base articles categorized by platform
Knowledge base articles categorized by platform

Need our experts’ help? Reach out!

Questions and issues regarding our products can be sent to our experts using incidents and forums. For immediate assistance, chat with us using the chat option available in every page of our website.Syncfusion live chat

Conclusion

Syncfusion Essential Studio® is a complete package that provides solutions to most of the complex problems faced during application development. All our components are feature-rich and they come with documentation for getting started all the way through completely customizing each control.

The on-demand feature implementations and bug resolutions come with best-in-class timelines.

We also deliver four major releases every year that come with new components and new features for existing components. Bug fixes made for existing components are rolled out on a weekly basis through NuGet updates.

Start to explore Syncfusion’s Essential Studio® components in our homepage.

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Manivannan Sundararajan

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Manivannan Sundararajan

Manivannan Sundararajan has been working as a software engineer in the Installation and Configuration team at Syncfusion since 2014. He predominantly works on creating installers, build process automation, and application packaging. He also handles support for the team.