Essential Studio

Everything You Need to Know About Syncfusion Essential Studio

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.

Categories Platform User Guide link

Web

ASP.NET Core https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/introduction/
ASP.NET MVC https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetmvc/documentation/introduction/
Angular https://ej2.syncfusion.com/angular/documentation/introduction/
Blazor https://ej2.syncfusion.com/blazor/documentation/introduction/
React https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/documentation/introduction/
Vue https://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/
Desktop Windows Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/overview
WPF https://help.syncfusion.com/wpf/welcome-to-syncfusion-essential-wpf
UWP https://help.syncfusion.com/uwp/overview
Mobile Xamarin.Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/introduction/overview
Xamarin.Android https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin-android/introduction/overview
Xamarin.iOS https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ios/introduction/overview
Flutter https://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/introduction/overview
JavaScript https://help.syncfusion.com/mobilejs/introduction/overview
File Formats Word Library https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/overview
PDF Library https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/overview
PowerPoint Library https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/presentation/overview
Excel Library https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/xlsio/overview
Web (Essential JS 1) ASP.NET MVC https://help.syncfusion.com/aspnetmvc/introduction
ASP.NET Core https://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core/overview
ASP.NET Web Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/aspnet/overview
JavaScript https://help.syncfusion.com/js/overview
PHP https://help.syncfusion.com/php/overview
JSP https://help.syncfusion.com/jsp/overview
Angular JS https://help.syncfusion.com/angularjs/overview
Angular https://help.syncfusion.com/angular/overview
Aurelia https://help.syncfusion.com/aurelia/overview
React JS https://help.syncfusion.com/reactjs/overview
TypeScript https://help.syncfusion.com/typescript/nuget-packages
EmberJS https://help.syncfusion.com/emberjs/overview
Install and Configuration https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/overview
Extension https://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 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.

Categories Platform API reference link
Web ASP.NET Core https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetcore-js2/Syncfusion.EJ2.Buttons.html
ASP.NET MVC https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetmvc-js2/Syncfusion.EJ2.Buttons.html
Angular https://ej2.syncfusion.com/angular/documentation/api/
Blazor https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/blazor/
React https://ej2.syncfusion.com/react/documentation/api/
Vue https://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/
Desktop Windows Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/windowsforms/Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.BulletGraph.html
WPF https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/wpf/Syncfusion.Calculate.html
UWP https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/uwp/Syncfusion.Calculate.Helpers.html
Mobile Xamarin.Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin/Syncfusion.Buttons.XForms.SfChip.html
Xamarin.Android https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin-android/Com.Syncfusion.Autocomplete.html
Xamarin.iOS https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/xamarin-ios/Syncfusion.Calculate.html
Flutter https://help.syncfusion.com/flutter/introduction/api-reference
JavaScript https://help.syncfusion.com/mobilejs/api/ejmaccordion
File Formats https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/file-formats/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
Web (Essential JS 1) ASP.NET MVC https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetmvc/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
ASP.NET Core https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnet-core/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
ASP.NET Web Forms https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnet/Syncfusion.DocIO.html
JavaScript https://help.syncfusion.com/api/js/global
Angular https://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

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.

For Essential JS 1

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

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 group Platform Name What’s new Feature tour
Web (Essential JS 2) ASP.NET MVC https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/aspnetmvc-js2 https://www.syncfusion.com/aspnet-mvc-ui-controls
ASP.NET Core https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/aspnetcore-js2 https://www.syncfusion.com/aspnet-core-ui-controls
JavaScript https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/essential-js2 https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls
Blazor https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/blazor-components https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components
Mobile Xamarin https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/xamarin-forms https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls
Flutter https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/flutter https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets
Desktop Windows Forms https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/windows-forms https://www.syncfusion.com/winforms-ui-controls
WPF https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/wpf https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls
UWP https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew/universalwindows https://www.syncfusion.com/uwp-ui-controls
File Formats https://www.syncfusion.com/products/file-formats
Web (Essential JS 1) ASP.NET Web Forms https://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-web-forms-ui-controls
ASP.NET MVC https://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-mvc-ui-controls
ASP.NET Core https://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/aspnet-core-ui-controls
JavaScript https://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/javascript-ui-controls
PHP https://www.syncfusion.com/jquery/php-ui-controls
JSP https://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

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

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.

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.

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.