--- title: "Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1 is Here!" published_at: "2022-04-04T11:00:06+00:00" modified_at: "2024-11-19T13:09:08+00:00" url: "https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-essential-studio-2022-volume-1-is-here" excerpt: "Syncfusion is thrilled to roll out our first major release of 2022: Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1. Like other major releases, Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1 is packed with a new set of controls, features, and bug fixes. Here’s a..." taxonomy_category: - "Essential Studio" - "Mobile" - "Syncfusion" - "UI" - "Web" - "What's new" taxonomy_post_tag: - "desktop" - "Essential Studio" - "Mobile" - "Syncfusion" - "Web Development" --- # Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1 is Here! [Suresh M](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/author/sureshm) ![Syncfusion Essential Studio 2022 Volume 1 is Here!](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Syncfusion-Essential-Studio-2022-Volume-1-is-Here.png) [Syncfusion](https://www.syncfusion.com/) is thrilled to roll out our first major release of 2022: [Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/174125/essential-studio-2022-volume-1-main-release-v20-1-0-47-is-available-for-download) . Like other major releases, Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1 is packed with a new set of controls, features, and bug fixes. Here’s a brief description of the major highlights for each platform. ## .NET MAUI - The new controls available in the .NET MAUI platform in preview status are: - [Barcode Generator](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls/maui-barcodes) - [Linear Gauge](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls/maui-linear-gauge) - [Range Selector](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls/maui-range-selector) - The [.NET MAUI ListView](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls/maui-listview) control is now enhanced to support WinUI (Windows). - The [.NET MAUI Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls/maui-scheduler) now supports the agenda view. ## Xamarin.Forms - Load more templates in both the [Autocomplete](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-autocomplete) and [ComboBox](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-combobox) controls. - [PDF Viewer](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-pdf-viewer) now supports the following: - Enable and disable moving and resizing annotations. - Get the exact coordinates where the user interacts with the control. **Note:** These features are also applicable for Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS. ## Flutter - With the new Windows platform support, you can now view PDF documents seamlessly and efficiently using the [Flutter PDF Viewer](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-pdf-viewer) on Windows devices. - The [Flutter Charts](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-charts) can now: - Display chart series tooltips and trackball tooltips right to left. - Support localization, where the built-in text in the legend and tooltips are translated automatically based on the current locale. - Customize the number of days displayed in the day, week, workweek, timeline day, timeline week, and timeline workweek views of the [Calendar.](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-calendar) - The [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-datagrid) now allows users to set a custom icon to indicate the sorting order. - The [Flutter Excel Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/excel-library) now supports: - Data validation restricts entering data of an invalid type into a cell. - Creating tables in worksheets with a header row, banded rows and columns, a total row, and built-in styles. ## Document processing libraries - You can now convert Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to PDF in [Blazor](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components) WASM applications. This is an experimental feature. - The [PDF Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/pdf-framework/net) now supports compressing existing PDFs, converting PDF to PDF/A, extracting images from PDFs, and replacing images in [.NET MAUI](https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls) and [WinUI](https://www.syncfusion.com/winui-controls) applications. - The Word-to-PDF conversion library includes the following enhancements in the conversion process: - Preserve a picture used as a fill for a shape as it is in an input Word document. - Improved rendering for Thai and Chinese characters. - Improved symbol font rendering in Linux distributions. - The [Flutter PDF Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/pdf-library) now supports extracting RTL language text such as Arabic and Hebrew from PDF documents. ## Essential JS 2 - All the [Essential JS 2](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls) components support both light and dark versions of the new Fluent theme designed based on the official Microsoft Fluent Design System standard to handle styles, fonts, and icons. - A new Carousel control displays a collection of items one at a time like a slideshow. - The [Signature](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-signature) component has been developed to meet industry standards and is now marked as production-ready. - The [Word Processor](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-word-processor) now supports: - Comment-only restriction, which allows reviewers to view the document and add their suggestions as comments but they cannot modify the content of the document. - Paragraph auto spacing, which allows the user to set the spacing before and after paragraphs automatically in a Word document. - Customizable screen tips for hyperlinks in a Word document. - The [PDF Viewer](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-pdf-viewer) can now be deployed to Linux and Mac systems with the .NET 6.0 framework. - Legends in [Charts](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-charts) now get wrapped to multiple rows when they overflow their container. - The [File Manager](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-file-manager) now supports: - A sortable navigation pane to sort files either in ascending or descending order. - A sort-by option to sort and display files based on various fields like name, size, and date modified in both the detail and large-icon views. ## Blazor - All the [Blazor](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components) controls support both light and dark versions of the new Fluent theme designed based on the official Microsoft Fluent Design System standard to handle styles, fonts, and icons. - The new [Blazor Carousel control](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-carousel) displays a collection of objects one at a time and comes with various built-in features such as animations, templates, RTL, persistence, accessibility, keyboard interaction, and responsiveness. - The [Blazor Signature](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-signature) component has been developed to meet industry standards and is now marked as production-ready. - [Blazor Charts](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-charts) have been improved with enhancements in: - Keyboard accessibility. - Tooltip appearances. - Customizing the padding and spacing of UI elements. - The initial loading performance of the [Blazor Gantt](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-gantt-chart) component has been increased by 3 times. - The initial loading performance and CRUD actions in the [Blazor Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-scheduler) have been improved by approximately 3 times in Blazor WebAssembly apps. ## WinUI - All [WinUI](https://www.syncfusion.com/winui-controls) controls are updated to the latest Windows 11 style. - You can now drag and drop rows in the [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/winui-controls/datagrid) and [TreeGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/winui-controls/treegrid) controls to rearrange them. - The [Ribbon](https://www.syncfusion.com/winui-controls/ribbon) control now supports smart resizing for its elements. ## WPF - The [PDF Viewer](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-controls/pdf-viewer) has been enhanced to: - Render a PDF document 70% faster than before. - Search for text in a PDF document 90% faster than before. ## Conclusion The features listed here are just some of the highlights in our [Essential Studio® 2022 Volume 1](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/174125/essential-studio-2022-volume-1-main-release-v20-1-0-47-is-available-for-download) release. You can check out all the features in our [release notes](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/release-notes/v20.1.0.47) and on the [What’s New](https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew) pages. Try out these features and share your feedback as comments on this blog. You can also reach us through our [support forums](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums) , [support portal](https://support.syncfusion.com/) or [feedback portal](https://www.syncfusion.com/feedback/) . ## Related blogs - [Introducing License Key Validation for the Essential JS 2 Platforms](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/introducing-license-key-validation-for-the-essential-js-2-platforms.aspx) - [Syncfusion Receives 24 G2 Badges – Spring 2022](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-receives-24-g2-badges-spring-2022.aspx) - [Syncfusion: From Inception to Today](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-from-inception-to-today.aspx) - [Syncfusion’s Essential Studio® Installation in Windows 11](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusions-essential-studio-installation-in-windows-11.aspx) - [Using Design Patterns in JavaScript —The Ultimate Guide](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/using-design-patterns-in-javascript-the-ultimate-guide.aspx)