ESSENTIAL STUDIO® 2026 VOLUME 1
What's New in Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Controls
Jump-start your .NET MAUI project using new cell merging with export support for the DataGrid, a built-in appointment editor for the Scheduler, and chat history, suggestions, and a private mode for the AI AssistView.
AI AssistView
Conversation history
This feature allows users to maintain a complete history of submitted requests. Users can now automatically preserve past interactions and quickly access or reuse them through a new left side panel, enhancing productivity and continuity.

AI suggestion dropdown
This feature introduces intelligent suggestion support for AI requests. Based on the user’s input, a list of relevant AI request options is displayed in a convenient dropdown list, enabling users to quickly choose and initiate a desired request.

Temporary chat (incognito mode)
This feature allows users to open a temporary chat session that functions in incognito mode. Conversations within this session are not saved to the chat history, and no data from the session is persisted. When the user closes the temporary chat, all conversation details are immediately cleared, ensuring full privacy.

Autocomplete
Dropdown corner radius
Autocomplete now supports a configurable dropdown corner radius, allowing users to round the suggestion list’s corners to match the app’s design and theme.

Cartesian Charts
Crosshairs
Crosshairs allow users to interact with the chart area and view precise values for data points on the axes, improving data readability and analysis.

Trendlines
Users can add trendlines to any series to highlight overall direction and patterns. Choose from linear, exponential, power, and polynomial fits to understand your data better and project likely future values.

Chat
Pinned messages
This feature allows users to pin important messages within a conversation so they can easily track, access, and maintain key information. Pinned messages remain highlighted or accessible in a dedicated section, ensuring that significant content is not lost in the message flow.

Chip and Chip group
Chip accessibility
Chip features built-in accessibility with screen reader-friendly semantics, clear focus indicators, full keyboard navigation (Tab/Arrow/Delete), and support for AutomationId to enhance compatibility with assistive technology.
ComboBox
Dropdown corner radius
The ComboBox now supports configurable dropdown corner radius, letting users round the suggestion list’s corners to match the app’s design and theme.

DataGrid
Cell merging
This feature allows users to merge adjacent cells with identical values into a single visual cell, improving readability and reducing visual clutter.

Date Picker
Custom columns
Customize day, month, and year columns with text styles and adjustable widths for better visual clarity and alignment. This feature is also available in TimePicker and DateTimePicker.

Maps
Virtualization for markers
Enable marker virtualization to improve performance when zooming and panning large datasets.

Masked Entry
Password Delay Duration
Masked Entry supports password masking with a configurable reveal delay, briefly showing the last typed character before it is hidden, balancing usability and security.

Picker
Close icon support
A close icon is now available in dialog modes to quickly dismiss a picker. It is also available in DatePicker, TimePicker, and DateTimePicker.

Scheduler
Appointment editor
Managing events is now easier with a dedicated appointment editor that enables quick creation, modification, and deletion of appointments through an interactive pop-up interface.

Resize appointments
Resize an appointment by dragging its top or bottom edges to extend or shorten its duration on desktop platforms.

Appointment tooltips
A tooltip displays a quick preview of details of appointments, such as the subject and time when hovering over or tapping an event.

TabView
Vertical tab header
SfTabView supports vertical tabs, letting you place tab headers on the left or right with orientation-aware layout, scrolling, and selection indicators for sidebar-style navigation.

Toolbar
Extended row toolbar
Display toolbar items across multiple rows using the new extended overflow mode. Overflowing items automatically wrap to the next row, preventing truncation and ensuring all content remains accessible.

TreeView
Filtering
This feature allows users to filter tree nodes to quickly locate specific items within a hierarchical structure.
