# Developer Express

> Developer Express, better known as DevExpress, sells UI components, reporting tools and application frameworks to developers building business software. Its portfolio spans Delphi, .NET desktop, Blazor, JavaScript and mobile development, with commercial per-developer subscriptions alongside free tools such as CodeRush and XPO.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Glendale, United States
- **Founders:** Ray Navasarkian (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** WinForms, WPF and VCL UI controls, Blazor and ASP.NET controls, DevExtreme, DevExpress Reports, DevExpress Dashboard
- **Notable:** ComponentSource named DevExpress its top publisher and top product winner in its 2026 awards., A product portfolio maintained across Delphi, .NET desktop, web and mobile since the 1998 launch.

## Products & services

- **WinForms, WPF and VCL UI controls** — Desktop component suites covering grids, editors, calendars, charts, layout and Office-style interfaces.
- **Blazor and ASP.NET controls** — Components for .NET web applications, including grids, editors and reporting integration.
- **DevExtreme** — JavaScript/TypeScript UI suite supporting Angular, React, Vue and jQuery.
- **DevExpress Reports** — Embedded reporting with document viewers, report designers, printing and export.
- **DevExpress Dashboard** — Embedded business intelligence dashboards for desktop and web applications.
- **XAF** — Model-driven .NET application framework integrating WinForms, Blazor and Web API with EF Core or XPO.
- **XPO** — Free object-relational mapping library for .NET.
- **CodeRush** — Free Visual Studio extension for refactoring, navigation and coding productivity.
- **Office & PDF File API** — Document-processing libraries for Office and PDF formats; the current catalog includes .NET and Java offerings.
- **TestCafe and TestCafe Studio** — Open-source end-to-end web testing framework and a commercial visual testing IDE, respectively.
- **.NET MAUI controls** — Mobile UI components for iOS and Android applications built with .NET MAUI.
- **AI-powered Extensions** — UI integrations for AI chat and other assisted workflows using separately configured cloud or local models.

## Achievements

- ComponentSource named DevExpress its top publisher and top product winner in its 2026 awards.
- A product portfolio maintained across Delphi, .NET desktop, web and mobile since the 1998 launch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Version history lists maintenance build v26.1.5 dated September 22, 2026.
- **2026-08** — August 24 blog update described 14 new WinForms agent skills and a review of previously published skills.
- **2026-02** — ComponentSource and DevExpress celebrated their 25-year distribution partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.devexpress.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/developer-express-inc.
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DevExpress
- GitHub: https://github.com/DevExpress
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeveloperExpress
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DevExpress

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Last updated: 2026-10-02