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Prerequisites

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This document contains information about system requirements for installing and using DevExpress WPF Controls.

.NET Framework

The table below highlights supported .NET Framework versions.

DevExpress Version .NET 3.5 .NET 4.0 .NET 4.5 .NET 4.5.2 .NET 4.6 .NET 4.7 .NET 4.8
v21.1 (current) no no no yes yes yes yes
All Versions
v18.2-v21.1 no no no yes yes yes yes
v16.2-v18.1 no yes yes yes yes yes no
v14.2-v16.1 no yes yes yes yes no no
v13.1-v14.1 no yes yes yes no no no
v12.1-v12.2 no yes yes yes no no no
v11.2 no yes no no no no no
v10.1-v11.1 no yes no no no no no
v9.3 yes no no no no no no

.NET/.NET Core

The table below shows the versions of DevExpress WPF Controls that support .NET Core.

DevExpress Version .NET Core 3.0 .NET Core 3.1 (LTS) .NET 5.0
v20.1-v21.1(current) yes yes yes
v19.2.5+ yes yes no
v19.1-v19.2.4 yes no no

Prerequisites to build .NET Core applications:

Refer to the .NET/.NET Core Support topic for more information.

IDE

The table below highlights Visual Studio versions supported by DevExpress WPF Controls.

DevExpress Version Visual Studio 2005 Visual Studio 2008 Visual Studio 2010 Visual Studio 2012 Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio 2015 Visual Studio 2017 Visual Studio 2019
v21.1 (current) no no no yes* yes* yes yes yes
All Versions
v18.2.7-v21.1 no no no yes* yes* yes yes yes
v18.2.1-v18.2.6 no no no yes* yes* yes yes no
v18.1.11+ no no yes yes yes yes yes yes
v16.1.11-v18.1.10 no no yes yes yes yes yes no
v14.2-v16.1.10 no no yes yes yes yes no no
v12.2.15-v14.1 no no yes yes yes no no no
v12.1-v12.2.14 no yes yes yes no no no no
v11.2 no yes yes no no no no no
v10.1-v11.1 yes yes yes no no no no no
v9.3 yes yes no no no no no no

* Starting with version 18.2, DevExpress source code targets C# 6.0. You can still use our pre-compiled assemblies in Visual Studio 2012 and 2013. However, it is not possible to recompile DevExpress source code in these Visual Studio versions.

Note

Visual Studio Express editions may not support all design-time features of DevExpress WPF controls. Other editions (Community, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate) are supported with no restrictions.

If you require a previous version of a DevExpress product, log in to the Download Manager page on the DevExpress website.