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Developer and End-User Help Files for .NET and VCL

Navigate the lists below to obtain a printable version of our documentation or to download a help file to review before purchasing a product. In addition to the files available on this page, you can get product documentation from the following locations:

  • Registered Products
    Login to the Download Manager to obtain an installer that integrates documentation into your IDE.
  • Online Documentation
    Available for all DevExpress technologies with the exception of our VCL product line.
Developer Documentation for .NET Products
Product
Download CHM
Download PDF
All Help Files
WinForms Controls
ASP.NET Controls
WPF Controls
Silverlight Controls
Reporting
Windows 8 XAML Controls
Windows 10 App Controls
Office File API
Dashboard
Report Server
eXpressApp Framework (XAF)
Cross-Platform Core Libraries
Xamarin Controls

Note on CHM documentation
If you don't see any information when you download and open the CHM file (instead, you see "The address is not valid" error), you may need to unblock this CHM file. To do this, right-click the CHM file, then click Properties and click Unblock. For more information, refer to the following Web page: Can't read .chm (Compiled Help) on Vista/XP/2003.

Note on PDF documentation
PDF files are obtained by converting our CHM files to PDF. For this, we use the Help & Manual suite from EC Software.

End-User Documentation for .NET Products

Each installation contains two CHM and two PDF files that describe end-user capabilities in WinForms and ASP.NET applications. You are free to download these files and distribute them to your end-users. However, Developer Express Inc. has the right to change or remove these resources without notice.

Developer Documentation for VCL Products
Product
Download CHM
Download PDF
VCL Subscription
ExpressGridPack
ExpressQuantumPack
ExpressNavigationPack

Note on CHM documentation
If you don't see any information when you download and open the CHM file (instead, you see "The address is not valid" error), you may need to unblock this CHM file. To do this, right-click the CHM file, then click Properties and click Unblock. For more information, refer to the following Web page: Can't read .chm (Compiled Help) on Vista/XP/2003.

Note on PDF documentation
We use the PDF Creator Pilot software (available at http://www.colorpilot.com/) to convert CHM files to PDF. Although we can't guarantee to fix all CHM to PDF conversion issues, but we will do our best to provide the best possible output.