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Thank you for choosing Progress® Kendo UI for jQuery!
Kendo UI is a comprehensive HTML5 user interface framework for building interactive and high-performance websites and applications. It comes with a library of 70+ UI widgets, an abundance of data-visualization gadgets, client-side data source, and a built-in MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) library.
Kendo UI for jQuery provides AngularJS and Bootstrap integration and is also distributed as part of several product units that you can choose from depending on your project requirements. The suite includes widgets for enterprise-grade line-of-business applications and is suitable for creating professional websites that require expert and timely technical support.
If you are newcomer, follow the [First Steps guide on getting started with Kendo UI for jQuery]({% slug getting_started_installation_kendoui %}).
The following table lists all Kendo UI widgets (controls) that are available in the commercial Kendo UI Professional bundle and in the open-source Kendo UI Core distribution. For more information on all Kendo UI suites, refer to the section on Kendo UI flavors.
| Group | Widgets | Kendo UI Core Availability | Kendo UI Professional Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Management | [Grid Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_grid_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [ListView Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_listview_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [PivotGrid Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_pivotgrid_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Spreadsheet Overview]({% slug overview_spreadsheet_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [TreeList Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_treelist_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Editors | [AutoComplete Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_autocomplete_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [ColorPicker Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_colorpicker_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [ComboBox Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_combobox_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [DateInput Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_dateinput_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [DatePicker Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_datepicker_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [DateRangePicker Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_daterangepicker_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [DateTimePicker Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_datetimepicker_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [DropDownList Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_dropdownlist_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [DropDownTree Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_dropdowntree_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Editor Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_editor_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [ListBox Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_listbox_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [MaskedTextBox Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_maskedtextbox_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [MultiColumnComboBox Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_multicolumncombobox_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [MultiSelect Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_multiselect_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [NumericTextBox Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_numerictextbox_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [RangeSlider Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_rangeslider_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Slider Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_slider_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Switch Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_switch_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [TimePicker Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_timepicker_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Upload Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_upload_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Validator Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_validator_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| Conversational UI | [Chat Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_chat_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| Charts | [Area Charts Overview]({% slug areacharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [Bar Charts Overview]({% slug bartypeofcharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Box Plot Charts Overview]({% slug chart-types-box-plot %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Bubble Charts Overview]({% slug bubblecharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Bullet Charts Overview]({% slug chart-types-bullet %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Donut Charts Overview]({% slug pietypecharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Funnel Charts Overview]({% slug funnelcharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Line Charts Overview]({% slug linetypeoscharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Pie Charts Overview]({% slug pietypecharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Polar Charts Overview]({% slug scattercharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Radar Charts Overview]({% slug scattercharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Range Bar Charts Overview]({% slug bartypeofcharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Scatter Charts Overview]({% slug scattercharts_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Sparkline Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_sparklinescharts %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Stock Chart Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_stockcharts %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [TreeMap Overview]({% slug overview_treemap_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Waterfall Charts Overview]({% slug chart-types-bullet %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Gauges | [ArcGauge Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_arcgaugewidget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [LinearGauge Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_lineargauge_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [RadialGauge Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_radialgaugewidget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Barcodes | [Barcode Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_barcode_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [QRCode Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_qrcode_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Diagram and Maps | [Diagram Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_diagram_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [Map Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_mapwidget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Scheduling | [Calendar Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_calendar_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Gantt Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_gantt_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [MultiViewCalendar Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_multiviewcalendar_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [Scheduler Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_scheduler_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Layout | [Dialog Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_dialog_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Notification Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_notification_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Popup Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_popup_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [ResponsivePanel Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_responsivepanel_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Splitter Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_splitter_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Tooltip Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_tooltip_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Window Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_window_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| Navigation | [Button Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_button_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [ButtonGroup Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_buttongroup_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Menu Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_menu_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [PanelBar Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_panelbar_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [TabStrip Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_tabstrip_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Toolbar Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_toolbar_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [TreeView Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_treeview_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| Interactivity and UX | [Drag-and-Drop Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_draganddrop_intercativityandux %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Effects Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_fxeffects_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [ProgressBar Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_progressbar_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [RippleContainer Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_ripplecontainer_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Sortable Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_sortable_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| [Styling and Appearance Overview]({% slug themesandappearnce_kendoui_desktopwidgets %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| Media | [MediaPlayer Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_mediaplayer_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [ScrollView Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_scrollview_widget %}) & Demos | No | Yes | |
| [PDFViewer Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_pdfviewer_widget %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes | |
| Hybrid UI | [Hybrid UI Widgets Overview]({% slug overview_hybridkendoui %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| Official Support | No | Yes |
The following table lists the Kendo UI tools and framework utilities that are available in the commercial Kendo UI Professional bundle and in the open-source Kendo UI Core distribution.
| Tools, Frameworks, and Utilities | Kendo UI Core Availability | Kendo UI Professional Availability |
|---|---|---|
| [Data Source Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_datasourcecomponent %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Drawing API Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_drawingapi %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [Excel Export Overview & Demos]({% slug introduction_excelexport_kendoui %}) | No | Yes |
| [Globalization Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_globalization %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Localization Overview & Demos]({% slug overview_localization_kendoui %}) | Yes | Yes |
| [AngularJS Integration Overview]({% slug angularjs_integration_directives %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Bootstrap Integration Overview & Demos]({% slug sassbasedthemes_kendoui %}) | Yes | Yes |
| [MVVM Integration Overview]({% slug overview_mvvmpattern_kendoui %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [PDF Export Overview]({% slug introduction_pdfexport_kendoui %}) & Demos | No | Yes |
| [Single-Page Application Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_singlepageapplication %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| [Templates Overview]({% slug overview_kendoui_templatescomponent %}) & Demos | Yes | Yes |
| Theme Builder Demos | Yes | Yes |
| Official Support | No | Yes |
The Kendo UI for jQuery widgets are integrated with the Vue JavaScript framework, provide server-side solutions for the ASP.NET MVC and Core frameworks, deliver wrappers for the JSP and PHP technologies, and also utilize the RadSpreadProcessing .NET library to enhance the capabilities of the Spreadsheet widget. Part of Kendo UI for jQuery also comes in an open-source bundle called Kendo UI Core.
KendoReact delivers Kendo UI components natively developed from the ground up and intended for the React ecosystem.
Kendo UI for Angular delivers Kendo UI components natively developed from the ground up and intended for the Angular framework.
Kendo UI Wrappers for Vue are part of the Kendo UI suite. They provide an easy way to use and configure Kendo UI widgets in your Vue.js application.
Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core supports the .NET Core runtime. It includes all Kendo UI widgets as well as the Kendo UI Tag Helpers which allow you to configure the Kendo UI widgets by using the new Tag Helpers feature in ASP.NET Core.
Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC is a Kendo UI product flavor which targets ASP.NET MVC developers. It includes all Kendo UI components as well as HtmlHelper extension methods (server-side wrappers) which allow you to configure the Kendo UI widgets by using C# code.
Telerik UI for JSP is a Kendo UI product flavor which targets the Java web application developers. It includes Java Server Pages (JSP) tags for all Kendo UI Professional widgets.
Telerik UI for PHP is a Kendo UI product flavor which targets the PHP web application developers. It includes PHP classes for configuring all Kendo UI widgets.
RadSpreadProcessing is a .NET library which allows you to read, create, and write Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) documents. It complements the Spreadsheet component and allows you to process the data on the server, but can be used on its own as well.
- Server-Side Processing with the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Spreadsheet
- [Server-Side Processing with the Kendo UI Spreadsheet]({% slug serverside_processing_spreadsheet_widget %})
- RadSpreadProcessing Overview
Kendo UI Core is the free and open-source Kendo UI distribution, released under Apache v2.0 License. It provides access to a limited number of widgets and framework features, and to 1,000+ tests running across browsers for each commit to the Kendo UI Core GitHub repository. Kendo UI Core is suitable for open-source or commercial projects that do not require complex UI, such as the Grid, Chart, and other, nor dedicated technical support. Kendo UI Core does not offer dedicated technical support.
The Kendo UI Core distribution does not provide official support for the widgets and framework components it delivers.
Kendo UI is also incorporated into products such as Telerik Platform, Telerik Analytics, Sitefinity, TeamPulse, Test Studio, and others.
This Kendo UI for jQuery library is a commercial UI library. You are welcome to explore its full functionality and get technical support from the team when you register for a free 30-day trial. To use it commercially, you need to purchase a license. Feel free to review the Kendo UI for jQuery License Agreement to get acquainted with the full terms of use.
For any issues you might encounter while working with Kendo UI for jQuery, use any of the available support channels:
- Kendo UI Professional license holders and active trialists can take advantage of our outstanding customer support delivered by the developers building the library. To submit a support ticket, use the Kendo UI for jQuery dedicated support system.
- Kendo UI for jQuery forums are part of the free support you can get from the community and from the Kendo UI for jQuery team on all kinds of general issues.
- Kendo UI for jQuery feedback portal and Kendo UI for jQuery roadmap provide information on the features in discussion and also the planned ones for release.
- Kendo UI for jQuery uses GitHub Issues as its bug tracker and you can submit any related reports there. Also, check out the closed list.
- You may still need a tailor-made solution for your project. In such cases, go straight to Progress Services.
- Kendo UI Dojo Interactive Learning Platform
- Kendo UI for jQuery Virtual Classroom
- Kendo UI YouTube Channel
- Other Kendo UI Support and Learning Resources
- [First steps guide on getting started with Kendo UI for jQuery]({% slug getting_started_installation_kendoui %})
- [Hosting Kendo UI in your project]({% slug hosting_kendoui %})
- [Installing Kendo UI with Bower]({% slug kendoui_bower_packages_kendoui_installation %})
- [Installing Kendo UI by using the CDN Services]({% slug kendoui_cdn_services_installation %})
- [Installing Kendo UI with NPM]({% slug kendoui_npm_packages_kendoui_installation %})
- [Installing Kendo UI with NuGet]({% slug kendoui_nuget_packages %})
- [Creating your own custom bundles]({% slug include_only_what_you_need_kendoui_installation %})