Hello,

I wanted to follow up with some great news. We've recently released a powerful new WinForms Converter that leverages AI to help automate migration from standard Microsoft WinForms controls to Telerik UI for WinForms.

The converter analyzes your project, converts supported controls and designer files, adds the required Telerik packages, and helps streamline the migration process. It also supports both .NET Framework and modern .NET versions, helping teams modernize existing WinForms applications.

You can learn more about it here: Telerik UI for WinForms Converter

For a list of currently supported Microsoft WinForms controls and their Telerik equivalents, please see the control mapping table: Supported Control Type Mappings

Please note that full access to the WinForms Converter requires an active Telerik UI for WinForms Subscription License. If you do not currently have a subscription license, you can still evaluate the converter using a trial license.

If you decide to give it a try, we'd love to hear your feedback.

Regards,
Dinko | Tech Support Engineer
Progress Telerik

Hello Ron,

We have a separate feature request for exposing the Telerik WinForms converter as a standalone application. This way we will avoid future breaking changes in Visual Studio.

You can track its progress, subscribe for status changes and add your comments on the following link - feedback item.

Regards,
Dimitar
Progress Telerik

Hello Lou,

This is indeed a valid request. After discussing it with the team we have decided to log a feature request. We will do our best to introduce Code Converter functionality for Visual Studio 2019 in our next major release - R1 2020.

I have logged it in our feedback portal by making this thread public. You can track its progress, subscribe for status changes and add your comments on the following link - feedback item.

I have also updated your Telerik points.

Regards,
Dimitar
Progress Telerik

Hello Lou,

WinForms Converter is not available for Visual Studio 2019 yet because of breaking changes in Roslyn. 

If you want to use Winforms Converter with Visual Studio 2017 please note that there is a known issue that WinForms Converter crashes with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 or newer.  This was caused because a type used in the converter was moved.

So if you decide to use the converter with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 or newer you will have to download a custom build of the converter extension: https://www.telerik.com/docs/default-source/ui-for-winforms/telerik-wincontrols-converter-vspackage-vsix.zip?sfvrsn=f91dc85c_2&_ga=2.74353554.1004329630.1571036163-1008809849.1539331534
Please also note that you need to uninstall the converter extension if it is already installed.

I hope you find this information useful.

 

Regards,
Dimitar
Progress Telerik