June 22nd, 2026 Release 

This is our summer 2026 release. Four products move, and Xceed Words for .NET 6.0 is the one to look at first. Updates also ship for Xceed PDF Library for .NET, Toolkit Plus for WPF, and DataGrid for WPF. Here are the highlights.

Xceed PDF Library for .NET 3.0 (build 6.0.26322.84600)

  • A Color no longer contains an A (Alpha) property; instead, its opacity must now be set through a SolidColorBrush’s opacity, which is a breaking change.
  • The Image class has been renamed ImageSource, which is a breaking change.
  • The ImageObject class has been renamed ImageDefinition, which is a breaking change.
  • The ImageObjectCollection has been renamed ImageDefinitionCollection, which is a breaking change.
  • The PageImageObject class has been renamed Image, which is a breaking change.
  • The PageImageObjectCollection has been renamed ImageCollection, which is a breaking change.
  • The Watermark class has been renamed WatermarkDefinition, which is a breaking change.
  • The WatermarkCollection class has been renamed WatermarkDefinitionCollection, which is a breaking change.
  • The PageWatermark class has been renamed Watermark, which is a breaking change.
  • The PageWatermarkCollection has been renamed WatermarkCollection, which is a breaking change.
  • Pen now uses a StrokeBrush instead of a Color property to set its colors, which is a breaking change.
  • TextStyle now offers a WithFontAndBrush method instead of a WithFontAndColor method to set the font’s color, which is a breaking change.
  • Xceed PDF Library for .NET now supports the JPEG image format.
  • PdfDocuments containing hex characters in Name tags are now supported.
  • Opacity can now be set on a Brush, which means that Text, Images and Paths can now have a specific opacity.
  • PDF Documents can now be encrypted or decrypted using either the RC4, AES128 or AES256 encryption modes.
  • The Images found on a Page are now part of the PageImageObjectCollection.
  • The PdfDocument now offers an Images property which can be used to retrieve all images found in a PDF Document.
  • An Image’s size and position can now be modified through the ImageObject.Bounds property.
  • ImageDefinition and Image classes now have a RotationAngle property, which allows images to be rotated.
  • PatternColorSpace is now supported.
  • Permissions can now be set on a PDF Document when saving it with a password.
  • Specific text can now be found in a Page with the Page.FindText() method.
  • The TextSearchOptions.Area property can now be used to find text in a specific region of a Page.
  • Specific text can now be removed from a page with the Page.RemoveText() method.
  • A new ReplaceText() method can now be used to replace found text with new text.
  • The TextStyle of found text can now be modified with the Page.UpdateTextStyle() method.
  • Right-to-Left text can now be added via the Page.AddText() and Page.AddParagraph() methods.
  • A new FallbackFont property can now be set in the TextEditOptions class.
  • Texts and images can now be added to a Watermark.
  • The opacity of WatermarkImage, WatermarkText and WatermarkDefinition can now be controlled independently.
  • Watermark images and text can now be rotated individually.
  • WatermarkDefinitions are now reusable objects.
  • Encrypted documents can now be loaded and saved without losing any original document content.
  • Documents containing inline images are now loaded and saved correctly.
  • The Page.FindText() method now returns results ordered from top-left to bottom-right.
  • Paths and Rectangles are now correctly translated when written to PDF.
  • PDF documents will now use only the latest PDF objects and no longer reuse NumberIds.
  • PDF documents containing unnecessary data before %PDF- or after %%EOF can now be loaded.
  • When transparency exists in a PDF document, it is now restored correctly when saving.
  • Type1Font is now correctly saved.

Xceed Words for .NET 6.0 (build 6.0.26322.84600)

  • DocX.Split(Document, SplitCriteria) has been removed and replaced with a new overload using SplitOptions, which is a breaking change.
  • The NuGet package now includes SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux.NoDependencies support.
  • Added ConvertToHtml(Document, output, HtmlConversionOptions).
  • Added ExtensionChart support.
  • Added chart grid line customization support.
  • Added TextColumn and TextColumnCollection.
  • Added TextColumnsPreset.
  • Expanded ListItemType with additional list styling options.
  • Charts now support percentage DataLabels.
  • Value axes now support logarithmic scales.
  • ComboChart now supports multiple groupings.
  • Individual chart data points can now be colored.
  • Images can now be inserted using a file name or stream without specifying an image type.
  • Added InsertTableOfContentsMarker.
  • LineSeries now supports straight segments when Smooth is set to false.
  • Numerous PDF conversion, table alignment and numbering issues have been fixed.

Xceed Extended Toolkit for WPF 5.2 (build 5.2.26322.84340)

  • Added a complete AI-ready chat interface with avatars, typing indicators and message bubbles.
  • Xceed.Wpf.ListBox now has full wrap support via WrapPanel and WrapView.
  • Docking Manager resizing now correctly updates child layouts.
  • AvalonDock command routing issues have been corrected.

Xceed Datagrid for WPF 7.3 (build 7.3.26322.84810)

  • Groups are now more stable under UI Automation.

Xceed ZIP for ActiveX 6.6 (build 6.6.26322.09080)

  • Paths can now have up to 32,700 characters when prefixed with “\\?\”.
  • Fixed XzGetErrorDescription() and XcGetErrorDescription() when the component is not registered.

Xceed ZIP for X64 6.6 (build 6.6.26322.09080)

  • Paths can now have up to 32,700 characters when prefixed with “\\?\”.
  • Fixed XzGetErrorDescription() and XcGetErrorDescription() when the component is not registered.

Xceed SFTP for .NET 7.4 (build 7.4.26322.84970)

  • The post-quantum “mlkem768x25519-sha256” key exchange algorithm is now supported.

Check out Xceed’s Words and PDF Library bundle