Supported Platforms
Which .NET, Windows and Visual Studio versions does TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms work with? The table below gives developers and decision makers the summary they need before a project starts, from the frameworks to the processor architectures and the Windows components an application depends on. The System Requirements and the Deployment Guide hold the details.
At a Glance
| Area | Supported |
|---|---|
| .NET | .NET 8, .NET 9 and .NET 10, through the NuGet package TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK |
| .NET Framework | 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, through the assemblies the setup installs |
| Windows for development | Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 |
| Windows at run time | Windows only. The package contains native libraries for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and none for other operating systems. |
| Visual Studio | Visual Studio 2026, tested with version 34.0, and Visual Studio 2013 to 2022, as listed in the requirements documentation |
| Languages | C# and Visual Basic |
| Processor architectures | 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) applications. AnyCPU builds need the native libraries that match the process. |
| Windows components at run time | The Microsoft Visual C++ runtime and, for the XML features, the Microsoft XML parser 3.0 |
The Details
Each row of the table has a page in the System Requirements of the Installation Guide:
- .NET and .NET Framework: the versions of both, what differs between the two kinds of projects and which one to choose.
- Windows Versions: Windows for development, Windows on the user's machine and the Windows components.
- Visual Studio: the versions, languages and project templates, and how the setup integrates the product.
- 32-bit and 64-bit Applications: where the 32-bit and 64-bit native libraries are and how to choose a build configuration.