Progress Software, the trusted provider of AI-driven solutions for digital experiences and infrastructure, today announced the Q2 2025 release of Progress Telerik and Progress Kendo UI — the most powerful UI libraries for .NET and JavaScript in modern application development. This update introduces a range of breakthrough AI features designed to accelerate development, including AI coding assistants for Blazor and React, AI-generated themes, and GenAI-powered reporting insights.
“We are excited to empower our customers with advanced AI coding assistants built directly into the tools they already know and love,” said Loren Jarrett, EVP & GM, Digital Experience, Progress Software. “Our new AI coding assistants enable professional developers to reach new levels of productivity by working inside their preferred IDEs with AI support, allowing automatic code generation using Telerik and Kendo UI components. Developers can accelerate the creation, design, and delivery of innovative digital experiences with unmatched speed and efficiency — gaining the advantages of AI without sacrificing their workflows or code quality.”
Highlights in Telerik and Kendo UI Q2 2025:
- AI coding assistants for Blazor and React: Allow developers to automatically generate production-ready code for Progress Telerik UI for Blazor and Progress KendoReact libraries directly within popular AI-driven development environments. This reduces manual edits and significantly shortens development cycles.
- AI theme generation in Progress ThemeBuilder: Developers can use natural language to create customized styles for Telerik and Kendo UI components with real-time previews, simplifying the path from design to production while ensuring consistent brand identity.
- GenAI-powered reporting insights: Integrated directly into Progress Telerik Reporting, providing intelligent summaries and contextual insights that remove the need for external tools and enable faster, better-informed decisions.
Additional AI-driven enhancements include a GenAI-enabled Telerik PDF Processing library that delivers immediate document insights, AI prompt options within the editor component, and new AI building blocks and page templates to speed up UI development.
Beyond AI capabilities, the Q2 2025 release introduces performance-optimized data grids for faster, more responsive data handling, improved design system tooling and extended styling options, and new adaptive UI components that provide seamless experiences across all screen sizes and devices.
These updates aim to help development teams deliver polished, accessible, and high-performing applications more quickly while maintaining the flexibility and control professional developers expect from Telerik and Kendo UI.