Progress launches AI-powered tools in new Telerik and Kendo UI

June 12, 2025

Progress Software, the trusted provider of AI-powered solutions for digital experiences and infrastructure, today announced the launch of the Q2 2025 version of Progress Telerik and Progress Kendo UI. The most powerful UI libraries for .NET and JavaScript in modern application development. This release introduces several groundbreaking AI features that accelerate development. Including AI coding assistants for Blazor and React, AI theme generation, and GenAI-powered reporting insights.

Loren Jarrett, EVP & GM, Digital Experience, Progress Software.

“We are excited to empower our customers with advanced AI coding assistants, built directly into the tools they know and love,” says Loren Jarrett, EVP & GM, Digital Experience, Progress Software. “Our new AI coding assistants help serious developers reach new levels of productivity by working directly in their favorite AI-powered IDEs, enabling automatic code generation with our Telerik and Kendo UI components. Developers can accelerate the creation, design, and launch of innovative digital experiences with unprecedented speed and efficiency. They get the benefits and speed of AI without compromising their preferred workflows or code quality.”

Highlights of Telerik and Kendo UI Q2 2025:

AI coding assistants for Blazor and React: Enables developers to automatically generate production-ready code in Progress Telerik UI for Blazor and Progress KendoReact libraries directly into all popular AI-powered development environments. This minimizes manual changes and greatly shortens development time.
AI generation of themes in Progress ThemeBuilder: Developers can use natural language to create custom styles for Telerik- and Kendo UI components, with real-time previews. Which simplifies the path from design to production and ensures consistent brand identity.
GenAI-powered report insights: Integrated directly into Progress Telerik Reporting – intelligent summaries and contextual insights eliminate the need for external tools and enable faster, more informed decisions.

Additional AI-powered enhancements include a GenAI-powered Telerik PDF Processing library for instant document insights, AI prompt options in the editor component, and new AI building blocks and page templates to accelerate UI development.

In addition to AI features, the Q2 2025 release also includes performance-optimized Data Grids for faster and more responsive data management, improved design system tools and expanded styling capabilities, and new UI components with adaptive features that provide seamless experiences across all screen sizes and devices.