Kendo UI–The Art of web Development

 

Everything you need in one place, Not hundreds of plug-ins

Kendo UI has all the tools you need in a unified, tested, and supported framework. It lets you focus on building your app, not on building (and supporting) a “framework” out of hundreds of unsupported plug-ins and libraries. Kendo UI Web includes a simple and consistent programming interface, a rock-solid datasource, polished and innovative UI widgets, a MVVM framework, themes, templates and much more. All that’s left to do is to develop modern, interactive, HTML5 and JavaScript applications with Kendo UI Web at the base.

Ready for Touch

Out-of-the-box, Kendo UI Web is ready for touch. All Kendo UI Web widgets provide full support for touchscreen devices, such as the iPad, iPhone, and Android, so that your web apps can be used on a wide array of devices with varying input options. Even Kendo UI’s drag-and-drop framework is touch-enabled, eliminating the need for you to duplicate code just to handle mouse and touchscreen inputs.

For even more native-like UI widgets and experiences on mobile devices, check-out Kendo UI Mobile.

Really fast JavaScript for unmatched performance

Every aspect of Kendo UI has been built from the ground-up to deliver maximum JavaScript app performance. Kendo UI is not another jQuery UI clone, and every decision made in Kendo UI optimizes for performance first. From a lightweight, built-in templating library that performs significantly faster than jQuery Templates, to optimized animations that leverage CSS3 hardware acceleration (when available), and advanced UI virtualization, Kendo UI leaves no stone unturned to deliver client-side UI with top performance.

Manage rich views and models the MVVM way

Kendo UI provides a high-performance Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) framework, which allows you to manage complex HTML and JavaScript UI with declarative bindings and two-way syncing between applications views and models. MVVM keeps the view and the model in synch without you having to manually do both. It’s not required, and you can always use your favorite libraries- like BackboneJS- with Kendo UI, but Kendo UI MVVM provides a high-performance, supported binding option right out-of-the-box.

Pixel-perfect themes to make your applications look amazing

Widgets in Kendo UI support themes and styling, via CSS. Kendo UI includes the following 5 out-of-the-box themes: Default, Metro, Black, Blue Opal and Silver. Professional designers create all themes so your apps look amazing even if you don’t have a designer on your team. Paired with the rich functionality in all Kendo UI widgets, themes are the fastest way to build professional, usable interfaces without the need for CSS wizard skills.

Kendo UI themes can also help you style normal HTML elements, like buttons and inputs, so all elements on your page look consistent. Simply use the basic CSS classes provided by Kendo UI and apply a professional CSS theme to your entire page.

Customize themes to match the look & feel of your site and app

When the out-of-the-box themes are not enough, you can use the ThemeBuilder tool to quickly customize the base styles to perfectly match your site. The simple and intuitive point-and-click configuration wizard makes it a breeze to transform Kendo UI themes, providing you with the CSS or LESS output for use in your site. You can also use ThemeBuilder to modify the styles of Kendo UI widgets as they exist on your site and apps with an easy to use bookmarklet.

Try the ThemeBuilder now to see how easy it is to customize themes.

 

Server Wrappers for easy programmability

We get it. Sometimes it's easier to program on the server. Kendo UI server wrappers deliver maximum productivity by giving you server-side programming convenience for the Kendo UI JavaScript UI widgets. Server wrappers automatically generate the necessary HTML and JavaScript to configure, render, and initialize your Kendo UI widgets and charts.

Available now for ASP.NET MVC. Other server platforms coming soon!

ASP.NET MVC server wrappers for Kendo UI Web are available only with the purchase of Kendo UI Complete for ASP.NET MVC. For evaluation-only purposes you can find the server wrappers included in the Kendo UI Free Trial.

Automate tests like a Pro

Test the reliability of your rich JavaScript apps with just a few clicks. Telerik Test Studio has built-in translators for Kendo UI web widgets that abstract control specifics to help you quickly build automated functional tests. We’ve got translators for the Kendo UI Calendar, Grid, Menu, Treeview, Panelbar, Tabstrip, Menu, Listview, and more.

Find out more about Telerik Test Studio and Kendo UI testing.

 

Great UX across devices and browsers (even the old ones)

A world with only HTML5-enabled browsers can't come soon enough. Until then, you need tools that minimize the pain of supporting outdated browsers and maximize the performance. Kendo UI uses a mix of techniques to enable some HTML5 features in older browsers, and fine-tuned graceful degradation for others. Kendo UI is designed to support all major browsers, including: Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox ESR, Chrome, Safari 4+, and Opera 10+.