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Upgrade a Project to the latest Syncfusion® Version

12 Mar 20261 minute to read

The Syncfusion® Blazor migration extension for Visual Studio Code enables upgrading an existing Syncfusion® Blazor application to a newer Essential Studio® release by updating NuGet package references and theme links automatically.

Steps to migrate the project

  1. in Visual Studio Code, open an existing Syncfusion® Blazor application or create a new Blazor application.

    Supported application types:

    • Blazor Web App (Server or WebAssembly rendering)
    • Blazor Server App
    • Blazor WebAssembly App (standalone or ASP.NET Core hosted)
    • Blazor WebAssembly App (Progressive Web Application)

  2. In the Explorer panel, right-click the project file (.csproj) and select Migrate Syncfusion Blazor Application to another version from the context menu.

    Context menu showing Migrate Syncfusion Blazor Application option

    NOTE

    The Migration option becomes available only after the project references the Syncfusion® Blazor NuGet packages.

  3. In the Command Palette, select Select Blazor Version and choose the desired Syncfusion® Blazor version from the list (displays versions available on nuget.org).

    Command Palette showing Syncfusion version selection

  4. After conversion completes, the Syncfusion® Blazor NuGet package references is updated to the selected version in the application.

    Project file updated with Syncfusion NuGet package references

  5. If the trial setup or NuGet packages from nuget.org, register the Syncfusion® license key in the application. Syncfusion® introduced the licensing system in the 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio® release. Navigate to the help topic to generate and register the Syncfusion® license key to the application. Refer to this UG topic for understanding the licensing details in Essential Studio® for Blazor.