Converting Blazor application to Syncfusion Blazor application

19 Apr 20242 minutes to read

Syncfusion Blazor conversion is a Visual Studio add-in that converts an existing Blazor application to the Syncfusion Blazor application by adding the required assemblies and theme files.

The steps below help you to convert the Blazor application to the Syncfusion Blazor application via the Visual Studio 2022:

NOTE

Before use the Syncfusion Blazor Project Conversion, check whether the Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio Extension installed or not in Visual Studio Extension Manager by clicking on the Extensions -> Manage Extensions -> Installed. If this extension not installed, install the extension by follow the steps from the download and installation help topic.

  1. Open your existing Blazor application or create a new Blazor application in Visual Studio 2022.

  2. To open the Syncfusion Project Conversion Wizard, follow either one of the options below:

    Option 1:

    Choose Extensions -> Syncfusion -> Essential Studio for Blazor -> Convert Project… in the Visual Studio menu.

    ConversionMenu

    Option 2:

    Right-click the application from the Solution Explorer and select the Syncfusion Blazor and choose the Convert to Syncfusion Blazor application…

    ConversionAddin

  3. The Syncfusion Blazor Project Conversion window will appear. You can choose the required version of Syncfusion Blazor and Themes to convert the application.

    ConversionWizard

    NOTE

    The versions are loaded from the Syncfusion Blazor NuGet packages published in NuGet.org and it requires internet connectivity.

  4. Check the “Enable a backup before converting” checkbox if you want to take the project backup and choose the location.

  5. Once the conversion process has been completed, you will get a successful message window.

    ConversionSuccessMessage

    If you enabled project backup before converting, the old application was saved in the specified backup path location, as shown below once the conversion process completed.

    ConversionBackupLocation

  6. Selected Blazor application is converted to Syncfusion Blazor application by installed Syncfusion Blazor NuGet packages with selected version, and added selected style in corresponding layout file.

  7. If you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages from nuget.org you must register the Syncfusion license key to your application since Syncfusion introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio release. Navigate to the help topic to generate and register the Syncfusion license key to your application. Refer to this blog post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio.