officefileapi-405462-installation-guide-prerequisites.md
This document contains information about system requirements to install and use DevExpress Office File API.
To create Office File API apps, you should install Visual Studio 2022 , Visual Studio 2026 , or Visual Studio Code and the .NET workload.
The table below shows the versions of DevExpress Office File API that support .NET.
| DevExpress Version | .NET 6 (LTS) | .NET 7 | .NET 8 (LTS) | .NET 9 | .NET 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v25.2 (current) | |||||
| v24.2 - v25.1 | |||||
| v24.1 | |||||
| v23.1 - v23.2 | |||||
| v22.2 - v22.2 | |||||
| v21.2 - v22.1 | |||||
| v20.1 - v21.1 |
Prerequisites to build .NET applications:
The table below highlights supported .NET Framework versions.
| DevExpress Version | .NET 2.0 | .NET 3.5 | .NET 4.0 | .NET 4.5 | .NET 4.5.2 | .NET 4.6 | .NET 4.6.2 | .NET 4.7 | .NET 4.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v24.2 - v25.2 (current) | |||||||||
| v21.2-v24.1 | |||||||||
| v18.2-v21.1 |
Other Versions
| DevExpress Version | .NET 2.0 | .NET 3.5 | .NET 4.0 | .NET 4.5 | .NET 4.5.2 | .NET 4.6 | .NET 4.7 | .NET 4.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v16.2-v18.1 | ||||||||
| v14.2-v16.1 | ||||||||
| v13.1-v14.1 | ||||||||
| v12.1-v12.2 | ||||||||
| v11.2 | ||||||||
| v10.1-v11.1 | ||||||||
| v9.3 |
Support for the .NET Client Profile has been discontinued by Microsoft with the release of .NET Framework 4.5. DevExpress controls v14.2 and higher do not support the .NET Client Profile.
If you require a previous version of a DevExpress product, log in to the Download Manager page on the DevExpress website.
The table below highlights supported platforms.
| DevExpress Version | Windows | Linux | macOS | Docker | Azure Cloud | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v23.2-v25.2 (current) | ||||||
| v19.2-v23.1 |