In the previous versions of LightningChart .NET, the .NET target framework was 4.6.2 or earlier. But, in this new version 11.0.1, LightningChart .NET will be targeting .NET Framework 4.8 and .NET 6.0. The new built editions will be available for:

• WinForms
• WPF non-bindable
• MVVM bindable version of WPF

With this change, we aim to fully support the .NET Standard API in the .NET Framework v.4.8. Additionally, the library’s code was migrated to .NET 6.0 to ensure native support of LightningChart .NET charting controls in .NET projects.

Note that regardless of the new .NET Framework targeting, LightningChart .NET v.11.0.1 can be used in any project targeting other .NET versions (3.0, 3.1, 4.8, 4.8.1, 5.0, 9.0, 7.0, 8.0).

Moreover, we recently published an example project of LightningChart .NET supporting .NET 8.0.

We continue improving the LightningChart .NET Interactive Examples app. Now you can also extract example code as .NET 6.0 projects.

Example code can be extracted for .NET Framework 4.8 or 6.0 in 7 different types for WinForms, WPF and MVVM (bindable), and UWP. Note that we will soon convert all examples into the 7 types. 

Additionally, we have polished the examples, cleared the code, and fixed some errors.

There is a major improvement for DPI-aware WinForms applications when handling text rendering. In addition, the per-monitor DPI awareness is now handled better (for WPF and WinForms) by LightningChart (in regards to text rendering), especially in the .NET 6.0 targeting build of LightningChart.

We are launching a new documentation page to gather and organize better the LightningChart .NET documentation. This will make it easier to find information.

Currently, our User Manual is still the most complete guide for developing with LightningChart .NET but, eventually, all information from the User Manual (and additional tips) will be moved to the new LightningChart .NET docs.

Please note that the target framework version for updating LightningChart’s library is .NET Framework 4.8. If you’re working on a .NET Framework project that utilizes LightningChart’s library, ensure that your target framework is set to at least .NET Framework 4.8.

However, using newer versions such as .NET Framework 4.8.1 or .NET 7.0 is also acceptable. For .NET 6.0, the LightningChart control or project requires Visual Studio 2022 or a more recent version.