NextGrid is a powerful Delphi/CBuilder Grid. It is very easy to use it in design-time (with using intuitive Columns Editor) and in run-time. NextGrid have much more features than standard Grid, attractive look (Windows Vista & XP themes support), it is extremely fast (quick sorting, data manipulation, drawing...).

Delphi and C++ Builder component for retrieving joystick position and status.

Uses standard Windows Joystick API
Available for Delphi/C++ Builder 5 - XE8 and Lazarus 1.2.6
Source code is included in full version
Royalty free distribution

Delphi and C++ Builder components you can use
to add messaging functionality to your applications.

Uses standard Windows SimpleMAPI
Compatible with MS Outlook, Outlook Express and other email clients
Available for Delphi/C++ Builder 5 - XE8 and Lazarus 1.2.6
Source code is included in full version
Royalty free distribution

Build native iOS, Android and Windows apps in Visual Studio. IntelliSense inside Visual Studio enables you to explore the expansive landscape of iOS and Android APIs simply by typing. Quickly lookup types, methods and discover API functionality without breaking your train of thought. Xamarin.iOS for Visual Studio allows you to develop native iOS apps on Windows, with a paired Mac providing build services over the network. Xamarin provides new Visual Studio features for iOS development, including an iOS toolbar, File > New Project for iOS apps, and iOS property pads.

Component for serial communication for Windows.

Features:

Communication with devices connected to serial port
Easy of use and very powerful
Uses multithreading and overlapping for maximum performance
Supports Delphi/C++ Builder 5 - XE8 and Lazarus 1.2.6
Source code included in full version
Royalty free distribution in applications

With many new features introduced in Delphi (and C++Builder) XE8, some developers have the impression there is little in it for Windows VCL developers, not interested in mobile. In fact, there is a plethora of new features in XE8, even if you don't care about mobile and FireMonkey. With many new features introduced in Delphi (and C++Builder) XE8, some developers have the impression there is little in it for Windows VCL developers, not interested in mobile. In fact, there is a plethora of new features in XE8, even if you don't care about mobile and FireMonkey. Here is an incomplete summary.

YuPdf is a PDF document creation library for Delphi (Embarcadero, CodeGear, Borland versions). It includes the following functionality:

Create PDF documents containing text, graphics, and bitmap images.
Easily add outlines, annotations, and document attachments.
Embed JPEG and PNG images, preserving transparency.
Embed Type 1 and TrueType fonts.
Document and image compression and encryption.
Character set and encoding support (1- and 2-byte UTF-8, ISO 8859-2 to 8859-16, Windows 1250 to 1258, KOI8-R).
CJK fonts and encodings for Chinese and Japanese text.
Object wrapper classes for simplified coding.
Extensive number of demo projects to get started.
No dependencies, does not require DLLs or external files.

DIUnicode provides Unicode Reader and Unicode Writer classes for Delphi (Embarcadero / CodeGear / Borland). The classes implement automatic and native decoding and / or encoding of 150+ character sets when linked against DIConverters. DIUnicode's Pascal implementation features more than 70 encodings, like UTF-7, UTF-8, UTF-16, the ISO-8859 family, various Windows and Macintosh codepages, KOI8 character sets, Chinese GB18030, and more. Adding a new character coding is as simple as writing a single conversion procedure.

Telerik UI for WPF includes a wide range of controls – from small UI components like Rating to powerful data-driven controls like GridView. The suite provides a variety of data visualization tools to allow you to display and edit your data. Manipulate your row data in a GridView or Spreadsheet and then visualize it through PivotGrid, our charting or diagramming tools. Discover multiple components for daily or business planning such as ScheduleView where users can easily plan their day and GanttView which allows users to visualize and manage any project planning data. Telerik UI for WPF comes complete with customizable UI controls for a variety of needs and options, which makes it the ideal choice for any Windows desktop application.

Delphi Open XML library for processing .docx, .pptx and .xlsx documents.

Create or modify Word Document .docx files
Create or modify PowerPoint Presentation .pptx files
Create or modify Excel Workbook .xlsx files
Microsoft Office installation is not required
Uses Microsoft Open XML SDK 2.5
Requires Microsoft .NET 4.0 or higher
Support Windows 32 and Windows 64
Available for Delphi 7 - XE8
Royalty free distribution in applications