**Option 1:**

Click **Extensions >Syncfusion** Menu and choose **Essential Studio for WPF > Create New Syncfusion Project…** in **Visual Studio**.

N> In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, you can see the Syncfusion menu directly in the Visual Studio menu.

**Option 2:**

Choose **File -> New -> Project**. Opens a new dialog to create a new project. By filtering the project type with Syncfusion or using the Syncfusion keyword in the search option, you can get the templates offered by Syncfusion for WPF.

In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, Select **File > New > Project** and navigate to **Syncfusion > Windows > Syncfusion WPF Application** in Visual Studio.

2. Name the **Project**, select the destination location when required, and specify the Framework of the project, then click **OK**.

N> For Syncfusion WPF project templates, the minimum target Framework is 4.0.

3. Using the following Project Configuration Wizard, choose the options to configure the Syncfusion WPF Application.

In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, Syncfusion WPF Application project configuration wizard.

**Project Configurations**

4. After choosing above project configuration options in the Project Configuration Wizard, click the create button then Syncfusion WPF project is created with the necessary assembly references and XAML.

5. Then, Syncfusion licensing registration required message box will be shown if you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages since Syncfusion introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio release. Navigate to the [help topic](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/licensing/license-key#how-to-generate-syncfusion-license-key), which is shown in the licensing message box to generate and register the Syncfusion license key to your project. Refer to this [blog](https://blog.syncfusion.com/post/Whats-New-in-2018-Volume-2-Licensing-Changes-in-the-1620x-Version-of-Essential-Studio.aspx) post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio.

> In Visual Studio 2017 or lower, go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates

3. On the left, click the **Online** tab and type **"WPF Extensions"** in the search box.

4. Click the Download button in the “WPF Extensions - Syncfusion”.

5. Close all Visual Studio instances after downloading the extensions to begin the installation process. You can see the following VSIX installation prompt.

6. Click the **Modify** button.

7. When the installation is finished, launch the Visual Studio.

8. Now, you can use the Syncfusion extensions from Visual Studio under the Extensions menu.

1. Download the [Syncfusion WPF Extensions](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SyncfusionInc.WPFExtension) from the Visual Studio Marketplace.

2. If any Visual Studio instances are still open, close them.

3. Double-click on the downloaded VSIX file to install. You can see the VSIX installation prompts for the Visual Studio 2019 version. If Visual Studio 2019 is not installed, it will not be possible to install the extension

4. Click the **Install** button.

5. After the installation is complete, open Visual Studio 2019. You can now use Syncfusion extensions from the Visual Studio under the Extensions menu.