We are happy to announce that we have released the installer for X# 3 today.
This release is available for download for subscribers from the following location:

The readme with the changes can be found here:

A public release of X# 3 will follow shortly. This public release will work for the Core, FoxPro, Xbase++ and Harbour dialects.
If you need X# 3 to build your Visual Objects or Vulcan programs then now it is time to become a FOX subscriber:
https://www.xsharp.eu/store/shop/Friends-Of-XSharp-Program-One-Year-p301068223

Use the coupon code XS3JUNE2026 for a 25% discount on the regular price for a subscription. This discount code is valid until August 31, 2026.

An updated version of the Xs2Ado installer has already been uploaded to this website.

Updated installers for ReportPro 2 and 3 will follow.

For other 3rd party products please contact the author.

Introduction.

In April 2027, we are organizing our fifth European conference, following successful events in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.
With the help from two German customers, we have found a great location in the historic town of Karlsruhe, not far from Stuttgart.
We will present the current state of the X# development and show how to migrate your apps to XSharp. Furthermore, we will also discuss the internals of X# and how you can extend X#. Finally, we will discuss our future plans, and showcase some work in progress. 
This summit is structured to encourage open and facilitated face-to-face discussions and idea-sharing among all attendees. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, with scheduled lunch and snack breaks.

Location. The event will take place at the following hotel: Hotel Der Blaue Reiter Amalienbadstraße 16 76227 Karlsruhe Tel. 0721/94266-0 info@hotelderblauereiter.de www.hotelderblauereiter.de Germany

Agenda.

We have uploaded the what's new document for XSharp 3 to this website.

You can find it here:

This is the status of X#Sharp 3 RC1 that was released today (May 27th). 

When no problems are found we expect to release XSharp 3 to our subscribers in the next 2 weeks.

A public version of XSharp 3 (mainly targeted at the VFP audience) will become available 1-2 weeks later.

Please note that the public build of XSharp 3 will NOT support the VO and Vulcan dialects, like announced before.

The files from the presentations at our Summit in Potsdam are now available for download:
https://www.xsharp.eu/itm-downloads?folder=general%252FPotsdam2026

Please note that these are only available for attendees. And some of the examples require XSharp 3!

A summary of the roadmap that was presented during the closing session

• A release version of X# 3 is expected in April 2026. This supports:
  • VS 2026 support
  • .Net 8,9,10 support, but also still .Net Framework
  • VS /Ms build project files are so-called "SDK" style projects
  • The compiler is based on the C# 13 compiler
  • Several new language features, such as File-wide namespaces, Global Usings, FileScoped classes, Record classes, Record structures and more
  Read more …XSharp Summit 2026 - Downloads and more

The XSharp Summit 2026 in Potsdam, Germany, our 5th annual meeting, is now over. It was great meeting and talking to many familiar faces and also some new ones as well! There were several sessions on diverse and interesting topics delivered by dev team members (including Irwin, our new welcomed member) and external speakers, all very well received!

Session material (to be downloaded from attendees) and photos from the event will follow up soon.

We're looking forward to meeting you all again in our next summit, more info on that will be announced in the coming weeks, as well a summary of the plans for the future that was presented in the closing session of the event.

It has taken a while, but X# 3 is almost ready. We will be demonstrating it at the X# Summit in Potsdam later this month. We will start a Beta test for X# 3 next week.
Please mail robert@xsharp.eu if you want to be included in the beta.

Since X# 3 has some breaking changes over X# 2, you will have to be prepared to set up a test environment (different computer or VM) to make sure that it does not interfere with your daily work with X# 2. We expect active participation from testers and meaningful reports for any issues that you find.
We will be running the beta on a private forum on this website.