Overview of Windows Forms AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView)

15 Jul 20261 minute to read

The Syncfusion Windows Forms AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView) control is used to enhance interaction between users and AI services. It offers a user-friendly interface for creating intelligent and responsive applications with AI services. Users can easily customize its appearance.

Use Cases

SfAIAssistView is well suited for:

  • AI chat assistants integrated into desktop applications.
  • Customer support or help-desk conversational UIs.
  • Productivity tools that require natural-language input and suggestions.

Key Features

  • Suggestions: Offers selectable response suggestions to expedite the flow of conversation. See Suggestions.
  • Typing indicator: Displays a loading indicator to represent asynchronous communication with AI services. See Typing Indicator.
  • Banner customization: The AI AssistView supports a customizable banner at the top, which allows users to display additional information such as a welcome note or an introduction to integrated AI services. See Customization.
  • Theme: AI AssistView supports both light and dark themes, allowing it to automatically adjust based on the system’s theme settings. This ensures a consistent and visually appealing experience for users in any environment.
  • Response toolbar: Provides Copy, Regenerate, Like, Dislike, and custom action buttons for each bot response. See Response Toolbar.
  • Stop responding: Allows users to cancel an in-flight AI response. See Stop Responding.
  • OpenAI integration: Connect to OpenAI or Azure OpenAI to power responses. See OpenAI Integration.
  • Events: Hook into PromptRequest, ResponseToolBarItemClicked, and StopRespondingButtonClicked. See Events.