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RiderWPF Hot Reload Is Here: Edit Your XAML and Watch It Update Live in Rider
WPF Hot Reload is now available in Rider, starting with the 2026.2 EAP 2 build. You can edit your XAML while your app is running under the debugger and see the changes immediately, with no rebuild, no restart, and no losing your place in the application. Together with the C# Hot Reload support that’s already in Rider, this completes the Edit and Continue workflow for WPF.
This one has been a long time coming, and we want to be straight about that. The request for WPF Hot Reload is one of the most upvoted issues in Rider’s entire history. We read every word of your comments, and the feature we’re shipping today is shaped directly by that feedback.
