ArcGIS Engine

Description

On March 1, 2026, Esri is retiring ArcGIS Engine (ArcGIS Engine Runtime, ArcGIS Engine extensions, and ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit). The product entered the Mature Support phase on March 1, 2024, and was deprecated on July 1, 2024. This decision aligns with Esri's strategy to focus on modern developer products that support current languages, frameworks, and devices. Although ArcGIS Engine will be retired, existing customers with perpetual licenses can continue to use the software. Users who license ArcGIS Engine applications through ArcGIS Desktop licensing will be migrated to user types.

Recommendation

To mitigate the impact of ArcGIS Engine's retirement, customers are advised to migrate to alternative ArcGIS developer technologies. The recommended alternatives include:

• ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps for desktop and mobile client apps
• ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Game Engines for immersive 3D and extended reality experiences
• ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript for web applications
• ArcGIS Pro SDK for .NET for advanced GIS workflows within ArcGIS Pro

Reach out to ArcGISEngineDeprecation@esri.com for more information.