Microsoft Announces End Of InfoPath, Next Gen Forms Technology To Be Revealed In March

Microsoft today announced that they are ending the development of InfoPath and SharePoint forms. Microsoft also announced that they will be revealing the next generation forms technology that will work across devices in March at SharePoint Conference. As per Microsoft’s lifecycle support policy, InfoPath will be supported through 2023.

Industry trends and feedback from our customers and partners make it clear that today’s businesses demand an intelligent, integrated forms experience that spans devices. We are looking to make investments that allow you to easily design, deploy, and use intelligent, integrated forms across Office clients, servers, and services—forms that everyone can use on their PC, tablet, or phone. Our goal is to deliver tools that are flexible and agile, so you can quickly connect to your data and processes in new and exciting ways.

So how are we evolving our forms technology? In an effort to streamline our investments and deliver a more integrated Office forms user experience, we’re retiring InfoPath and investing in new forms technology across SharePoint, Access, and Word. This means that InfoPath 2013 is the last release of the desktop client, and InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is the last release of InfoPath Forms Services. The InfoPath Forms Services technology within Office 365 will be maintained and it will function until further notice.

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Source: Office blog