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  • Stream HD Movies, Instantly.

    Netflix uses Silverlight to stream TV Episodes and Movies to PC and Mac in Standard Definition and HD where available.

    Play
    Silverlight Video Streaming
  • Silverlight means Business

    SAP is the world's largest business software company. For their Business ByDesign product, SAP utilized Silverlight's powerful .NET programming model and familiar Visual Studio tools to rapidly develop a visually compelling and easy to use application.

    Make it your Business
    Silverlight Business
  • Stunning Apps? Easy.

    The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is the world's largest collection of movie, TV and celebrity information. Their top-rated Silverlight app for Windows Phone lets you find show times, watch trailers, browse photo galleries, explore popular charts and share movie information.

    See what you can do
    Windows Phone Apps
  • Get the Silverlight 5 RC

    Silverlight is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web and mobile applications. Silverlight is a free plug-in, powered by the .NET framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the Web works.

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    Silverlight 5 RC
Media

Media

The highest quality interactive video experiences both live and on-demand across multiple formats while protecting valuable content.

Business

Business

Create business applications that give users richer, deeper interactivity using the skills and tools developers already know and that work the same everywhere–without the usual IT hassle of deploying across multiple OS's and browsers.

Mobile

Mobile

Build compelling touch-based apps built quickly using familiar tools and distributed through the Windows Phone Marketplace.

What's New
  • Get Your MIX Fix Online

    Find out what you missed at this year’s event - the latest news from Internet Explorer, Windows Phone and Silverlight, great technical and UX content and more than 150 top speakers in the web community.  Stream or download video and presentation content for free at live.visitmix.com.

  • The Future of Silverlight Starts Now!

    Silverlight 5 introduces more than 40 new features, including support for running Silverlight applications with desktop features in the browser, dramatic video quality and performance improvements, and features that improve developer productivity. See What's New!

  • Check out Native Extensions 1.0 for Microsoft Silverlight

    Native Extensions for Microsoft Silverlight is a new toolkit that enables your Silverlight 4 out-of-browser applications to interact with cool Windows 7 features like sensors, speech, devices, taskbar etc. Download and try it out today, and let us know what you think.

  • Download the Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 1 today!

    Microsoft® Visual Studio® LightSwitch™ gives you a simpler and faster way to create professional-quality Silverlight business applications for the desktop, the Web, and the cloud. Download and try the first beta of the new member of the Visual Studio Family today!

  • Watch Sessions and the Keynote from the Silverlight 4 Launch

    Missed the Silverlight 4 Launch at DevConnections?  Watch sessions on-demand here and Scott Guthrie's keynote on-demand here.

  • Silverlight 4 is Now Available

    Download Silverlight 4 here!

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