Microsoft Silverlight for Mac is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web and mobile applications. The app is a free plug-in, powered by the .NET framework and compatible with multiple web browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the Web works. Microsoft has made the Silverlight for macOS browser plug-in freely available for all supported platforms and browsers. Download, Install or Update Silverlight for Mac!
Features and Highlights
IIS Smooth Streaming
IIS Smooth Streaming enables you to deliver high definition streams that play back smoothly on any device running this tool.
PivotViewer
PivotViewer makes it easier to interact with massive amounts of data on the web in ways that are powerful, informative, and fun. By visualizing thousands of related items at once...
SketchFlow
SketchFlow, part of Expression Studio Ultimate, revolutionizes the speed and efficiency with which you can demonstrate a vision for an application. SketchFlow provides an...
Deep Zoom
The app Deep Zoom is the fastest, smoothest, zooming technology on the Web, bringing the highest resolution images and frame rates...
Pixel Shader
These software based effects include blur and drop shadow that can be applied to any graphical content and animated. You can also write your own effect.
New Controls
The software is packed with over 60 high-quality, fully skinnable and customizable out-of-the-box controls such as charting and media, new layout containers...
Media Format Extensibility
With the new Raw AV pipeline, the program can easily support a wide variety of third-party codecs. Audio and video can be decoded outside the runtime and rendered...
Perspective 3D Graphics
The tool allows developers and designers to apply content to a 3D plane. Users can rotate or scale live content in space without writing any additional code.
Skinning and Styling
The app makes it easy to create graphics and then use them to customize controls, such as the look of a scrollbar. Silver light for Mac provides XAML based templates for each...
Note: Requires Intel Core Duo or higher processor.
Also Available: Download Silverlight for Windows

SilverLight es la alternativa propuesta por Microsoft a Adobe Flash. Se presenta en forma de complemento para los distintos navegadores web que permite la reproducción de contenidos elaborados mediante esta tecnología.
Desde el punto de vista técnico, SilverLight es una implementación multibuscador y multiplataforma del framework .NET que tiene como objetivo la creación de aplicaciones web interactivas y multimedia.
Desde el panel de opciones de SilverLight se pueden activar/desactivar las actualizaciones automáticas, la reproducción de contenido protegido con DRM e indicar las aplicaciones web que podrán almacenar información en el disco duro.