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What can I replace Silverlight with?
Microsoft Silverlight Competitors and Alternatives
- Adobe AIR.
- Visual Studio IDE.
- Azure App Service.
- Adobe Animate (formerly Flash)
- Rider.
- FortiGate.
- ASP.NET.
- Progress Telerik UI.
Do I really need Microsoft Silverlight?
Its not a requirement to have it installed, but as noted, some web pages utilize it for streaming multimedia content. I believe the last Olympics which MSNBC had exclusive rights to stream on the web, required Silverlight. Its what you call a Rich Internet Application, similar to Adobe Flash.
What browsers is Silverlight compatible with?
Silverlight works on all major OS’s plus all major browsers, including Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and yes, Internet Explorer.
How to migrate a Silverlight application to HTML5?
Main steps for migrating a Silverlight/WPF application. Assuming that you have already downloaded and installed CSHTML5, the main steps to migrate a Silverlight/WPF application are the following: Create one project of type “C#/XAML for HTML5 (Silverlight Migration Edition)” for each of the Silverlight/WPF projects that you want to migrate.
Can you do cshtml5 migration on your own?
Yes, you can also do the migration by yourself by purchasing the CSHTML5 Migration Edition and following this step-by-step tutorial. You can either do the migration entirely on your own, or you can get some assistance from us. As we are very flexible, you can choose the level of assistance that best suits your needs.
What’s the best way to move away from Silverlight?
If you’re moving away from Silverlight, your two best options are either to recreate your Silverlight functionality in WPF or the web environment. Certainly, WPF is the obvious choice, but it’s never been a zero-cost solution.
Is it possible to use Silverlight on the web?
You’ve decided to recreate your Silverlight applications in some technology with a future that doesn’t end in October 2021. You could move to WPF, but taking your application to the web is not only the smarter choice, it might be less work than you think.