Microsoft Silverlight Alternatives

Microsoft Silverlight has been discontinued. Similar apps include OpenSilver, which is free and open source. Other options are WebAnimator, KoolMoves, Ceylon and Jabaco. In total there are five Animation Makers like Microsoft Silverlight for Windows, Linux, self-hosting and Mac.

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  1. OpenSilver icon
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    OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplementation of Microsoft Silverlight , that runs on current browsers via WebAssembly. It uses Mono for WebAssembly and Microsoft Blazor. It brings back the power of C#, XAML, and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  2. WebAnimator icon
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    Use WebAnimator to create fantastic animations that work perfectly on all the main browsers, as well as smartphones and tablets - and all this is without Flash! It's easy and quick. If you can imagine it, you can do it with WebAnimator.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. KoolMoves icon
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    KoolMoves is a web animation authoring tool that creates Flash animations with multimedia slide shows, media players, and action scripting and frames for animated gifs. Create text effects, import vector clipart, attach wav audio, fill shapes with color gradients or bitmaps, add...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Ceylon icon
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    Ceylon is a language designed specifically for writing large programs in teams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Hotspot JVM
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  5. Jabaco icon
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    Jabaco is a simple programming language with a Visual Basic like syntax. Jabaco enables you to create powerful software for all Java supported operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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