| Cross-Browser Support for Firefox, IE, Safari |
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| Cross-Platform Support for Windows and Mac (and Linux through the Moonlight Project) |
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| 2D Vector Animation/Graphics |
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| AJAX Support |
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| HTML DOM Integration |
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| HTTP Networking |
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| Canvas Layout Support |
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| JavaScript Support |
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| Silverlight ASP.NET Controls (asp:media, asp:xaml) |
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| XAML Parser (based on WPF) |
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| Media – 720P High Definition (HD) Video |
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| Media – Audio/Video Support (VC-1, WMV, WMA, MP3) |
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| Media – Image Support (JPG, PNG) |
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| Media Markers |
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| Windows Media Server Support |
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| Support for Visual Basic.NET and C#; Common Language Runtime (CLR) based languages |
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| Support for IronPython, IronRuby, Managed JScript, and other Dynamic Language Runtime
(DLR) based languages |
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| Rich Core Framework (e.g. Generics, collections) |
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| Multi-Threading |
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| Layout controls including StackPanel and Grid |
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| Full suite of Controls (TextBox, RadioButton, Slider, Calendar, DatePicker, DataGrid,
ListBox, TabControl, and others) |
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| Managed Control Framework |
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| Templating Model |
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| Visual State Manager |
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| Isolated Storage |
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| Deep Zoom Technology |
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| Media – DRM Powered by PlayReady |
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| Media - Windows Media Audio 10 Professional support |
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| Media - MediaStreamSource for managed code media file parser and protocol extensibility |
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| High quality resizing |
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| Media - Basic SSPL Support |
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| Cross Domain Network Access |
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| Easy access to server-side data via Web Services |
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| Direct access to TCP sockets |
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| Interoperability with SOAP and REST services, including support for XML, JSON, RSS
and Atom data formats |
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| LINQ (including LINQ to XML, LINQ to JSON, and LINQ to Entities) |
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| Duplex communications (“push” from Server to Silverlight client) |
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| Data Binding |
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| ADO.NET Data Services |
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| Managed HTML Bridge |
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| Managed Exception Handling |
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| .NET Framework Security Enforcement |
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| Type Safety Verification |
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| XMLReader/Writer |
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| Enhanced Keyboard Input Support |
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| File Upload Support (via WebClient API) |
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| WPF Compatibility |
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| Accessibility |
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| Localization |
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| Remote Debugging (PC and Mac) |
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| Out of Browser |
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| Network Status (Offline) |
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| Pixel Shader Effects |
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| Bitmap API |
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| Theming at runtime |
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| Enhanced Control Skinning |
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| Accessibility - System Colors |
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| Bitmap caching |
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| Perspective 3D |
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| GPU Hardware Acceleration (for video and bitmaps) |
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| Text Animation |
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| H.264 Support |
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| Raw A/V Support |
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| File Save Dialog |
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| DockPanel, WrapPanel, Viewbox |
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| Local Fonts |
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| Element to Element Binding |
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| Local Connection |
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| Binary XML |
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| Component Caching (share resources across apps) |
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| Scene caches (to Bitmap) |
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