How to Use Silverlight on Mac Chrome

In this article, we will discuss how to use Silverlight on a Mac running Google Chrome, specifically for versions 42 and later. With the announcement in September 2013 by Google to move away from support for NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface), it has become necessary to find alternative methods to enable Silverlight on your Mac.

To start, you will need to download the Silverlight runtime from Microsoft's official website. After clicking on the download link, follow the installation wizard's steps to complete the process. Once the download is completed, the installation should start automatically.

After installing Silverlight, you may still encounter issues with playing back Silverlight-based content on your Mac running Google Chrome. To resolve this, you will need to manually enable Silverlight in your browser settings. The exact steps for doing so depend on whether your Mac has an Intel processor or a PowerPC processor.

For Intel processors, click on the 'Mac Runtime' option next to 'Silverlight 3.' If you have a PowerPC processor, click on the 'Runtime for Mac PowerPC' option next to 'Silverlight 1.0.'

Once you have enabled Silverlight in your browser settings, you should be able to access and play back Silverlight-based content without any issues.

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