| Name | Overview | Download |
| Winzip | Decompress zipped files in a Windows environment. Handy for uncompressing the examples contained on this website. | Here |
| DirectX |
The Windows API for direct hardware manipulation. Many multimedia titles make use of DirectX, including some of the examples on this website. Microsoft DirectX® is already included in Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.0, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server equivalents. |
Here |
| Cortona (VRML client) | One example of a VRML client for VRML web content. There are others. | Here |
| Windows Media Player | The Microsoft Media Player can handle many different types of files. Like most software, Windows Media player is just one example of its kind. | Here |
| Java SE | Many of the Java applets will require Java to be installed. We recommend installing Java 8 or higher versions. | Here |
| DivX | A popular MPEG-4 video codec | Here |
| Winamp | The most used mp3 player for windows | Here |
| MAD | A high quality open source MP3 codec | Here |