Getting Started With SilverLight :

Getting Started With SilverLight :

In order to create Silverlight applications with following :

Runtime :

Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 : The runtime required to view Silverlight applications created with .NET Microsoft.

Developer Tools :

Microsoft Visual Studio 8.0 : The next generation development tool.

Microsoft Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 : The add-on to create Silverlight applications with Visual Studio 2008. This install will also install the Silverlight Developer Runtime and the Silverlight SDK. This add-on works with all versions of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, including Visual Web Developer.

Designer Tools :

Download the Expression designer tools to start designing Silverlight application.

Expression Blend 2.5
The latest offering from Microsoft to create Silverlight content is Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 Preview.

Software Development Kit:

Microsoft Silverlight Software Development Kit: Download this SDK to create Silverlight Web experiences that target Silverlight 2.0. The SDK contains documentation, tools, Silverlight ASP.NET controls and the libraries needed to build Silverlight applications.

Eclipse Tools for Silverlight :
An Open Source, feature-rich and professional RIA application development environment for Microsoft Silverlight in Eclipse.