• ABC QuickSilver
    • Version: Beta 2; 1,500 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, extends the Micrografx ABC Graphics Suite, allowing users to place, view, and interact with object graphics inside Web pages.
    • Download Now!
    • Online FAQ
    • Check out the Micrografx Gallery
    • Author: Micrografx, Inc.


  • ACTION
    • Version: Beta; 1,423 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta movie viewer that allows you to embed movie clips into your WEB pages. ACTION uses MPEG and Wave formats
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Open2U


  • Acrobat Amber Reader
    • Version: Alpha Release 2; 2,205 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free viewer for Adobe Acrobat, i.e., Portable Document Format (PDF) documents, an update to Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Exchange
    • Download Now!
    • Online FAQ
    • Check out some Acrobat Amber examples
    • Author: Adobe


  • ASAP WebShow
    • Version: 1.0a official; 543 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a Netscape Plug-In to view, download and print graphically rich reports and presentations from the web
    • Download Now!
    • ASAP WebShow Gallery
    • Author: Software Publishing Corporation


  • Astound Web Player
    • Version: 1.0 official; 1,108 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plu-in viewer that plays both Astound presentations and Studio M projects.
    • Download Now!
    • Special Requirements: QuickTime library (454 kb)
    • Author: Gold Disk


  • Carbon Copy/Net
    • Version: Beta; 1,500 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, lets you remotely control another PC over the Internet. Ideal for remote access, remote support, collaboration, remote software demonstrations and more
    • Download Now!
    • Access Another PC with Carbon Copy/Net
    • Author: MicroCom


  • Cool Fusion
    • Version: 2.0; 631 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in for full-speed, full-motion video decompression, plays back AVI files
    • Download Now!
    • Demo Page
    • Author: Iterated Systems, Inc.


  • CoolTalk
    • Version: 0.9.022 Beta 4; 1,648 kb (April 29, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, an Internet telephone tool included with Netscape Navigator 3.0 that provides high-quality audio conferencing, a full-featured whiteboard, and text-based communications using the chat tool.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Netscape Communications Corporation


  • Corel CMX Viewer
    • Version: 1.0 beta; 1,038 kb (December 10, 1995)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plu-in viewer for Corel CMX (vector format) graphics files, as opposed to the the traditional GIF or JPEG files (raster format)
    • Download Now!
    • Free CMX Samples (543 kb)
    • Author: Corel


  • Crescendo! Midi Plug-In
    • Version: 1.1; 34 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Shareware ($9.95), Netscape Plug-in to play Midi music
    • Download Now!
    • Download Now! -- Midi Plug-in (9 kb)
    • Online Troubleshooting
    • Author: LiveUpdate


  • CyberSpell
    • Version: 2.0; 1,785 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo (trial version, $24.95), an add-on to your Netscape Navigator (automatically attaches to the message composition menu bar) that checks spelling errors for your emails
    • Download Now!
    • Author: INSO Corporation


  • DWG/DXF and SVF Plug-In
    • Version: Demo; 709 kb; 804 kb (March 11, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo, Netscape Plug-In for Auto CAD DWG and SVF (Simple Vector Format) files
    • Download Now! -- DWG/DXF Plug-In (709 kb)
    • Download Now! -- SVF Plug-In (804 kb)
    • Try out these DWG samples or SVF samples
    • Author: SoftSource


  • EarthTime Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0 (3/26/96 build); 1,084 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Preview, lets you tell time around the world at a glance - without leaving your browser. It displays the local time and date for 8 geographic locations in your choice of over 350 world capitals and commercial centers.
    • Download Now! -- plug-in version
    • Download Now! -- standalone version (993 kb)
    • Author: Starfish Software


  • ECHOSPEECH - Voice of the Web
    • Version: 1.2; 35 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in allows people to listen in real time as compressed ECHOSPEECH files stream down from the web, and fast
    • Download Now!
    • Online FAQ
    • Author: Echo Speech Corp.


  • Emblaze
    • Version: 1.01 beta; 82 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in enables Real-Time, On-Line, full-motion animation
    • Download Now!
    • Visit some Emblazed Pages!
    • Author: Interactive Media Group


  • Envoy Plug-In
    • Version: Final; 754 kb (February 11, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in viewer for portable Envoy documents
    • Download Now!
    • Test with some Envoy samples
    • Author: Tumbleweed Software


  • FIGleaf Inline
    • Version: 1.0 official; 1,277 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo graphics plug-in viewer, supports Computer Graphic Metafile (CGM) vector graphics within the Navigator 2.0 Web browser, plus all major graphics formats currently used
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Carberry Technology


  • Formula One/NET
    • Version: Beta 10; 1,583 kb (January 25, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo (60 days), a spreadsheet plug-in for Netscape 2.0
    • Download Now! -- full version with Install Shield
    • Download Now! -- manual installation, 876 kb
    • Get Formula One/NET Charts, an add-in to create live chart!
    • Author: Visual Components


  • Fractal Image Plug-In
    • Version: 1.1; 770 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in viewer for fractal image format (FIF) image files
    • Download Now!
    • Online Help
    • Author: Iterated Systems, Inc.


  • FutureSplash Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0; 141 kb (April 24, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in viewer as a vector-based format to deliver interactive graphics and animations on the Internet.
    • Download Now!
    • Visit the Future Wave site after you installed FutureSplash plug-in
    • Author: FutureWave Software, Inc.


  • iChat Plug-In
    • Version: 1.05b; 836 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, allows you to connect to IRC and ichat chat servers for online chatting
    • Download Now!
    • Author: InterCAP Graphics Systems, Inc.


  • InterCAP InLine Plug-In
    • Version: 3.0 beta 4; 2,100 kb (March 6, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a Netscape API-compliant graphics viewing tool for Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) vector graphics files
    • Download Now!
    • Author: InterCAP Graphics Systems, Inc.


  • Internet Fast Forward
    • Version: Beta 0.90b; 811 kb (April 28, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a Netscape plug-in that filters 99% of web advertising, Java and Gif89 animated ads and "cookies." Filtering can be switched on and off.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: PrivNet Inc.


  • InterVU MPEG Player Plug-In
    • Version: Beta 0.952; 668 kb (May 14, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, no-compromise MPEG video player for your Netscape Navigator 2.0, formerly known as PreVu
    • Download Now!
    • Test your new PreVU plug-in with the Demo Page
    • Author: InterVU Inc.


  • KeyView Plug-In
    • Version: 4.2; 243 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a Netscape plug-in that allows you to view, print, convert and manage nearly 200 different file formats.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: FTP Software Inc.


  • Lightning Strike Plug-In
    • Version: 1.6; 1,200 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape Plug-in viewer for a new format of image compression standard, faster than JPEG!
    • Download Now!
    • Compression Examples
    • Author: Infinet Op


  • Look@Me Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0; 1,063 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, gives you the ability to view another user's screen anywhere in the world in real time. You can watch the screen activity taking place by another Look@Me user from within your Netscape browser or as a standalone applet.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Farallon Computing, Inc.


  • mBED Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0b1; 115 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, plays multimedia mbedlets, which are interactive multimedia interfaces within web pages.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: mBED Software Inc.


  • MDL Chemscape Chime
    • Version: 0.9A2; 990 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free for academic and personal use, a Netscape Plug-in viewer allows scientists to view chemical information directly on a Netscape Navigator HTML page.
    • Download Now!
    • Online FAQ
    • Author: MDL Information Systems, Inc.


  • MovieStar Plug-in
    • Version: 1.0a3; 435 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free lets you enjoy video and sound over the Web, now see and hear "streamed" QuickTime movies while the file is sent to your computer.
    • Download Now!
    • Special Requirement: QuickTime 2.1, 32-bit
    • Sample movies
    • Author: Intelligence at Large, Inc.


  • NCompass ActiveX Plug-In
    • Version: Beta 2; 3,167 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, provides support for ActiveX (formerly called OLE) components such as ActiveX controls and DocObjects within Netscape Navigator. With the NCompass ActiveX Plug-In, software developers can create, and end-users can view, ActiveX-based applications that run under both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
    • Download Now! -- including Microsoft DirectX
    • Download Now! -- not including Microsoft DirectX (1,571 kb)
    • Author: ExCITE
    • Recommended


  • Netscape Live3D
    • Version: Beta 1; 1,402 kb (February 15, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a high-performance VRML viewer supporting multimedia and animation, extends Netscape's Java, JavaScript, and plug-in interfaces
    • Download Now!
    • Test your new plug-in in the Coolest VRML worlds on the Web
    • Author: Netscape Communications Corporation


  • Netscape PowerPack
    • Version: 2.0 Beta 2; 6,875 kb (April 7, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, adds four components to your Netscape Browser: CyberSpell for mail, Smart Marks for bookmarking, Netscape Chat and Symentac's Norton AntiVirus scanner. Not a plug-in, rather "add-on"!
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Netscape Communications Corporation


  • OLE Control Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0 Alpha 3a; 3,295 kb (January 21, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a Netscape 2.0 Plug-In that merges with Microsoft's OLE to support inline movies and more.
    • Download Now! -- including Microsoft DirectX
    • Download Now! -- not including Microsoft DirectX (1,704 kb)
    • Special requirement: Netscape Navigator 2.0 Beta 4/5/6 (or use this version for Beta 2 or 3)
    • Author: ExCITE
    • Recommended


  • OpenScape
    • Version: 1.42; 2,126 kb (Febuary 16, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free demo, a component-based development environment with Visual Basic scripting for internet and intranet applications
    • Download Now!
    • Test the Demo Page
    • Author: Business@Web


  • PointPlus Plug-In
    • Version: Beta 0.3; 102 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, enables PowerPoint users to easily publish colorful, dynamic and compelling presentations over the Internet
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Net-Scene


  • PowerMedia Plug-In
    • Version: 2.0 Beta 2; 6,255 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, designed for corporate communicators and web designers, it provides authoring and viewing of interactive content, presentations, training, kiosks, and demos with seamless playback.
    • Download Now!
    • Online User Guide
    • Author: RadMedia


  • PreVU
    • Version: Beta 0.90; 620 kb (March 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, no-compromise MPEG video player for your Netscape Navigator 2.0
    • Download Now!
    • Test your new PreVU plug-in with the Demo Page
    • Author: InterVU Inc.


  • RapidTransit
    • Version: 1.0; 114 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a new compression scheme for the World Wide Web that will allow servers to provide you with full 16 bit, 44.1 KHz CD quality sound at compression rates of 20:1 or better.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: FastMan


  • RealAudio
    • Version: 2.0 final; 497 kb (April 3, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, an audio player for your web surfing sessions -- playback audios instantly without the wait for the download
    • Download Now! -- fill out this form
    • Online Help
    • Author: Progressive Networks
    • Recommended


  • Scream Plug-In
    • Version: Beta 0.8; 38 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo, Netscape plug-in for multimedia desktop animation
    • Download Now!
    • Test drive with the Scream Page
    • Author: Saved by Technology


  • ShockWave Plug-Ins
    • Version: 0001; 2,973 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape plug-ins for moving creative professionals who develop digital media to the World Wide Web. It enables them to use their existing authoring tools, skills, and content immediately.
    • Download Now! -- Plug-In Center
    • Download Now! -- for Authorware 3.5 (944 kb)
    • Download Now! -- for Director 4.x (1.078 kb)
    • Download Now! -- for FreeHand 5.x (916 kb)
    • Download Now! -- all-in-one 0001 (2,973 kb)
    • Online Shockwave Software Reviewer's Guide
    • Author: Macromedia
    • Recommended


  • Sizzler Animation Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0 b2; 136 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape plug-in for web animation
    • Download Now! -- Sizzler Plug-In
    • Download Now! -- Sizzler Editor (769 kb), convert BMP files, DIB lists and AVI movies into Sizzler animations.
    • Sample animations
    • Author: Totally Hip Software Inc.


  • StockWatcher Plug-In
    • Version: Beta; 2,333 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Demo, enables you to select from stocks listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX exchanges and to view their price quotes change
    • Download Now! -- plug-in version
    • Download Now! -- standalone version (3,240 kb)
    • Author: Wayfarer


  • Superscape's Viscape
    • Version: 1.05; 1,212 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape plug-in allows you to view and interact with rich virtual worlds across the Web.
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Superscape VR plc.


  • Texture Viewer Plug-In
    • Version: 0.8 beta; 750 kb (March 6, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape plug-in for Texture, "a Windows 95-based Web authoring tool and Java-based viewer that lets graphic designers create Web publications that are visually appealing, highly interactive, easily updated, and customizable."
    • Download Now! -- contact info needed
    • Demo Texture Samples
    • Author: FutureTense, Inc.


  • TMS ViewDirector Imaging Plug-In
    • Version: 2.0; 551 kb (March 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape plug-in for fast TIFF, PCX/BMP and JPEG image displays
    • Download Now! -- contact info needed
    • Author: TMS Incorporated


  • Toolvox
    • Version: 1.1 beta 2; 586 kb (February 11, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free demo, Netscape plug-in player (or external player for other browsers) for speech audio. You can encode your own speech in your web pages by downloading the Toolvox Web Encoder (1,141 kb)
    • Download Now!
    • Author: VOXWare


  • Topper
    • Version: Beta 1; 3,931 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, Netscape VRML plug-in that allows users to explore 3D worlds, also supports .3DS and .DXF file formats.
    • Download Now! -- contact info needed
    • Author: Kinetix


  • VDOLive Plug-in for Netscape
    • Version: 1.0; 423 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free, a video player for web. VDOLive is a new technology platform for network video broadcasting, with data compression. For browsers other than Netscape, it works as an external viewer
    • Download Now!
    • VDOLive Player Videos for you to try out!
    • Author: VDOnet Co.


  • ViewDirector Imaging Plug-In
    • Version: 1.0; 1,207 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free plug-in Display and enhance b/w, grayscale and color raster images, pan and zoom, full window display, scale-to-gray and color smoothing, print
    • Download Now!
    • Supported Formats: TIFF, CALS Type 1, JPEG, PCX/DCX, BMP
    • Author: TMS Inc.


  • Virtual Explorer
    • Version: 2.0; 1,854 kb (January 21, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free plug-in VRML browser for Internet Explorer
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Microsoft


  • VRealm Plug-In
    • Version: Beta 0.6; 2,614 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, Netscape plug-in viewer for the VRML world
    • Download Now!
    • Author: Integrated Data Systems, Inc.


  • VR Scout Plug-In
    • Version: 1.30; 3,057 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free VRML plug-in viewer, very fast! Once installed, take a test drive with Chaco's VRML Links
    • Download Now!
    • Special requirement: Netscape Navigator 2.0b4 and above
    • Author: Chaco Communications, Inc.
    • Recommended


  • Wavelet Image Plug-In
    • Version: Beta (4/15/96); 115 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta, an image decompressor allowing a high compression ratio and high quality. If you are interested in the Wavelet, go knock yourself out with the theory behind it!
    • Download Now!
    • View these images on the demo page
    • Author: Summus, Ltd.


  • WebFX
    • Version: Beta 3f; 2,830 kb (February 8, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free beta (expires March 1, 1996), a VRML viewer that embeds itself with your web browser
    • Download Now!
    • Special requirement: 486DX-33 or above with 8 MB RAM
    • Author: Paper Software, Inc.


  • WHIP!
    • Version: Beta 0.2; 1,573 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free Plug-In for Viewing and Navigating 2D Vector Graphics
    • Download Now!
    • Some sample whip files
    • Author: Autodesk Inc.


  • WIRL
    • Version: 1.0 beta; 3,307 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free VRML viewer that extends VRML with support for object behaviors (such as motion, rotation, gravity, weight, elasticity, throwability, and sound), logical cause and effect relationships, multimedia capabilities, and links to Windows applications.
    • Download Now!
    • Check out these Sample Virtual Worlds
    • Special requirement: 486DX or above with 8 MB RAM
    • Author: VREAM, Inc.


  • Word Viewer Plug-In
    • Version: 1.02; 700 kb (May 4, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free demo, Netscape plug-in viewer for WinWord (6.0/7.0) documents, now you can share your documents with people all over the internet, without having to reformat them!
    • Download Now!
    • Check out the Sample Demo Page
    • Author: INSO Corporation


  • Worldgroup Plug-In
    • Version: 2.0; 3 mb (February 27, 1996)
    • Home page
    • Free demo, Netscape plug-in for real-time teleconferencing with shared whiteboard. Great for polls and questionnaires with graphed results, online shopping with credit card verification, online fax-back services..
    • Download Now!
    • Check out the Test Page
    • Author: Galacticomm, Inc.