List of Microsoft software

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Not to be confused with List of Microsoft Windows components.

See also: Software:Microsoft mobile services and List of Microsoft operating systems

Microsoft is a developer of personal computer software. It is best known for its Windows operating system, Internet Explorer and subsequent Microsoft Edge web browsers, the Microsoft Office family of productivity software plus services, and the Visual Studio IDE. The company also publishes books (through Microsoft Press) and video games (through Xbox Game Studios), and produces its own line of hardware. The following is a list of notable Microsoft software applications.

## Contents

* 1 Software development
* 2 3D
* 3 Educational
* 3.1 Subscription services
* 4 Maintenance and administration
* 5 Operating systems
* 6 Productivity
* 6.1 Applications
* 6.2 Suites
* 6.2.1 Microsoft Office
* 6.2.2 Microsoft Office for Mac
* 7 Servers
* 8 Video games
* 8.1 Xbox Game Studios
* 8.2 Bethesda Softworks
* 8.3 Other games included with Windows
* 8.4 For PCs running Windows
* 9 Web services
* 10 Windows components
* 11 Miscellaneous
* 12 See also
* 13 References

## Software development

* Azure DevOps
* Azure DevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team System)
* Azure DevOps Services (formerly Visual Studio Team Services, Visual Studio Online and Team Foundation Service)
* BASICA
* Bosque
* CLR Profiler
* GitHub
* Atom[1]
* GitHub Desktop[2]
* GitHub Copilot[3]
* npm[4]
* Spectrum[5]
* Dependabot
* GW-BASIC
* IronRuby
* IronPython
* JScript
* Microsoft Liquid Motion
* Microsoft BASIC, also licensed as:
* Altair BASIC
* AmigaBASIC
* Applesoft BASIC
* Commodore BASIC
* Color BASIC
* MBASIC
* Spectravideo Extended BASIC
* TRS-80 Level II BASIC
* Microsoft MACRO-80
* Microsoft Macro Assembler
* Microsoft Small Basic
* Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
* Microsoft XNA
* Microsoft WebMatrix
* MSX BASIC
* NuGet
* QBasic and QuickBASIC
* TASC (The AppleSoft Compiler)[6]
* TypeScript
* VBScript
* Visual Studio
* Microsoft Visual Studio Express
* Visual Basic
* Visual Basic .NET
* Visual Basic for Applications
* Visual C++
* C++/CLI
* Managed Extensions for C++
* Visual C#
* Visual FoxPro
* Visual J++
* Visual J#
* Visual Studio Code
* Visual Studio Lab Management
* Visual Studio Tools for Applications
* Visual Studio Tools for Office
* VSTS Profiler
* Windows API
* Windows SDK
* WordBASIC
* Xbox Development Kit

## 3D

* 3D Builder
* 3D Scan (requires a Kinect for Xbox One sensor)
* 3D Viewer
* AltspaceVR
* Bing Maps for Enterprise (formerly "Bing Maps Platform" and "Microsoft Virtual Earth")
* Direct3D
* Havok
* HoloStudio
* Kinect
* Microsoft Mesh
* Paint 3D
* Simplygon

## Educational

* Bing
* Bing Bar
* Browstat
* Creative Writer
* Flip
* LinkedIn
* Microsoft Comic Chat
* Microsoft Math Solver
* Microsoft Pay (mobile payment and digital wallet service)
* Microsoft Silverlight
* MSN
* Office Online
* Outlook.com
* Skype
* Windows Essentials
* Microsoft Family Safety
* Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector
* OneDrive
* Windows Photo Gallery
* Windows Live Mail
* Windows Live Writer
* Windows Live Toolbar
* Windows Live Mesh
* Yammer
* Discontinued: Encarta
* Discontinued: Microsoft Bookshelf

### Subscription services

* Microsoft 365
* Xbox Game Pass
* Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
* Xbox Live Gold

## Maintenance and administration

* Microsoft Anti-Virus
* Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
* Microsoft Intune
* Microsoft Security Essentials
* Sysinternals utilities
* PageDefrag
* Process Explorer
* Process Monitor
* SyncToy
* Windows Live OneCare
* Windows SteadyState

## Operating systems

* MS-DOS

*     * SB-DOS
* COMPAQ-DOS
* NCR-DOS
* Z-DOS
* 86-DOS
* Microsoft Windows
* DOS-based
* Windows 1.0
* Windows 2.0
* Windows 2.1
* Windows 3.0
* Windows 3.1
* Windows for Workgroups 3.11
* Windows 9x
* Windows 95
* Windows 98
* Windows ME
* Windows NT
* Windows NT 3.1
* Windows NT 3.5
* Windows NT 3.51
* Windows NT 4.0
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
* Windows Vista
* Windows 7
* Windows 8
* Windows RT
* Windows 8.1
* Windows 10
* Windows 11
* Windows Server
* Windows Server 2003
* Windows Server 2008
* Windows Server 2012
* Windows Server 2016
* Windows Server 2019
* Windows Server 2022
* Windows Server 2025
* Windows CE
* Windows Embedded
* Windows Mobile
* Windows Phone
* Windows Preinstallation Environment
* MSX-DOS
* OS/2
* HomeOS
* Midori
* MIDAS
* Singularity
* Xenix
* Zune

## Productivity

### Applications

See also: Software:List of Microsoft 365 applications and services

* Microsoft Office
* Microsoft Access
* Microsoft Designer
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Lens (mobile)
* Microsoft OneNote
* Microsoft Outlook
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* Microsoft Project
* Microsoft Publisher
* Microsoft Sway
* Microsoft Visio
* Microsoft Word
* Office Mobile
* Office Remote (mobile)
* Microsoft Power Platform
* AI Builder
* Copilot Studio
* Dataverse
* Microsoft Power BI
* Power Apps
* Power Automate
* Power Automate Desktop
* Power Pages
* Power Virtual Agents
* Microsoft Dynamics
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (previously Dynamics NAV, Navision)
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales (previously Microsoft Dynamics CRM)
* Discontinued: Microsoft Dynamics C5, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Dynamics GP superseded by Business Central
* Others
* Clipchamp
* Microsoft PowerTools
* Microsoft Lists
* Microsoft Loop
* Microsoft Teams
* Microsoft To Do
* Microsoft SwiftKey
* Microsoft Syntex
* Microsoft Authenticator
* Discontinued: Microsoft Autofill
* Discontinued: Microsoft Expression Studio
* Discontinued: Microsoft Money
* Discontinued: Windows Movie Maker
* Discontinued: Microsoft Picture It!
* Discontinued: Microsoft Streets & Trips
* Discontinued: Microsoft Works

### Suites

#### Microsoft Office

* Microsoft Office 3.0
* Microsoft Office 95
* Microsoft Office 97
* Microsoft Office 2000
* Microsoft Office XP
* Microsoft Office 2003
* Microsoft Office 2007
* Microsoft Office 2010
* Microsoft Office 2013
* Microsoft Office 2016
* Microsoft Office 2019
* Microsoft Office 2021
* Microsoft Office 2024

#### Microsoft Office for Mac

* Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
* Microsoft Office 2001
* Microsoft Office v. X
* Office 2004 for Mac
* Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
* Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
* Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
* Microsoft Office 2019
* Microsoft Office 2021
* Microsoft Office 2024

## Servers

* Microsoft Azure
* Microsoft BackOffice Server
* Microsoft BizTalk Server
* Microsoft Commerce Server
* Microsoft Content Management Server
* Microsoft Exchange Server
* Microsoft Fabric
* Analytics
* Data Engineering
* Data Factory
* Data Science
* Data Warehouse
* Databases
* Governance
* IQ
* OneLake
* Real-Time Intelligence
* Microsoft Forefront
* Exchange Online Protection
* Forefront Identity Manager
* Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
* Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway
* Microsoft Host Integration Server
* Microsoft Identity Integration Server
* Microsoft Merchant Server
* Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server
* Microsoft Project Server
* Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server
* Microsoft SharePoint
* Microsoft Site Server
* Microsoft Speech Server
* Microsoft SQL Server
* Microsoft System Center
* System Center Advisor
* System Center Configuration Manager
* System Center Data Protection Manager
* System Center Essentials
* System Center Operations Manager
* System Center Service Manager
* System Center Virtual Machine Manager
* Microsoft Virtual Server
* Search Server
* Skype for Business Server
* Windows Admin Center

## Video games

### Xbox Game Studios

* Xbox Game Studios Video Games
* Age of Empires series
* Banjo-Kazooie series
* Battletoads series
* Blinx series
* Conker series
* Crackdown series
* Crimson Skies series
* Fable series
* Forza series
* Fuzion Frenzy series
* Gears of War series (rebranded)
* Gears series (formerly Gears of War)
* Halo series
* Hellblade series
* Killer Instinct series
* Kinect Sports series
* Line Rider series
* Lips series
* MechAssault series
* Microsoft Flight Simulator series
* Midtown Madness series
* Minecraft series
* Monster Truck Madness series
* Motocross Madness series
* NFL Fever series
* NBA Inside Drive series
* Ori series
* Perfect Dark series
* Pillars of Eternity series
* Project Gotham Racing series
* Psychonauts series
* RalliSport Challenge series
* Rise of Nations series
* Scene It? series
* Shadowrun series
* State of Decay series
* The Bard's Tale series
* The Outer Worlds series
* Viva Piñata series
* Wastelands series
* Zoo Tycoon series

### Bethesda Softworks

* Bethesda Softworks Video Games[7][8]
* Commander Keen series
* Dishonored series
* Doom series
* Fallout series
* Prey series
* Quake series
* Rage series
* The Elder Scrolls series
* The Evil Within series
* Wolfenstein series

### Other games included with Windows

Video games included or bundled with Microsoft Windows

* Microsoft FreeCell
* Microsoft Hearts
* Microsoft Mahjong
* Microsoft Minesweeper
* Microsoft Solitaire Collection
* Microsoft Ultimate Word Games
* Chess Titans
* FreeCell
* Hearts
* Internet-Backgammon
* Internet-Checkers
* Internet-Spades
* Mahjong Titans
* Purble Place
* Solitaire
* Spider Solitaire

### For PCs running Windows

* Microsoft Entertainment Pack series
* Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1
* Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2
* Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3
* Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4
* The Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
* Software:Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection
* Microsoft Arcade series
* Microsoft Arcade
* Microsoft Return of Arcade
* Microsoft Revenge of Arcade
* Microsoft Pinball Arcade

## Web services

* Clipchamp
* Delve
* Microsoft Bookings
* Microsoft Forms
* Microsoft Ignition,[9] a music network operated by Microsoft that spans across Windows PCs, Xbox 360 gaming console and Zune music player. Ignition makes available music and music videos across all supported device types and also can be used for promotion of musical artists.
* Microsoft Planner
* Microsoft Stream
* Microsoft Sway
* Microsoft To Do
* Office on the web
* Outlook.com
* Outlook on the web

## Windows components

Main article: Software:List of Microsoft Windows components

* Alarms & Clock
* Calendar (Windows)
* Character Map (Windows)
* ClickOnce
* Command Prompt (formerly MS-DOS Prompt)
* Cortana
* DirectX
* Disk Cleanup
* Ease of Access (formerly Utility Manager)
* Feedback Hub (Windows 10, Version 1607)
* File Explorer
* Internet Explorer
* Internet Information Services
* Hyper-V
* Microsoft Agent
* Microsoft Edge
* Microsoft Magnifier
* Microsoft Narrator
* Microsoft Notepad
* Microsoft Paint
* Microsoft Photos
* Microsoft Speech API
* Microsoft Store
* On-Screen Keyboard
* Paint 3D (Windows 10, Version 1703)
* Registry Editor
* Windows Calculator
* Windows Camera
* Windows Chat
* Windows Contacts
* Windows Defender
* Windows Disk Defragmenter (succeeded by Defragment and Optimize Drives)
* Windows Easy Transfer (formerly Files and Settings Transfer Wizard)
* Windows Installer
* Windows Media Player
* Windows Photo Viewer
* Windows PowerShell
* Windows Speech Recognition
* Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
* Windows To Go
* WordPad (formerly Microsoft Write)

## Miscellaneous

* Microsoft Bob
* Microsoft Home
* Microsoft Plus!

## See also

* Microsoft and open source
* Microsoft hardware
* Outline of Microsoft

## References

1. ↑ nathansobo (2014-02-26). "Introducing Atom". https://blog.atom.io/2014/02/26/introducing-atom.html.
2. ↑ "GitHub Desktop" (in en-gb). https://desktop.github.com/.
3. ↑ "GitHub CoPilot" (in en-au). https://copilot.github.com/.
4. ↑ "npm has joined GitHub" (in en-US). 2020-04-15. https://github.blog/2020-04-15-npm-has-joined-github/.
5. ↑ "Spectrum is joining GitHub! · Spectrum Support" (in en). 2018-11-30. https://spectrum.chat/spectrum/general/spectrum-is-joining-github~1d3eb8ee-4c99-46c0-8daf-ca35a96be6ce.
6. ↑ TASC (The AppleSoft Compiler) Manual (1981)
7. ↑ Bass, Dina (September 21, 2020). "Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/microsoft-to-buy-bethesda-studios-for-7-5-billion-to-boost-xbox.
8. ↑ "Microsoft acquires Fallout creator Bethesda" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2020-09-21. https://www.bbc.com/news/54233235.
9. ↑ "Microsoft Launches Ignition Program to Help Recording Artists Reach an Audience of Millions of Zune, MSN and Xbox Fans". News Center. Microsoft. June 4, 2007. https://news.microsoft.com/2007/06/04/microsoft-launches-ignition-program-to-help-recording-artists-reach-an-audience-of-millions-of-zune-msn-and-xbox-fans/.

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* Pando Networks
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* PlaceWare
* Powerset
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* Rare
* Revolution Analytics
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* Secure Islands
* Simplygon
* Skype
* Sunrise Atelier
* SwiftKey
* Winternals Software
* Teleo
* Telekinesys Research
* Tellme Networks
* Twisted Pixel Games
* Vermeer Technologies
* Visio Corporation
* Vivaty
* VoloMetrix
* VXtreme
* WebTV Networks
* Xamarin
* Yammer
* Yupi

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* Messenger
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* MSNBC
* NBCNews.com
* Nine.com.au
* Sidewalk.com
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