The idea of this thread is to list current third party applications and plug-ins for Media Center. I have a list of most of the current ones mostly from this forum right here.
If there is a new application or plug-in being developed please start a third in this forum, and then post a link with the name of the product or project in this thread. In addition if there is a new version of the application or plug-in post the thread here so this post can be updated to match the most current information. Thanks!
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Current Plug-Ins and Applications for Media Center
General Plug-ins and Add-ons
mceAuction [Donate]
Homepage: Product Homepage
My Web News/My Weather/My File Manager/My Special Folders/My Music/My Menu Editor/My Translation/My Outlook
My Recipes [Donate]
My Netflix [Donate]
My Weather [Donate]
mceContacts $$
mceWeather [Donate]
Simply Weather
MCE Contacts $$
Garfield Comics [Donate]
Comics for Media Center [Donate]
CinemaXML France Only
MCMTraffic
My Portal $$
Lottery Results
In The Movies $$
My Trailers $$
Now Showing - Movie Listings Beta
Big Boys Video Content
My Weather/Heatwave
MyUK
PictureBook
10 Foot World
GMAPMCE - Google Maps
Media Management Plug-ins and Add-ons
My Movies [Donate]
WebMedia [Donate]
WebRadio (WebMedia Is the Newest Version) [Donate]
My DVD Collection 2004 [Donate]
MCE MAME Front-End
My Archives (List View for Videos) Beta
Homepage: Homepage
Saved TV Private Beta
MyWebTV
MCE More Radio
Utilities
Monitor Standby Plugin (Put Monitor In Standby Within MCE)
AV Media Copy for WMP [Donate]
Volume Control Helper Utility
Album Art Fixer [Donate]
MyRemoteMouse $$
Hauppauge PVR 250/350, 150/500 Tweak Tool
Add Jump To Functionality in MCE [Stephen Toub's MSDN Article]
MCE Display Properties [Hauppauge]
MCE Display Properties [Avermedia]
Wizard Reset Utility
Share Recorded TV
PHM Dark Screensaver
MCE Screen Saver
Screen Saver Prevention
Media Center Playlist Editor
Media Center Alarm Clock
Sleep Timer
Sleep Timer and MonitorOFF
mceHideSVP [Donate]
Keep It Private
zSkipNavigation
MZone - Multi Zone Audio Beta
MCE Video Playlist Editor
MCEIR - Universal IR Blaster
Arksoft Hibernator v2.0
mceBackup
DVR-MS Tools
DVRMSToolbox (GraphRenderer)
Fun with DVR-MS [Stephen Toub's MSDN Article]
AutoDVRconvert
dCut (Download Mirror)
DVR 2 WMV (Automated Script for DVR2WMV)
DVR Ripper
DVR-Edit
Edit DVR-MS Metadata
Power Compress $$
TSConverter 1.1
Crunchie
Adventures in Closed Captioning
Customizations
MCE Customizer 2005 Beta
TweakMCE
MyThemesMCE
Media Center Workshop
mHome (Home Automation) $$
HomeSeer $$
HAI Home Control $$
My Home $$
mControl $$
Caller ID/Sykpe Plug-ins and Add-ons
mceTapiRex (Caller-ID/Skype)
MCE-YAC: Network Caller-ID (YacAdd-In Modification)
Media Center Communicator $$
MCE SIP Phone
Vonage Voicemail
mcePhone for Skype Beta [Donate]
Voice Control/Reading
PHM Plus! WMP Voice
DVD Burning (DVR-MS) and Movie Editing
Sonic PrimeTime Deluxe $$
muvee autoProducer unPlugged $$
ArcSoft QuickDVD $$
TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress $$
NeroVision Express (Must Download Patch) $$
VideoReDo $$
Hardware Hacks and Tools
DirecTV Serial Port Controller
Firewire Channel Chaging
FrontView for Windows MCE (VFD Driver) [Donate]
Hitachi Front Panel Display [Donate]
X10Commander
Smartie MCI
EPG Hacks
MCE Guider
Change Guide Download Time [Donate]
EPGRunner [Donate]
QuickGuide
Web Scheduling Tools
MSN Remote Record (MCE 2005 Only)
WebGuide 3
MCE WebGuide 2 (MCE 2004 Only)
MCE WebGuide (MCE 2002/v1 Only)
Mail, News, and RSS
classMCE Mail, News and SDK
Hotmail Viewer for MCE
Boogieplay Meta Search & RSS Reader Beta
mNewsCenter $$
ReadNews
MCE RSS Reader
MCE Mail
Syncing (Data and Media)
MusicBridge (Import iTunes Library to MCE/WMP)
Mediasync [Donate]
MyTV ToGo $$
MediaXT (Web Interface for My Music)
Games
mcepeaks v2.0 $$
Media Center Solitaire
World Trivia $$
Boggle In Development
Tetris
Numbler Sudoku
MCE-Sudoku
Remote Control Plug-ins
Sony Ericsson K700i MCE Remote
MCE Controller
Niveus Pocket Remote $$
Rudeo Control $$
MediaUFO $$
highpad | Media Control $$
HyperRemote - Mouse/TripleTap Keyboard
Other
Orb Media
MCE Icon Pack 1
CD+G Karaoke in MCE 2005
ASXcreator (Dutch)
The Podcast Network Plug-In
DG2MCE - Export DigiGuide Timers
Rebell.tv for Media Center
Rocketboom for Media Center
Washington Redskins Ultimate Fan
SDK’s
Media Center Front Panel Display SDK
Official MCE 2005 SDK (Main.css Replacement for SDK)
TapiRex SDK
Online Spotlight Applications and Services (Most Content US Only, Other Countries?)
The following are applications and services that can be accessed within Media Center under the Online Spotlight. There is a good mixture of free and subscription content.
ABC Enhanced TV
AOL Music On Demand
CinemaNow
ESPN Motion
Fox Sports
GalleryPlayer
InterActual
Kodak
Live365
Movielink
MSN Music
Napster
National Public Radio
NewsGator
Reuters
XM Satellite Radio
TVTonic
TitanTV
Yahoo MusicMatch
$$ = Commerical Application
[Donate] = Homepages that I found donation information on. Please donate to those who develop plug-ins for free if you like their applications. Developers: Please add clear donation links for the best chance of getting more through the list. I tried to link to where I saw a donation button, but that didn't always work. If you are a developer that has released a free application and would like [Donate] next to your application, please PM me with the name of the application and a link to your donate page.
Beta/In Development = Applications not yet complete by authors.
Last Updated: 01/14/2006
More Plug-Ins Sites:MoreMCE.com
Ben's House
Windows Marketplace: Plug-ins
mcesoft
don't forget MCE Customizer:
http://www.mcecustomizer.com/
it's still in beta and some things don't seem to work, but it shows a lot of promise.
The Beevo: Ahanix D.Vine 5 | ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe | Athlon XP 2500+ | 1xCrucial 512MB PC3200 | 2xHappauge WinTV-PVR-250 | MSI GeForce FX5200 | 1xWestern Digital 2500JB 200GB (OS/music/pictures) | 1xWestern Digital 2500PB 250GB (recorded TV) | NEC DVD-ROM (noisy -- to be replaced) | Nexus AXP-3200 CPU HSF | 2xSilenx 60mm Case Fans | Media Center 2005 remote | Windows Media Center Edition 2005 | analog cable | 27" Sony Trinitron CRT | S-Video
It's nice to see the MCE dev community pumping out great products. Great work and keep it up. Anyone know of an MCE2005 answering machine plugin?
MCE 2005, My Movies, MCE Weather, MCE MAME, NVDVD, Girder Ahanix DVine5 Case | Asus A7N8X-Deluxe | Hightech Radeon 9600SE | Hauppage PVR-250 | Maxtor SATA 300GB and 250GB | Samsung TS-H552B Dual Layer DVD Burner | USB 54Mbps 802.11G | ZOOM V.92 modem | SilenX PSU | APC UPS
42" LG Plasma, Marantz SR4300 Amp, Sky+ 120GB, IR7243, 2 x RC5000 RemotesFronts - B&W DM305, Centre - B&W CC3, Rear - Mission 77DS, Sub - Mission M70AS
Don't like pumping our own products on the site but as its missing from the list MyRemoteMouse - http://www.myremotemouse.com - use your Media Center Remote to control your mouse pointer.
Chris;
Are you trying to just keep a list of those that are freeware and shareware or all Plug-Ins.
If the latter; then you should add:
1. http://www.homeseer.com
2. http://www.homeauto.com
3. http://www.sonic.com
Thanks for doing this list.