For developing .NET applications you need to install:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (or newer)

To develop XNA-based games or applications you need to install:

• Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh
  (If you do not intend to build Xbox 360 projects, then you can skip this package because newer versions of XNA are also contained in the Windows Phone 7 SDK.)
• Windows Phone SDK 7.1
• Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update

Important

Windows Phone SDK packages contains important XNA updates. Even if you do not intend to develop for Windows Phone 7, you need to install these packages. The installation of XNA Game Studio or Windows Phone SDK might fail on Windows 8. For a workaround see: How to work around a possible XNA Game Studio or Windows Phone SDK install failure on Windows 8 by Aaron Stebner The setup of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 may fail if a newer version of the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone is already installed on the system. In this case please follow these steps: Download the latest version of the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone 8. Remove the previous installation by running the setup. (If the Ad SDK on the PC is older, then install latest version first, and then run the setup again to uninstall it.) Install the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1. Re-install the latest version of Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone.

For developing Windows Phone applications you need to install:

• Windows Phone SDK

For developing iOS or Android applications using Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Android, you will find the necessary information and tools here:

• Xamarin Website

For developing MonoGame-based applications (e.g. for Windows Store, Windows Phone, Linux, iOS, etc.), you need to install:

• Latest DirectX Runtime

For more information about developing MonoGame-based applications, please a look at the MonoGame documentation:

• MonoGame Documentation
• MonoGame GitHub Wiki

When downloading a trial version or purchasing a DigitalRune product you receive a ZIP package containing all necessary files (see Files, Folders and Dependencies).

When a ZIP file is downloaded in Windows, it is marked as unsafe by the file system.

Important: You must unblock the ZIP file before unpacking it. After downloading the file, perform the following steps:

• Locate the downloaded ZIP file.
• Right-click the file and select Properties from the context menu.
• In the Properties dialog select the General tab and click the Unblock button.
  

  Screenshot: Unblocking a ZIP file.
• Close the Properties dialog by clicking OK.

After unblocking the ZIP file, simply extract the files to any folder:

• Right-click the ZIP file and select Extract All... from the context menu.

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