ECW for MapInfo 1.0 could be downloaded from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. This free program is a product of MapImagery Pty Ltd.
ECW for MapInfo lies within Photo & Graphics Tools, more precisely Viewers & Editors. We cannot guarantee that the program is safe to download as it will be downloaded from the developer's website. Before launching the program, check it with any free antivirus software. The program's installer file is commonly found as MAPINFOW.EXE. The most popular version of the ECW for MapInfo is 1.0.
From the developer:
ECW for MapInfo is a raster handler plugin for MapInfo Professional and MapX, developed by MapImagery, which enables these products to read ECW, compressed images.
ECW for MapInfo is distributed in 2 different ways. As part of MapImagery, a MapInfo Professional image analysis plugin, from MapImagery Limited. And as a stand-alone product, which is included on the MapInfo Professional and MapX CDROMs, under utilities.
You may want to check out more software, such as MapInfo ProViewer, ERDAS ECW JPEG 2000 Plug-in for Internet Explorer or ERDAS ECW for ArcGIS Desktop, which might be related to ECW for MapInfo.