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SOFTWARE - #TypeContact
7-ZipProgram
SOFTWARE - A
AbuseGameBungie Software
Aces of the DeepGameSierra
Aces Over EuropeGameSierra
Aces of the PacificGameSierra
Adobe After EffectsProgramAdobe
Adobe AuditionProgramAdobe
Adobe BridgeProgramAdobe
Adobe Creative CloudProgramAdobe
Adobe DreamweaverProgramAdobe
Adobe IllustratorProgramAdobe
Adobe InDesignProgramAdobe
Adobe LightroomProgramAdobe
Adobe PhotoshopProgramAdobe
Adobe Photoshop ElementsProgramAdobe
Adobe Premiere ProProgramAdobe
Adobe Premiere RushProgramAdobe
After DarkUtilitySierra
After LifeGameLucas Arts
Age of EmpiresGameMicrosoft
AliceGameElectronic Arts
AmazonGameAccess
Amazon SilkBrowserAmazon
AnyDeskUtilityAnyDesk
AOLOnline ServiceAOL
SOFTWARE - B
Battle ChessGameInterplay
Black and WhiteGameElectronic Arts
Blackstone ChroniclesGameMindscape
Blake StoneGameApogee
BloodGameGT Interactive
Brood WarGameBlizzard
SOFTWARE - C
Caesar 3GameSierra
Chess MasterGameMindscape
Civilization 2GameMicroprose
Close CombatGameMicrosoft
Command & ConquerGameWestwood
Command & Conquer Red AlertGameWestwood
Comm CentralProgramPackard Bell
CorelDRAWProgramCorel
CrystalMarkUtilityHiyohiyo
CubaseProgramSteinberg
SOFTWARE - D
Dark EarthGameMicroprose
DefragUtilityMicrosoft
DescentGameInterplay
Descent IIGameInterplay
DiabloGameBlizzard
Diablo Hell FireGameSierra
Diablo 2GameBlizzard
DirectxUtilityMicrosoft
DosOperating systemMicrosoft
DoomGameGT Interactive
Doom 2GameGT Interactive
Dr. WatsonUtilityMicrosoft
Drive ImageUtilityPower Quest
Duke 3DGameGT Interactive
DuneGameVirgin
Dungeon KeeperGameElectronic Arts
SOFTWARE - E
Earth Worm JimGameActivision
Epic PinballGameEpic
ExcelProgramMicrosoft
Expression WebProgramMicrosoft
SOFTWARE - F
F-117AGameMicroprose
FalloutGameInterplay
Fallout 2GameInterplay
Fat32NoneMicrosoft
FIFA 2000GameElectronic Arts
FIFA 99GameElectronic Arts
FIFA 97GameElectronic Arts
FIFA 96GameElectronic Arts
Final DoomGameGT Interactive
FileZillaProgram
FirefoxBrowserMozilla
First AidUtilityMcafee
Floor 13GameVirgin
FL StudioProgramImage Line Software
FortniteGameEpic Games
FrontPageProgramMicrosoft
FTPProgramVarious
Full ThrottleGameLucas Arts
SOFTWARE - G
Gabriel Knight 3GameSierra
GameMaker StudioProgramYoYo Games
GarageBandProgramApple
GlassWireProgramGlassWire
GobliiinsGameSierra
Gobliins 2GameSierra
Goblins Quest 3GameSierra
Google ChromeBrowserGoogle
Google DocsCloudGoogle
Google SheetsCloudGoogle
Google SlidesCloudGoogle
SOFTWARE - H
Hand of FateGameWestwood
Half-LifeGameSierra
Half-Life Opposing ForceGameSierra
Hell FireGameSierra
HereticGameId Software
Heretic 2GameId Software
Hexen 2GameActivision
HitfilmProgramFXhome
Hyper TerminalProgramMicrosoft
SOFTWARE - I
Icewind DaleGameInterplay
ICQProgramAOL
ImageShackProgram
Internet ExplorerBrowserMicrosoft
IrfanViewProgramIrfan Skiljan
iTunesProgramApple
iWorkProgramApple
SOFTWARE - J
JamiProgramSavoir-Faire Linux
Jedi KnightGameLucasArts
JiraProgramAtlassian
SOFTWARE - K
KiCadProgramKiCad Developers Team
Kings Quest 1GameSierra
Kings Quest 2GameSierra
Kings Quest 3GameSierra
Kings Quest 4GameSierra
Kings Quest 5GameSierra
Kings Quest 6GameSierra
Kings Quest 7GameSierra
Kings Quest 8GameSierra
Kings Quest CollectionGameSierra
KritaProgramKDE community
KyrandiaGameWestwood
SOFTWARE - L
Lands of Lore Guardians of DestinyGameWestwood
LegacyGameMicroprose
LibreOfficeProgramThe Document Foundation
LinuxOperating systemVarious
Lords of MagicGameSierra
Lotus SymphonyProgramIBM
SOFTWARE - M
macOSOperating systemApple
Madden NFL 98GameElectronic Arts
Madden NFL 99GameElectronic Arts
Madden NFL 2000GameElectronic Arts
Magic CarpetGameBullfrog
MalwarebytesUtilityMalwarebytes Inc.
MaxthonBrowserMaxthon, Ltd.
McAfee Virus ScanUtilityNetwork Associates
MDKGameInterplay
MDK 2GameInterplay
Mech Warrior 2GameActivision
Microsoft BackupUtilityMicrosoft
Microsoft Combat Flight SimulatorGameMicrosoft
Microsoft DefragUtilityMicrosoft
Microsoft Deadly TidesGameMicrosoft
Microsoft ExcelProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft Expression WebProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft Flight SimulatorGameMicrosoft
Microsoft Fury 3GameMicrosoft
Microsoft OfficeProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft OneNoteProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft OutlookProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft PaintUtilityMicrosoft
Microsoft Plus!UtilityMicrosoft
Microsoft PowerPointProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft ScandiskUtilityMicrosoft
Microsoft TeamsProgramMicrosoft
Microsoft Windows Media PlayerAudioMicrosoft
Microsoft WordProgramMicrosoft
Mine SweeperGameMicrosoft
MS-DOSOperating systemMicrosoft
MystGameBroderbund
SOFTWARE - N
Nascar 4GameSierra
NavigatorUtilityPackard Bell
NBA LiveGameElectronic Arts
Need 4 SpeedGameElectronic Arts
NetscapeBrowserAOL
NextcloudProgramNextcloud GmbH, Community
NHLGameElectronic Arts
NocturneGameGod games
Norton AntiVirusUtilitySymantec
Norton GhostUtilitySymantec
NotepadProgramMicrosoft
Notepad++Program
SOFTWARE - O
ObsidianGameSegaSoft
One Step BackupUtilityIomega
OpenOfficeProgramApache
OperaBrowserOpera Software
Opposing ForceGameSierra
OutlookProgramMicrosoft
OwnCloudProgramownCloud GmbH, Community
SOFTWARE - P
PaintTool SAIProgramSYSTEMAX
Partition MagicUtilityPower Quest
PGA Tour GolfGameElectronic Arts
PicPickProgramNGWIN
PKUNZIPUtilityPKWARE
PKZIPUtilityPKWARE
Plus!ProgramMicrosoft
Police Quest 1GameSierra
Police Quest 2GameSierra
Police Quest 3GameSierra
Police Quest 4GameSierra
Police Quest 5GameSierra
Police Quest SWAT 2GameSierra
Pro ToolsProgramAvid
Putt-Putt Saves the ZooGameGT Interactive
SOFTWARE - Q
Qmodem ProProgramMustang
QuakeGameIdSoftware
Quake 2GameActivision
Quake 3GameIdSoftware
Quake 3: Team ArenaGameIdSoftware
SOFTWARE - R
Re-VoltGameAcclaim
Real PlayerProgramReal
Red AlertGameWestwood
Return to ZorkGameActivision
RivenGameRed Orb
Roller Coaster TycoonGameMicroprose
RuneGameGod games
SOFTWARE - S
SacrificeGameInterplay
SafariBrowserApple
SanitariumGameASC Games
ScanDiskUtilityMicrosoft
ScreamerGameVirgin
SeaMonkeyBrowserSeaMonkey Council
Shadow WarriorGameGT Interactive
Sim AntGameMaxis
SimCity 2000GameMaxis
SimCity 2000 CD-ROMGameMaxis
SimCity 3000GameMaxis
Sim IsleGameMaxis
Sim TowerGameMaxis
SimsGameElectronic Arts
SkypeProgramMicrosoft
SolitaireGameMicrosoft
Sound RecorderAudioMicrosoft
StarcraftGameBlizzard
Starcraft Brood WarGameBlizzard
StarOfficeProgramSun Microsystems
Star Trek Starfleet CommandGameInterplay
Star Trek Voyager Elite ForceGameActivision
SWAT 2GameSierra
SWAT 3GameSierra
SOFTWARE - T
TelnetUtilityVarious
TerminalProgramMicrosoft
Test Drive 4GameAccolade
Test Drive 5GameAccolade
Test Drive 6GameAccolade
The 7th GuestGameTrilobyte
The Ancient Art of War in the SkiesGameMicroprose
The Longest JourneyGameFuncom
The SimsGameElectronic Arts
Theme ParkGameBull Frog
ThunderbirdProgramMozilla
Tomb RaiderGameEidos
Tomb Raider 2GameEidos
TormentGameInterplay
TribesGameSierra
Tribes 2GameSierra
TropicoGameGod games
SOFTWARE - U
UndyingGameElectronic Arts
UnixOperating systemVarious
Unreal TournamentGameGT Interactive
Ultima OnlineGameOrigin
Ultimate DoomGameGT Interactive
SOFTWARE - V
Vampire the MasqueradeGameActivision
Vegas ProProgramMagix
VirtualBoxProgramOracle
Visual BasicProgramMicrosoft
SOFTWARE - W
WarcraftGameBlizzard
Warcraft IIGameBlizzard
WinampAudioAOL
Windows 10Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows 2000Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows 3.XOperating systemMicrosoft
Windows 7Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows 8Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows 95Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows 98Operating systemMicrosoft
Windows MEOperating systemMicrosoft
Windows Media PlayerProgramMicrosoft
Windows MinesweeperGameMicrosoft
Windows Movie MakerProgramMicrosoft
Windows NTOperating systemMicrosoft
Windows SolitaireGameMicrosoft
Windows VistaOperating systemMicrosoft
Windows XPOperating systemMicrosoft
WireGuardProgram
Wolf 3-DGameId Software
WordProgramMicrosoft
WordStarProgram
WormsGameTeam 17
Worms 2GameTeam 17
Worms ArmageddonGameTeam 17
SOFTWARE - X
XargonGameEpic
Xwing vs. Tie FighterGameLucas Arts
SOFTWARE - Z
ZimbraProgramZimbra, Inc.
Zork Grand InquisitorGameActivision
Zork nemesisGameActivision

Sometimes abbreviated as SW and S/W, software is a collection of instructions that enable the user to interact with a computer, its hardware, or perform tasks. Without software, most computers would be useless. For example, without your Internet browser software, you could not surf the Internet or read this page. Without an operating system, the browser could not run on your computer. The picture shows a Microsoft Excel box, an example of a spreadsheet software program.

Examples and types of software

Below is a list of the different kinds of software a computer may have installed with examples of related programs. Click any of the links below for additional information.

Although application software is thought of as a program, it can be anything that runs on a computer. The table below also includes a program column to clarify any software that is not a program.

SoftwareExamplesProgram?
AntivirusAVG, Housecall, McAfee, and Norton.Yes
Audio / Music programiTunes and WinAmp.Yes
CommunicationDiscord, Skype, and VentriloYes
DatabaseAccess, MySQL, and SQL.Yes
Device driversComputer drivers.No
E-mailOutlook and Thunderbird.Yes
GameMadden NFL football, Quake, and World of Warcraft.Yes
Internet browserFirefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer.Yes
Movie playerVLC and Windows Media Player.Yes
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.No
Photo / Graphics programAdobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW.Yes
PresentationPowerPointYes
Programming languageC++, HTML, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, and Visual Basic.Yes
SimulationFlight simulator and SimCity.Yes
SpreadsheetExcelYes
UtilityCompression, Disk Cleanup, encryption, registry cleaner, and screen saver.No
Word processorMicrosoft WordYes
SoftwaresTip

See our program definition for additional examples of computer programs.

How do you get software?

Software can be purchased at a retail computer store or online and come in a box containing all the disks (floppy diskette, CD, DVD, or Blu-ray), manuals, warranty, and other documentation.

Software can also be downloaded to a computer over the Internet. Once downloaded, setup files are run to start the installation process on your computer.

Free software

There are also a lot of free software programs available that are separated into different categories.

  • Shareware or trial software is software that gives you a few days to try the software before you have to buy the program. After the trial time expires, you'll be asked to enter a code or register the product before you can continue to use it.
  • Freeware is completely free software that never requires payment, as long as it is not modified.
  • Open source software is similar to freeware. Not only is the program free, but the source code is also available to everyone.
Tip

See our top 10 free PC programs everyone should have, for a list of software you may want to install on your computer first.

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Installing and uninstalling software

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How do you use computer software?

Once the software is installed on the computer hard drive, the program can be used at any time. On a Windows computer, a program icon is added to the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your version of Windows.

How to maintain software

After the software is installed on your computer, it may need to be updated to fix any found errors. Updating a program can be done using software patches. Once updates are installed, any problems that may have been experienced in the program will no longer occur.

How is software created and how does it work?

A computer programmer (or several computer programmers) write the instructions using a programming language, defining how the software should operate on structured data. The program may then be interpreted, or compiled into machine code.

When I save a document, is that file also considered software?

When you create or edit a file using software — a Microsoft Word document, for instance, or a Photoshop image — that file is considered a software 'resource' or 'asset.' However, the file itself is not considered 'software' even though it is an essential part of what your software is doing.

What was the first piece of computer software?

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The first software program that was held in electronic memory was written by Tom Kilburn. The program calculated the highest factor of the integer 218 = 262,144, and was successfully executed on June 21, 1948, at the University of Manchester, England. The computer that held that program was called the SSEM (Small Scale Experimental Machine), otherwise known as the 'Manchester Baby.' This event is widely celebrated as the birth of software.

How expensive is software?

The price for certain applications can vary widely. For example, there are games on Steam that go for less than $5 and advanced programs, such as Cinema 4D Studio, can cost more than $3,500.

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