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Software to run on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems.
3466 questions
5 asked this week, 17 this month
Software free of financial cost. For software that includes the source code, [open-source] is the best tag. Software can be either [gratis] or [open-source], or both. Only use this tag if "gratis" is…
2122 questions
7 asked this month, 118 this year
Software to run on, or interact with, the Android operating system. For non-recommendation questions, please ask on android.stackexchange.com, or stackoverflow.com for programming Android applications…
1834 questions
8 asked this month, 161 this year
Software to run on the Linux operating system.
1831 questions
15 asked this month, 145 this year
Software required to be open-source. This is not to be confused with "gratis" software, which is free of cost. Open-source, sometimes called "free" or "libre" software, has the original source code fr…
1629 questions
17 asked this month, 149 this year
Software with a user interface displayed in a web browser. These applications may run on third-party servers or be self-hosted.
1234 questions
6 asked this month, 94 this year
Code libraries to write programs to accomplish specific tasks. Please use this tag together with one for the associated programming language.
916 questions
101 asked this year
Software regarding the Python programming language, Python IDEs, and Python development tools.
826 questions
6 asked this month, 112 this year
Software regarding JavaScript libraries, frameworks, and plugins, as well as JavaScript software development tools.
797 questions
92 asked this year
Software regarding Java development tools and libraries for the Java programming language.
656 questions
54 asked this year
Software that manipulates PDF (Portable Document Format) files: converting to or from PDF, printing, editing, assembling or splitting, …
638 questions
5 asked this month, 59 this year
Software tools used during the development of other software.
599 questions
5 asked this month, 58 this year
Software to create, manage, or interact with databases or software related to databases. For specific databases, please use the corresponding specific tag (see wiki).
584 questions
53 asked this year
Software to run on Apple's OS X operating system.
553 questions
20 asked this year
Software to create or manipulate video.
548 questions
44 asked this year
Software related to the C++ programming language, including development environments, editors, compilers, analyzers, and libraries.
539 questions
8 asked this month, 69 this year
Tools used during the development of web-apps or websites.
468 questions
5 asked this week, 8 this month
Software specifically for Windows 7. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 7.
451 questions
14 asked this year
Software related to HTML, the main markup language used in the creation of web pages.
449 questions
29 asked this year
Software to create, read, record, or modify audio.
447 questions
40 asked this year
Software to manage files stored on device(s), network(s), and/or in the cloud.
443 questions
48 asked this year
Software for handling images and graphics, including creating, editing, converting, organizing, and printing.
436 questions
8 asked this month, 35 this year
Software to run on the iOS operating system series developed and sold by Apple Inc. For questions involving Apple hardware, software, and services see also apple.stackexchange.com. For general compute…
413 questions
5 asked this month, 31 this year
Libraries in C# and software to develop C# programs. C# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft within its .NET Framework.
381 questions
48 asked this year
Web browser software and web browser add-ons. If you are specifically looking for a Firefox or Chrome add-on/extension/plugin, use the tag [firefox] or [chrome] instead.
381 questions
47 asked this year
Software to read/write/manage emails (client-side), or to process them (server-side).
351 questions
38 asked this year
Integrated development environments (IDEs) for, libraries to use with, or products based upon the PHP language.
349 questions
26 asked this year
Software specifically for Windows 10. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 10.
327 questions
59 asked this year
Extensions or programs that work with Google's Chrome web browser.
326 questions
21 asked this year
Software to edit text. Also consider the `html-editor` tag, if appropriate.
323 questions
22 asked this year
When one of the software requirements is an Application Programming Interface (API), e.g. besides a graphical user interface (GUI), command-line interface (CLI) or web interface.
322 questions
6 asked this month, 45 this year
Questions seeking recommendations which have a graphical user interface (GUI) and where a command-line interface (CLI) answer would be obvious but does not satisfy your needs.
320 questions
27 asked this year
Software to perform actions by itself without actively being supervised by a user.
302 questions
29 asked this year
Software feature that brings hard to comprehend information into an visual representation that can be human-readable.
293 questions
30 asked this year
Software that interacts with a network of computers or other devices.
291 questions
27 asked this year
Software that can be used even if no Internet connection is available.
287 questions
11 asked this year
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