Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
gratis× 1887
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…
android× 1684
software to run on the Android operating system. For non-recommendation questions, please ask on android.stackexchange.com, or stackoverflow.com for programming Android applications.
open-source× 1449
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…
web-apps× 1162
Software that has a user interface appearing in a web browser. These applications may run on third-party servers or be self-hosted.
library× 817
code libraries to write programs to accomplish specific tasks. Please use this tag together with one for the associated programming language.
python× 746
Software requests regarding python programming language, Python IDE's, and Python development tools.
database× 550
Software for a database or an application related to one or more databases . For specific databases, please use the specific tag (see wiki).
pdf× 543
Software that manipulates PDF (Portable Document Format) files: converting to or from PDF, printing, editing, assembling or splitting, …
c++× 498
Software related to the C++ programming language, including development environments, editors, compilers, analyzers, and libraries.
windows-7× 443
Software specifically for Windows 7. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 7.
ios× 419
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…
images× 397
Software for handling images and graphics, including creating, editing, converting, organizing, and printing.
c#× 366
Libraries in C# and software to develop C# programs. C# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft within its .NET Framework.
php× 366
development environments (IDEs) for, libraries to use with, or products based upon the PHP language.
file-management× 358
software to manage the files stored on your device(s) and/or on the network / in the cloud.
windows-10× 333
Software specifically for Windows 10. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 10.
api× 317
if one of the software requirements is an Application Programming Interface (API), e.g. besides a graphical user interface (GUI), commandline interface (CLI) or web interface.
web-browser× 315
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.
gui× 274
for questions seeking recommendations which have a graphical user interface and where a command-line answer would be obvious but does not satisfy your needs.
data-visualization× 257
a feature of software that brings hard to comprehend information into an optical representation that can be human-readable.
