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Software to run on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems.
3289 questions
5 asked this week, 19 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…
2055 questions
5 asked this month, 147 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…
1764 questions
13 asked this month, 193 this year
Software to run on the Linux operating system.
1754 questions
11 asked this month, 181 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…
1554 questions
17 asked this month, 176 this year
Software with a user interface displayed in a web browser. These applications may run on third-party servers or be self-hosted.
1188 questions
5 asked this month, 113 this year
Code libraries to write programs to accomplish specific tasks. Please use this tag together with one for the associated programming language.
860 questions
12 asked this month, 94 this year
Software regarding the Python programming language, Python IDEs, and Python development tools.
787 questions
14 asked this month, 162 this year
Software regarding JavaScript libraries, frameworks, and plugins, as well as JavaScript software development tools.
762 questions
12 asked this month, 121 this year
Software regarding Java development tools and libraries for the Java programming language.
628 questions
57 asked this year
Software that manipulates PDF (Portable Document Format) files: converting to or from PDF, printing, editing, assembling or splitting, …
608 questions
8 asked this month, 79 this year
Software to run on Apple's OS X operating system.
588 questions
53 asked this year
Software tools used during the development of other software.
571 questions
11 asked this month, 57 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).
566 questions
82 asked this year
Software to create or manipulate video.
523 questions
5 asked this month, 61 this year
Software related to the C++ programming language, including development environments, editors, compilers, analyzers, and libraries.
506 questions
7 asked this month, 75 this year
Software specifically for Windows 7. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 7.
446 questions
16 asked this year
Tools used during the development of web-apps or websites.
445 questions
8 asked this month, 55 this year
Software related to HTML, the main markup language used in the creation of web pages.
434 questions
40 asked this year
Software to create, read, record, or modify audio.
430 questions
70 asked this year
Software to manage files stored on device(s), network(s), and/or in the cloud.
415 questions
52 asked this year
Software for handling images and graphics, including creating, editing, converting, organizing, and printing.
410 questions
27 asked 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…
393 questions
35 asked this year
Software specifically for Windows 10. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 10.
365 questions
12 asked this month, 93 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.
362 questions
8 asked this month, 48 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.
358 questions
59 asked this year
Integrated development environments (IDEs) for, libraries to use with, or products based upon the PHP language.
338 questions
34 asked this year
Software to read/write/manage emails (client-side), or to process them (server-side).
329 questions
5 asked this month, 34 this year
Extensions or programs that work with Google's Chrome web browser.
316 questions
26 asked this year
Software to edit text. Also consider the `html-editor` tag, if appropriate.
306 questions
22 asked 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.
303 questions
35 asked this year
an Application Programming Interface (API), e.g. besides a graphical user interface (GUI), command-line interface (CLI) or web interface.
292 questions
44 asked this year
Software to perform actions by itself without actively being supervised by a user.
286 questions
30 asked this year
Software that can be used even if no Internet connection is available.
282 questions
20 asked this year
Software feature that brings hard to comprehend information into an visual representation that can be human-readable.
280 questions
38 asked this year
Software that interacts with a network of computers or other devices.
278 questions
30 asked this year
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