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Internet Explorer
discontinued web browser by Microsoft
Q18698690
web browser developed by Microsoft
Visual Studio
integrated development environment
proprietary software
computer software released under a license restricting use, study or redistribution
Notepad
simple text editor included with Microsoft Windows
Encarta
Microsoft Encarta was a digital multimedia encyclopedia and search engine published by Microsoft from 1993 to 2009. Originally sold on CD-ROM or DVD, it was also available online via annual subscription, although later articles could also be viewed for free online with advertisements. By 2008, the complete English version, Encarta Premium, consisted of more than 62,000 articles, numerous photos and illustrations, music clips, videos, interactive content, timelines, maps, atlases and homework tools.
Source
game engine developed by Valve Corporation
SolidWorks
SolidWorks (stylized as SOLIDWORKS) is a brand of software used for solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE). It was one of the first 3D CAD applications designed to run on a desktop PC.
Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
game engine developed by Rockstar San Diego
Q497014
CCleaner (; originally meaning "Crap Cleaner"), developed by Piriform Software, is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. It is one of the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. It was originally developed for Microsoft Windows only, but in 2012, a macOS version was released. An Android version was released in 2014, and an iOS version was released nine years later.
CATIA
CATIA (, an acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application) is a multi-platform software suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided engineering (CAE), 3D modeling and product lifecycle management (PLM), developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.
GameMaker
GameMaker (originally Animo, Game Maker (until 2011) and GameMaker Studio) is a series of cross-platform game engines created by Mark Overmars in 1999 and developed by YoYo Games since 2007. The latest iteration of GameMaker was released in 2022.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
photo editing and management computer program
AutoIt
AutoIt is a freeware programming language for Microsoft Windows. In its earliest release, it was primarily intended to create automation scripts (sometimes called macros) for Microsoft Windows programs but has since grown to include enhancements in both programming language design and overall functionality.
NetWare
NetWare is a discontinued computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. It initially used cooperative multitasking to run various services on a personal computer, using the IPX network protocol. The final update release was version 6.5SP8 in May 2009, and it has since been replaced by Open Enterprise Server.
Tidal
subscription-based music streaming service
Q124514
game engine
AppleScript
AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. that facilitates automated control of Mac applications. First introduced in System 7, it is currently included in macOS in a package of automation tools. The term AppleScript may refer to the scripting language, to a script written in the language, or to the macOS Open Scripting Architecture that underlies the language.
Microsoft Office 2003
office suite by Microsoft
Vegas Pro
non-linear video editing app
Linspire
Linspire (formerly Lindows) is a commercial operating system based on Debian and Ubuntu and currently owned by PC/OpenSystems LLC. It had been owned by Linspire. Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and then by Xandros from 2008 to 2017.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab
Norton AntiVirus
anti-virus software
Microsoft Office 2010
version of the Microsoft Office suite
Kylix
Paskal IDE
Autodesk Revit
software
Mathcad
Mathcad is computer software for the verification, validation, documentation and re-use of mathematical calculations in engineering and science, notably mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil engineering. Released in 1986 for MS-DOS, it introduced live editing (WYSIWYG) of typeset mathematical notation in an interactive notebook, combined with automatic computations. It was originally developed by Mathsoft, and since 2006 has been a product of Parametric Technology Corporation.
Microsoft Power BI
business analytics service by Microsoft
StarOffice
StarOffice is a discontinued proprietary office productivity software suite. Its source code continues today in derived free and open-source office suites Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice. StarOffice supported the OpenOffice.org XML file format, as well as the OpenDocument standard, and could generate PDF and Flash formats. It included templates, a macro recorder, and a software development kit (SDK).
Norton Commander
orthodox file manager
Denuvo
Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH is an Austrian company that develops anti-tamper and digital rights management (DRM) software. The company was formed from a management buyout of DigitalWorks, the developer of SecuROM, and began developing the software in 2014. It was introduced with FIFA 15 in September. Products include the anti-tamper software Denuvo Anti-Tamper, the anti-cheat system Denuvo Anti-Cheat and Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection, which attempts to prevent Nintendo Switch games from being emulated. The company was acquired by Irdeto in January 2018.
Valve Anti-Cheat
anti-cheat solution for video games
JAWS
computer screen reader software
Trello
Trello is a web-based, kanban-style list-making application developed by Atlassian. Created in 2011 by Fog Creek Software, it was spun out to form the basis of a separate company in New York City in 2014 and sold to Atlassian in January 2017.
CapCut
CapCut, known domestically as JianYing () and formerly internationally as ViaMaker, is a video editor developed by ByteDance, available as a mobile app, desktop app, and web app.
Obsidian
knowledge base and note-taking software
vBulletin
vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by MH Sub I, LLC doing business as vBulletin (formerly Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions). It is written in PHP and uses a MariaDB or MySQL database server. Similar products include XenForo, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MyBB, and phpBB.
Microsoft Expression Web
Discontinued HTML editor by Microsoft
Splunk Inc.
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id Tech 5
game engine developed by id Software
Photo Booth
Apple Inc. software application
Rybka
Rybka is a computer chess engine designed by International Master Vasik Rajlich. Around 2011, Rybka was one of the top-rated engines on chess engine rating lists and won many computer chess tournaments.
Sketch
vector graphics editing software for macOS
Source 2
game engine developed by Valve
Q1453399
download manager for Windows, Android, Mac and Linux
Bandicam
Bandicam (stylized as BANDICAM) is a closed-source screen capture and screen recording software originally developed by Bandisoft and later by Bandicam Company that can take screenshots or record screen changes. Bandicam is available in Spanish, English, French, Turkish, Arabic, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and German.
Microsoft BizTalk Server
Inter-Organizational Middleware System that enables companies to automate business processes
IW
game engine developed by Infinity Ward
Minitab
Minitab is a software company that develops statistical analysis and process improvement software. Developed at the Pennsylvania State University by researchers Barbara F. Ryan, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr., and Brian L. Joiner in conjunction with Triola Statistics Company in 1972, the company has expanded into a global provider of analytics solutions used in manufacturing, hospitality, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, mining, education, and other sectors.
Alcohol 120%
optical disc authoring software
Arc
web browser designed by The Browser Company of New York
Ghost
disk cloning and backup tool
Q650922
XnView is an image organizer and general-purpose file manager used for viewing, converting, organizing and editing raster images, as well as general purpose file management. It comes with built-in hex inspection, batch renaming, image scanning and screen capture tools. It is licensed as freeware for private, educational and non-profit uses. For other uses, it is licensed as commercial software.
Paint 3D
painting software by Microsoft
Norton Internet Security
computer protection software
Microsoft Office 2000
office suite by Microsoft
Microsoft Office Picture Manager
image editing and image management program by Microsoft
BearShare
BearShare was a peer-to-peer-file-sharing-application originally created by Free Peers, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and also a rebranded version of iMesh by MusicLab, LLC, tightly integrated with their music subscription service.
Microsoft Office XP
version of Microsoft Office suite
MacPaint
MacPaint is a raster graphics editor developed by Apple Computer and released alongside the original Macintosh personal computer on January 24, 1984. It was sold bundled with its word processing counterpart, MacWrite, for US$195. MacPaint was notable because it could generate graphics that could be used by other applications. It taught consumers what a graphics-based system could do by using the mouse, the clipboard, and QuickDraw picture language. Pictures could be cut from MacPaint and pasted into MacWrite documents.