List of software categories

• Application software

• System software

• Computer programming tools

Application software

► Astrology software
► Business software
► Software for children
► Communication software
► Computer-aided manufacturing software
► Data management software
► Desktop publishing software
► Desktop widgets
► Editing software
► Educational software
► Entertainment software
► Genealogy software
► Government software
► Graphics software
► Industrial software
► Knowledge representation software
► Language software
► Legal software
► Library and information science software
► Multimedia software
► Music software
► Personal information managers
► Computer programming tools
► Religious software
► Science software
► Simulation software
► Spreadsheet software
► Stagecraft software
► Application software suites
► Transport software
► Digital typography
► Video games
► Video software
► Word processors

System software

► Access control software
► Application launchers
► Personal computer automation software
► Boot loaders
► Clipboard (computing)
► Compatibility layers
► Compilers
► Computer printing
► Computer security software
► Data compression software
► Device drivers
► File managers
► Firmware
► Graphical user interfaces
► Identity management systems
► Installation software
► Internet Protocol based network software
► Job scheduling
► Keyboard layout software
► Keyboard-sharing software
► Computer libraries
► Malware
► Middleware
► Operating systems
► Remote job entry
► Revision control systems
► Screenshot software
► Search engine software
► Servers (computing)
► Spam filtering
► Storage software
► System administration
► Terminal multiplexers
► Transaction processing
► Utility software
► Virtualization software
► Windowing systems

Computer programming tools

► OS X programming tools
► Bug and issue tracking software
► Build automation
► Code navigation tools
► Code search engines
► Compilers
► Computer-aided software engineering tools
► Data modeling tools
► Debuggers
► Desktop database application development tools
► Dissemblers
► Discontinued development tools
► Documentation generators
► Text editors
► EXE packers
► Formal methods tools     
Computer programming tools
► Free computer programming tools
► Integrated development environments
► Java development tools
► JavaScript programming tools
► Software-localization tools
► Microsoft development tools
► Mobile software programming tools
► Profilers
► Programming language implementation
► Revision control systems
► Software testing tools
► Static program analysis tools
► UML tools
► Unix programming tools
► User interface builders
► Web development software
► Computer programming tool stubs