Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function, type, or field of use. A list follows of common software categories.

Categories of software

• Applications
  • Accounting
  • Enterprise Resource Planning

• Data
  • CD copying software
  • Data access
  • Data analysis
  • Data recovery
  • Database Management System (DBMS)
  • Digital Asset Management (DAM)
  • Document Management System (DMS)
  • Backup software
  • File archiver

• Emulation
  • Disk image emulator

• Games
  • Game Engine

• Graphics software
  • 3D computer graphics software
  • Bitmap graphics editor
  • Graphics suite
  • Image viewer
  • Vector graphics editor

• Internet software
  • Email client
  • File sharing (P2P)
  • FTP client
  • HTML editor
  • IRC Client
  • Internet suite
  • Instant messaging client
  • Offline browser
  • Web browser

• Scientific software
  • Mathematical software

• Office software
  • Office suite
  • PDF software
  • Personal information manager
  • Project management

• Operating system

• Software engineering
  • Bugtracker
  • Compiler
  • Debugger
  • Software build
  • Continuous integration
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • Revision control
  • Documentation generator

• Multimedia
  • Audio editor
  • Media player
  • Video editing software

• Security
  • Antivirus
  • Firewall
  • Encryption
    • Disk encryption
  • Password cracking/recovery/auditing

• System software
  • Automation
  • Input method editor (IME)
  • System optimizer
  • Task manager

See also

• List of raster graphics editors
• List of vector graphics editors

See also

• Computer and video game genres