r/software is a subreddit with 376k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses software, built, windows, tired, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review pdf editor, payroll software, and password manager.
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Popular Themes in r/software
#1
Solution Requests
: "What Software Do You Consider Essential on a New Windows PC?"
15 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free, open-source HUD & hardware tuner for Windows — instant CPU boost silencing, GPU power limiting, and multi-disk I/O process inspector RyzenQuiet PRO"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I want to create my own office suite."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/software
#1
Software
: "What Software Do You Consider Essential on a New Windows PC?"
34 posts
#2
Built
18 posts
#3
Windows
: "What Software Do You Consider Essential on a New Windows PC?"
18 posts
#4
Tired
15 posts
#5
Looking
15 posts
#6
Free
14 posts
#7
Looking For
12 posts
#8
Tool
11 posts
#9
Open Source
9 posts
#10
App
: "Built Grabl, a Windows App for parking files mid-drag between Apps"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/software
Pdf Editor
117 reviews
#1
PDF-XChange
4.6★ from 18 reviews
#2
Foxit
4.0★ from 9 reviews
#3
PDFgear
4.0★ from 8 reviews
Payroll Software
67 reviews
#1
Gusto
4.8★ from 31 reviews
#2
ADP
3.1★ from 10 reviews
#3
Paychex
4.0★ from 7 reviews
Password Manager
52 reviews
#1
Bitwarden
4.9★ from 11 reviews
#2
1Password
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#3
KeePass
4.0★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/software
#1
Looking for software :Windows: :Searching:
: "What Software Do You Consider Essential on a New Windows PC?"
27 posts
#2
Discussion :Chat:
: "Weekly Discovery Thread - September 18, 2026"
14 posts
#3
Release :Windows::upvote:
: "Synth Fluid"
9 posts
#4
Release :Other::upvote:
: "Serein: A native Rust Discord client (egui + wgpu) with ~9x lower RAM usage, voice/video, and many more features!"
5 posts
#5
Looking for software :Android: :Searching:
: "Unbagrnd - Open-source AI background remover that runs locally"
4 posts
#6
Software support :Windows: :Support:
: "Unbagrnd - Open-source AI background remover that runs locally"
3 posts
#7
Looking for software :macOS: :Searching:
: "Software which could let you add collapsible name tags onto images of people that when clicked, shows you the name?"
2 posts
#8
Other :Other:
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#9
Self-Promotion Wednesdays
: "Built Grabl, a Windows app for parking files mid-drag between apps"
2 posts
#10
Looking for software :Other: :Searching:
: "Back to Manual coding"
1 post
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Last updated: September 20, 2026