r/software is a subreddit with 371k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses software, tired, looking for, built, and windows, and they frequently recommend/review pdf editor, payroll software, and password manager.
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Popular Themes in r/software
#1
Solution Requests
: "I built an open-source tool to transfer large files directly between two PCs over an Ethernet cable with zero config (EtherTransfer)"
29 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Good, Affordable Database/Knowledge Base Options?"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "c2flux-v1.2.79-beta.1 Tree scanner release"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "The tokenmaxxing hype didn’t last long!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/software
#1
Software
63 posts
#2
Tired
24 posts
#3
Looking For
22 posts
#4
Built
18 posts
#5
Windows
16 posts
#6
Free
16 posts
#7
Looking
15 posts
#8
Annoying
11 posts
#9
Tool
11 posts
#10
Ai
10 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:
: "Made a free tool so my friends can all use their own headphones during movie night, synced to the same audio"
42 posts
#2
Discussion :Chat:
: "Why do so many tech people forget that the whole point of software engineering is to solve problems?"
35 posts
#3
Self-Promotion Wednesdays
: "CKFlip3D - Advanced Window switcher for windows 11"
17 posts
#4
Release :Windows::upvote:
: "Fluent Sensors: A fluent hardware monitoring app for Windows"
12 posts
#5
Looking for software :macOS: :Searching:
: "What are actually GOOD questions to ask a FAANG SWE during a coffee chat?"
5 posts
#6
Release :Other::upvote:
: "Gravinet: Cross platform open source mesh networking"
5 posts
#7
Software support :Windows: :Support:
: "Running KidPix Deluxe 3X on Windows/Windows emulation?"
4 posts
#8
Release :Linux::upvote:
: "I just released my Linux Paint.NET alternative."
3 posts
#9
Looking for software :Android: :Searching:
: "Best option for offline/no cloud app to take notes?"
3 posts
#10
Looking for software :Other: :Searching:
: "Looking for an app or extension that can autofill long forms more than just email, name, and password"
3 posts
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Last updated: August 21, 2026