r/software is a subreddit with 374k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses software, windows, built, 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
: "Looking for recommendations for a basic Windows web/file server to share files with friends"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What open source software do you think every pc user should have?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Annoyed by AI as a Software Engineer"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I got tired of renting the tools I use to make art, so I started building my own."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "DaDaScribe | Speech-to-Text with unique features"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/software
#1
Software
32 posts
#2
Windows
18 posts
#3
Built
18 posts
#4
Tired
16 posts
#5
Looking
15 posts
#6
Free
14 posts
#7
Looking For
12 posts
#8
Tool
11 posts
#9
Open Source
10 posts
#10
: "KeyPdf engine merges 1000 Pdf files in browser"
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:
: "What open source software do you think every pc user should have?"
41 posts
#2
Discussion :Chat:
: "VIZ Media (and Remove Your Media) Issued DMCA Notice Against BleachBit"
26 posts
#3
Self-Promotion Wednesdays
: "An aesthetic clock widget with ~1MB binary and ~5MB RAM usage"
25 posts
#4
Release :Windows::upvote:
: "Fluent Sensors: A native hardware monitoring app for Windows (open source)"
16 posts
#5
Other :Other:
: "[Abandonware/out of business company] Finished uploading various PF Magic Petz games with manuals and things"
11 posts
#6
Software support :Windows: :Support:
: "Desktop Web Browsers Refusing To Launch (Win 11)"
8 posts
#7
Looking for software :Android: :Searching:
: "Looking for a way to record a protected Android app on my phone"
8 posts
#8
Release :Other::upvote:
: "Sonora: native, crossplatform music player with first-class Spotify/YTMusic support"
5 posts
#9
Looking for software :Other: :Searching:
: "What do you use for a company knowledge base that people keep updated?"
4 posts
#10
Release :macOS::upvote:
: "Zaku 26.0 beta - Local-first, open-source API client desktop app"
3 posts
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Last updated: September 11, 2026