# You favorite shareware site? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422 "2007-11-06T16:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/1 "2007-11-06T16:56:57Z")
I go to [www.downloads.com](http://www.downloads.com). Where do you find your shareware? ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/2 "2007-11-06T17:26:03Z")
I go to [www.nonags.com](http://www.nonags.com). They pick shareware that doesn’t have annoying (nagging) popup screens nor persistent reminders to purchase. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/3 "2007-11-06T17:42:11Z")
[SourceForge](http://sourceforge.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/4 "2007-11-06T17:42:14Z")
Not shareware sites per se, but [http://lifehacker.com](http://lifehacker.com) and [http://tuaw.com](http://tuaw.com) often post about useful little bits of software from freeware to commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/5 "2007-11-07T00:13:04Z")
[MajorGeeks.com](http://www.majorgeeks.com/) ---
**Author:** ![anamnesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/6 "2007-11-07T02:30:41Z")
Shareware? I haven’t heard that word in ages. Is this 2007 or 1997? When I think of shareware, the first thing that comes to mind are mail order floppy disks and BBS downloads. Shareware is like a relic from another era just like analog modems and DOS command prompts. I think the last time I ever heard the term attached to anything was Duke Nukem 3D. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/7 "2007-11-07T03:45:40Z")
A great one I’ve been looking at lately is [The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities](http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm). ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/8 "2007-11-07T08:49:44Z")
I think I first saw these on the Dope: > **[Game Giveaway of the Day](https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/)** > > Free Games giveaways. Download FREE licensed PC games published by developers from all over the world. > **[Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily](https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/)** > > Every day we present FREE licensed software published by developers from all over the world. They give away a (sometimes not useful or kind of crappy, but also sometimes surprisingly worthwhile) commercial piece of software every day. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/9 "2007-11-07T08:58:38Z")
[Snapfiles](http://snapfiles.com/) (formerly WebAttack) [Freeware Home](http://www.freewarehome.com/) Rather specific to audio/visual work, but very useful - the tools section at [VideoHelp](http://www.videohelp.com/tools) But most of the time, I start with a Google search and include terms like Freeware or Open Source. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-favorite-shareware-site/425422/10 "2007-11-07T09:02:05Z")
[QUOTE=BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed] I think I first saw these on the Dope: > **[Game Giveaway of the Day](https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/)** > > Free Games giveaways. Download FREE licensed PC games published by developers from all over the world. > **[Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily](https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/)** > > Every day we present FREE licensed software published by developers from all over the world. They give away a (sometimes not useful or kind of crappy, but also sometimes surprisingly worthwhile) commercial piece of software every day. [/QUOTE] Thanks for that - I’d never heard of these - but I think it might end up being set as my home page (best way I can think of to make sure I don’t miss a good one)