Softpedia
Softpedia is a software and tech news website based in Romania. It indexes, reviews and hosts downloadable software and reports news on technology and science topics.
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Type of site | Software distribution and technology news |
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| Available in | English, Romanian |
| Owner | SoftNews NET SRL |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (not compulsory to download software) |
| Launched | 2001[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Website
Softpedia features reviews written by its staff. Each review includes a 1- to 5-star rating, and often a public rating to which any of the site's visitors may contribute.
Products are organised in categories which visitors can sort according to most recent updates, number of downloads, or rating. Free software and commercial software (and their free trials) can also be listed separately. Softpedia displays virtual awards for products free of adware, spyware and commercial tie-ins. Products that include these unrelated and/or unanticipated components and offers (which are known as potentially unwanted programs) are marked as such.[2]
Softpedia does not repack software for distribution. It provides direct downloads of software in its original provided form, links to developers's downloads, or both. It hosts some products on its own servers in case they become unavailable from their developers' sites.
The site is owned by SoftNews NET SRL, a Romanian company.[3]
In December 2008, SoftNews NET SRL launched Autoevolution, an automotive news and reference web site.[4]
See also
References
- "Download Startup Product Manager 3.48". Softpedia. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- "Privacy Policy". Softpedia. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- "Full Throttle Ahead: Autoevolution Launched". Softpedia. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
General references
- Adrian Mihai (10 Jan 2005). "Continut web 'made in Romania', la export". Wall-Street.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 Jan 2023.
- Bobi Neacsu (11 Jun 2007). "Trafic.ro merge mai departe fara Softpedia.com". Business Standard (Romania) (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 Jun 2010. Retrieved 31 Dec 2008.
