Shareware
noun
Software that you can use for free for a short time, but then you have to pay for it if you want to keep using it.
I downloaded a shareware program to edit photos, but I'll have to buy the full version to access all the features.
Often appears as...
- download shareware
- shareware program
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Software that you can use for free for a short time, but then you have to pay for it if you want to keep using it.
I downloaded a shareware program to edit photos, but I'll have to buy the full version to access all the features.
Often appears as...
- download shareware
- shareware program
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Payment Expected
Shareware is not fully free. Creators expect payment if you continue using it after the trial.
The game is shareware, so I'll have to pay if I keep playing after the trial ends.
Pro Tip 2/3Limited Features
The initial download may have limited features. Full features are unlocked after purchase.
The shareware version only lets me save files in low quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Time-Constrained
Shareware usually has a time limit, often 30 days, before you must pay or stop using it.
My shareware antivirus expires next week.
Pro Tip 1/3Payment Expected
Shareware is not fully free. Creators expect payment if you continue using it after the trial.
The game is shareware, so I'll have to pay if I keep playing after the trial ends.
Pro Tip 2/3Limited Features
The initial download may have limited features. Full features are unlocked after purchase.
The shareware version only lets me save files in low quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Time-Constrained
Shareware usually has a time limit, often 30 days, before you must pay or stop using it.
My shareware antivirus expires next week.
Pro Tip 1/3Payment Expected
Shareware is not fully free. Creators expect payment if you continue using it after the trial.
The game is shareware, so I'll have to pay if I keep playing after the trial ends.
Pro Tip 2/3Limited Features
The initial download may have limited features. Full features are unlocked after purchase.
The shareware version only lets me save files in low quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Time-Constrained
Shareware usually has a time limit, often 30 days, before you must pay or stop using it.
My shareware antivirus expires next week.
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Quote examples
Washed Out
American Musician
I remember at one point, with a previous release of mine, I stumbled upon a shareware site, and the total number of downloads was in the thousands, maybe the hundreds of thousands. But there's no doubt that the Internet and that kind of sharing has been a huge benefit for the band.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them on fixed disks, allocate separate subdirectories... Public domain or shareware software should never be placed in the root directory.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
If operating in a network environment, do not place public domain or shareware programs in a common file-server directory that could be accessible to any other PC on the network.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
Quote examples
Washed Out
American Musician
I remember at one point, with a previous release of mine, I stumbled upon a shareware site, and the total number of downloads was in the thousands, maybe the hundreds of thousands. But there's no doubt that the Internet and that kind of sharing has been a huge benefit for the band.
Quote examples
John McAfee
American Businessman
Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them on fixed disks, allocate separate subdirectories... Public domain or shareware software should never be placed in the root directory.
Quote examples
John McAfee
American Businessman
If operating in a network environment, do not place public domain or shareware programs in a common file-server directory that could be accessible to any other PC on the network.
Quote examples
Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.
Quote examples
Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
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