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[Analytics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics) is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

Digital [archiving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archival_science) and [preservation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_preservation) software.

[Automation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation) software designed to reduce human intervention in processes.

A [blog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog) is a discussion or informational website consisting of discrete, diary-style text entries (posts).

Event scheduling, reservation, and appointment management software.

Software which allows users to add, annotate, edit, and share [bookmarks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmark_(digital)) of web documents.

[CalDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalDAV) and [CardDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CardDAV) protocol servers and web clients/interfaces for [Electronic calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendaring_software), [address book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_book) and [contact management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_manager).

[Communication software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_software) used to provide remote access to systems and exchange files and messages in text, audio and/or video formats between different computers or users, using their own custom protocols.

Simple deployment of [E-mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email) servers, e.g. for inexperienced or impatient admins.

[Mail Delivery Agents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_delivery_agent) (MDAs) - [IMAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol)/[POP3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol) server software.

[Mail Transfer Agents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_transfer_agent) (MTAs) - [SMTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol) servers.

[Mailing list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailing_list) servers and mass mailing software - one message to many recipients.

[Webmail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webmail) clients.

[IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat) communication software.

[SIP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol)/[IPBX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_PBX) telephony software.

[Social Networking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_service) and [Forum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum) software.

[Video/Web Conferencing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_conferencing) tools and software.

[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP) servers.

[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP) Web clients/interfaces.

Management and administration tools for community supported agriculture and food cooperatives.

Software for submission of [abstracts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_management) and preparation/management of academic conferences.

[Content Management Systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system) offer a practical way to setup a website with many features, using third party plugins, themes and functionality that are easy to add and customize.

[Customer relationship management (CRM)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_relationship_management) is a strategic process that organizations use to manage, analyze, and improve their interactions with customers.

Web interfaces for [database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database) management. Includes tools for database analytics and visualization.

[DNS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System) servers and management tools with advertisement blocking functionality, primarily aimed at home or small networks.

A [document management system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_management_system) (DMS) is a system used to receive, track, manage and store documents and reduce paper.

[Ebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebook) library management software.

[Institutional repository](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_repository) and [digital library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_library) management software.

An [integrated library system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system) is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed.

[E-commerce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce) software.

A [news aggregator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator), also termed a feed aggregator, feed reader, news reader, [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) reader, is an application that aggregates web content such as newspapers/blogs/vlogs/podcasts in one location for easy viewing.

[Object storage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_storage) is a computer data storage that manages data as objects, as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems which manages data as a file hierarchy, and block storage which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks.

[Peer-to-peer file sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing) is the distribution and [sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing) of digital media using [peer-to-peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer) (P2P) networking technology.

Simplified file servers for sharing of one-time/short-lived/temporary files, providing single-click or [drag-and-drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_and_drop) upload functionality.

Web-based [file managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager).

[File transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_transfer), [sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing) and [synchronization software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_synchronization) software.

Multiplayer game servers and [browser games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_game).

Utilities for managing game servers and game libraries.

[Genealogy software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy_software) used to record, organize, and publish genealogical data.

[Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence) is a subset of [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence) that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data.

Collaborative software or [groupware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software) is designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. Groupware often regroups multiple services such as file sharing, calendar/events management, appointment scheduling, address books... in a single, integrated application.

[Medical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_software), [Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_information_technology) and [Fitness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_tracker) software.

A [human resources management system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management_system) combines a number of systems and processes to ensure the easy management of [human resources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resources), business processes and data.

[Internet of Things](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things) describes physical objects with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices over the Internet.

[Inventory management software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventory_management_software).

[Knowledge management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management) is the collection of methods relating to creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information.

Tools and software to help with education and learning.

Software to manage [3D printers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing), [CNC machines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control) and other physical manufacturing tools.

[Maps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map), [cartography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography), [GIS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system) and [GPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System) software.

[Digital media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_media) management tools and software.

[Audio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio) streaming tools and software.

[Multimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia) streaming tools and software.

[Video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video) streaming tools and software.

Software that does not fit in another section.

[Money management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_management) and budgeting software.

Network utilities are tools and software that help manage, monitor, and troubleshoot computer networks.

[Note taking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note-taking) editors.

An [office suite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_office_suites) is a collection of productivity software usually containing at least a word processor, spreadsheet and a presentation program.

A [password manager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_manager) allows users to store, generate, and manage their passwords for local applications and online services.

A [pastebin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin) is a type of online content-hosting service used for sharing and storing code and text.

Dashboards for accessing information and applications.

A [gallery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_Software) is software that helps the user publish or share photos, pictures, videos or other digital media.

Software for organising [polls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_poll) and [events](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event).

A [proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server) is a server application that acts as an intermediary between a client requesting a resource and the server providing that resource. This section about forward (i.e. outgoing) proxies. For reverse proxies, see the Web Server section.

Software and tools for managing [recipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipe).

[Remote desktop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_desktop_software) and [SSH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell) servers and web interfaces for remote management of computer systems.

Software and tools to help with [resource and supply planning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_planning), including [enterprise resource and supply planning (ERP)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning).

A [search engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_(computing)) is an [information retrieval system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_retrieval) designed to help find information stored on a computer system. This includes [Web search engines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine).

Software for easy installation, management and configuration of self-hosted services and applications.

[API management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_management) is the process of creating and publishing [application programming interfaces (APIs)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API), enforcing their usage policies, controlling access, nurturing the subscriber community, collecting and analyzing usage statistics, and reporting on performance.

A [feature toggle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_toggle) in software development provides an alternative to maintaining multiple feature branches in source code.

An [integrated development environment (IDE)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development.

[Localization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization_and_localization) is the process of adapting code and software to other languages.

A [low-code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-code_development_platform) development platform (LCDP) provides a development environment used to create application software through a graphical user interface.

Tools and software for [software project management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management).

Tools and software for [software testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_testing).

[Task management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_management#Task_management_software) software.

[Helpdesk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_desk_software), [bug](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_tracking_system) and [issue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issue_tracking_system) tracking software to help the tracking of user requests, bugs and missing features.

[Time-tracking software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-tracking_software) is a category of computer software that allows its users to record time spent on tasks or projects.

Travel organization software to record bookings, view itinerary, plan activities and track expenses.

[URL shortening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening) is the action of shortening a [URL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator) to make it substantially shorter and still direct to the required page. Before hosting one, please see [disadvantages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Disadvantages) of URL shorteners.

Video surveillance, also known as [Closed-circuit television (CCTV)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-circuit_television), is the use of video cameras for surveillance in areas that require additional security or ongoing monitoring.

Web Servers and Reverse Proxies. A [web server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_server) is a piece of software and underlying hardware that accepts requests via [HTTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) (the network protocol created to distribute web content) or its secure variant [HTTPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS). A [Reverse Proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_proxy) is a proxy server that appears to any client to be an ordinary web server, but in reality merely acts as an intermediary that forwards requests to one or more ordinary web servers.

A [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.