A Software Category is simply a means of referring to what a piece of software is designed to do. The range of categories are as vast as the tasks that software can do. The following is a list of popular categories:

• Audio
• Archiving
• CD/DVD
• Emulation
• Imaging
• Office Productivity
• Peer-to-Peer
• Messaging
• Programming
• Video
• Video Game
• Virtualization
• Web Browser

In addition, for games in particular, certain additional categories can also be described:

• Expansion Pack
• DLC
• Modification