Freeware

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Freeware
Developer Numerous
Publisher Numerous
Platforms Numerous
Released 1962-present
Added to
Museum
See Freeware category

Freeware is a video game and application software business model. The name is a portmanteau of the words free and software.

These products, or part of them, are available for free as opposed to freemium or shareware business models where the products are free to use but real-world money can be paid optionally to support the author or to purchase additional content.