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Freeware Freeware (from "free" and "software") is a computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee. Software that is commercial is occasionally referred to as payware.
Shareware The term shareware (also known as trialware or demoware) refers to proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability or convenience.
Commercial Commercial software, or less commonly, payware, is computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes. Commercial software is most often propreitary software, but free software packages may also be commercial software. All or parts of software packages and services that support commerce are increasingly made available as free software.