Paul's Favorite Shareware! - Use this link to see a collection of Paul's favorite picks. These are programs that Paul uses on a daily basis and can't live without.

What is Shareware? - A layman's description of what Shareware is along with descriptions of Freeware and Public Domain Software as well.

Shareware Library - A library of over 30,000 links to shareware programs on the web. This is a library that started with a twofold purpose. Paul wanted a place where he could easily point people to files that he had picked as his favorites, as well as a place that authors could easily post their files for inclusion in the MSN Shareware Library. Now several years after its beginning, the library has grown into the perfect spot for users to find great programs available on the web. Here you will find shareware, freeware, demoware and public domain downloads in all sorts of categories. We have files in business; games; communications; database; education; financial;, graphics; home hobby; Internet; multimedia; programming; religion; sports; spreadsheets; utilities; writing applications and more. Click the Search button above to find all the shareware you can ever need.

Submission Page - If you are a programmer and have shareware files on a web site that you'd like to include them in our library, use this submission form.

How to Download - Never downloaded files from the Internet or don't know what a ZIP file is? If so learn more from this link.

Paul's Picks Five Star Award - A number of programs listed here have been awarded Paul's Five Star Award. If your program is one of these high quality applications, you can display the award on your web pages.

Paul's Links - Paul's picks of the best shareware sites on the web and other related sites.

Have a Shareware Library on your site - Have a shareware library on your site by linking to us. It's as easy as inserting a few lines of HTML code into your page and your visitors can search for great shareware too!

History of Shareware - Where it all started and who was involved.

Who is Paul? - Paul Mayer built his first personal computer during the bicentennial year, 1976. He created and ran the first HBBS Bulletin Board System with Freeware downloads and messaging on an H-8 Heathkit computer from 1978 through the early 1980's under the CP/M operating system. He's been a Shareware author since 1981 and is a Past President of the Association of Shareware Professionals. Some of Paul's shareware programs include, ZPAY 3 Payroll, PayWindow Payroll, Cache Banish Pro, The Virus Checking Assistant, and more. Paul wrote the world's first memory resident envelope addresser GRAB years ago and has not stopped creating cool tools since. Paul was the Forum Manager of the Microsoft Network Online Shareware Forum since the early beta days of MSN in 1993 until they closed down the Forums in 2001. Paul was inducted into the Shareware Hall of Fame in June of 1997, the ASP Shareware Hall of Fame in 2000 and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Shareware Industry Conference in 2002. Paul also develops database driven web sites.

Contact Paul - You can send email to Paul with this link.