The Best links to Shareware and Freeware for programmers:

EQUI4 Software

This site has several good things. Most relevant to this category is MetaKit, a C++ class library for persistent structured data. It is shareware, and looks pretty good. If you need a good GUI class library, use V. If you need a persistent data class, try MetaKit. There is also a great, free utility for tracking what you have on your drives or CDs called CatFish.

Freeware Home

This is mostly MS-Windows oriented, but it really has freeware, and much of it seems good. Well organized categories. I've found several things at this site I wasn't able to get elsewhere.

Only Freeware

All freeware, some interesting things, but not as good for programmers.

Download Planet
Smaller than Freeware Home, but seems more selective in content. Shareware and freeware.

ZD Net Software Library

The Ziff-Davis software library. The software listed here is rated, and generally pretty good. Most of it is shareware, however.

See the C++ link page, too!

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