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Finding Software modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:34:23 -0000

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+#How do I find software to download?

-#How do I find software to download?
 The best way to find software is to use our [Directory](https://sourceforge.net/directory/) or Search system.
+
+##Browse
+
+We have a menu that lists our Popular Categories by Open-Source projects and Commercial Software.

 ##Search

-Our search system is based on the Lucene search engine. We expose a sub-set of the Lucene Query Parser Syntax so you can try some advanced queries.
+We based our search system on the Lucene search engine. We expose a sub-set of the Lucene Query Parser Syntax so you can try some advanced queries.

-##Browsing
+##View

-You can browse software by selecting filters along the left side of the search results. Popular Categories contain software in our most downloaded categories. You can click multiple categories and sub-categories to refine the results. In addition to the categories, you can click filters for Development Status, Programming Language, and License.
+Let’s you choose between Open Source and Commercial Software results for the same search term.
+
+##Filter
+
+You can select filters along the left side of the search results. You can click multiple categories and sub-categories to refine the results. In addition to the categories, you can click filters for Development Status, Programming Language, and License.
+
+##Sort
+
+To re-arrange  search results, pick one of the “Sort By” drop-down options.
+
+* Relevance - How well the project matches your search criteria
+
+* Most Popular
+
+* Last Updated 
+
+* Name (A-Z) 
+
+* Rating 

 ##Advanced

 You can combine search and filters to answer advanced queries like:

-* What PHP frameworks for 'REST' are available under the GPL?
-* Select Software Dev, Frameworks under Categories
-* Select PHP under Programming Language
-* Select GPL under License
-* Type 'REST' into the search box
+* What PHP frameworks for ‘REST’ are available under the GPL?
+
+    * Type ‘REST’ into the search box
+
+    * Select Software Dev, Frameworks under Categories
+
+    * Select PHP under Programming Language
+
+    * Select GPL under License
+
+    
+
 * What are the most popular, stable, Video Conversion applications for YouTube?
-* Sort by 'Downloads'
-* Select Audio/Video, Video, Conversion under Popular Categories
-* Select 'Production/Stable' under Dev Status
-* Type 'YouTube' into the search box

-##Sorting
+    * Type ‘YouTube’ into the search box
+    
+    * Sort by ‘Most Popular’

-To re-sort search results, use the Sort By drop-down.
+    * Select Multimedia, Video, Video Conversion under Popular Categories

-Relevance -- how well the project matches your search terms
-Downloads - a sign of project popularity
-Latest Release Date -- a sign of project vitality
-Rating - a sign of project quality
+    * Select ‘Production/Stable’ under Status
+
+

Finding Software modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 03:37:41 -0000

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 ##Browsing

-You can browse software by selecting filters along the left side of the search results. Popular Categories contain software in our most-downloaded categories. You can click multiple categories and sub-categories to refine the results. In addition to the categories, you can click filters for Development Status, Programming Language, and License.
+You can browse software by selecting filters along the left side of the search results. Popular Categories contain software in our most downloaded categories. You can click multiple categories and sub-categories to refine the results. In addition to the categories, you can click filters for Development Status, Programming Language, and License.

 ##Advanced

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 * Select Software Dev, Frameworks under Categories
 * Select PHP under Programming Language
 * Select GPL under License
-* Type 'REST' into search box
+* Type 'REST' into the search box
 * What are the most popular, stable, Video Conversion applications for YouTube?
 * Sort by 'Downloads'
 * Select Audio/Video, Video, Conversion under Popular Categories
 * Select 'Production/Stable' under Dev Status
-* Type 'YouTube' into search box
+* Type 'YouTube' into the search box

 ##Sorting

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 #How do I find software to download?
 The best way to find software is to use our [Directory](https://sourceforge.net/directory/) or Search system.