Freeware

• Microsoft.com Download Center - Free? From Bill Gates? Yup! Categories includes trial versions, net tools, updates.
• Star Office - Get Star Office from Sun - a free alternative to MS Office
• Tabitha's Freebie Pages - Plenty of links to freeware and much more...
• What is Free Software? - GNU Project and Free Software Foundation (FSF) explain what free means!

Shareware

• COOLSHARE - Screen savers, Java applets, CGI, dhtml, more. Uses frames.
• CWSApps - Stroud's Consummate Winsock Apps List. Comprehensive file listings, ratings, and reviews for Windows applications.

Danworld.com - Software, desktop themes, drivers, tips for Windows & Mac.  Reviews and ratings by Dan the Man!
• DaveCentral - Shareware, Freeware, Demos and Betas. Dave always has great leads.

Desktop98 - Selected premium Freeware and Shareware for Windows 98 and NT.
• developer.com - Downloads for techies; find graphics, code, scripts to make your site sizzle. 
• Download.com - One of the biggest and best sites with lots of great downloads. ****
• Filemine - CMP net offers this popular site packed with downloads
• Fileworld - PC World Online brings you lots of popular downloads in all categories.
• Jumbo! - Offers over 300,000 Shareware And Freeware Programs.
• NONAGS Freeware Shareware World Center - Extremely popular site; choose the mirror location nearest you.
• OAK Software Repository - Oakland University offers freeware, shareware, information. No graphics. 
• Pass The Shareware - Offers Shareware And Freeware Sites And Downloads.
• PSL Shareware Store - Hate downloading? Order freeware/shareware on CD-ROM. Over 20,000 programs .
• Rocket Download - Download  tested and reviewed quality shareware, freeware & demos. Very nice interface.
• Shareware.com - CNet offers over 250,000 files on this mega-site. ****
• Shareware Shop - Biondo Software gives you lots of Freeware, Software, Giveaway , Reviews. 
• Snoopie - Great file search engine.
• SOFTSEEK - Good collection of shareware, freeware, evaluation software. Clean interface, screen shots.
• Software Design - A bunch of nifty windows shareware by Gregory Braun.
• Software Vault - Lotsa files and reviews. A guy named Dr. File Finder reviews weekly gems.
• Tucows - The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software - granddaddy of shareware sites. rates Windows and Mac Internet Software, performance. Over 460+ Mirror Sites! ****
• Windows 95 Shareware and Freeware - Iserv list links to places where you can download popular software.
• WinFiles.com - popular 32-bit Shareware, Drivers, and Tips for windows.***
• ZD Net -- Software Library - Amazing site, professionally reviewed/rated software from Ziff-Davis.

KC Software

Currently we are highlighting:

• the energy saving tools IPSE and SolArch
• Fkey Windows Function Key shareware applet

Other Links

• Association of Shareware Professionals - ASP is THE trade organization, and they link to sooo many great sites (member and non-member).
• What is Free Software? - The GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) explain what free really means!