Collocations for software - noun

computer, PC
application
accounting, blogging, design, editing, educational, enterprise, management, social, etc.
character-recognition, handwriting-recognition
face-recognition, facial-recognition
speech-recognition, voice-recognition
Voice-recognition software takes your speech and turns it into text.

antivirus, filtering, security
proprietary
Sony's proprietary PC software

free, open-source
We use only open-source software.

latest
pirated
He was arrested for selling pirated software.

piece
an exciting piece of design software

run, use
My PC isn't powerful enough to run that software.

create, design, develop, make, write
download, install
buy, sell
update
I updated my antivirus software last night.

run
The software will run on most PCs.

application, applications, package, product, program, system, tool
development, engineering
developer, engineer
company, firm, house, maker
giant
Microsoft, the software giant

business, industry