UpdateStar offers you a time-saving, one-stop information place for your software setup and makes your computer experience more productive. UpdateStar covers all of your freeware, shareware, demos, commercial software, and includes special offers. Once an update for one of your programs is available, UpdateStar lets you know and offers you information and download options as well as licensing links in the case of a commercial product or update. UpdateStar puts an end to wasted time searching for possible updates. You want to stay up-to-date with your software? Use UpdateStar.
 

The UpdateStar team verifies all downloads and links for you. This way you are assures to only get secure downloads from original and trusted sources.
 

Old software can lead to problems and system crashes. It can even leave you vulnerable to attacks from outside. UpdateStar puts a stop to all that! As soon as a new version is available, UpdateStar lets you know automatically, and you can download the update straight away!
 

UpdateStar acts as your replacement for the well known "Add or Remove Programs" within your Windows Control Panel - well-known for its slowness. UpdateStar is much faster and additionally offers up-to-date information about your software setup. You receive program information as well as download and licensing links and special offers. With UpdateStar it is easy to download, install, uninstall or buy your software.

You can let UpdateStar deliver information regarding your complete software setup, or you may also choose to just let UpdateStar look for available update information regarding pre-selected programs you consider important. Simply configure UpdateStar according to your needs and it will only inform you about specific program updates available.

A notes field has been added to further ease your 'software life' as a software user. You can add notes in each program details section. If you export your software setup, the notes are included with the export. This way you always have a simple backup of your software setup.

You can now easily export your complete favorite software setup for backup reasons and easily migrate your software setup. The UpdateStar website additionally offers free downloads of UpdateStar Packs. These recommended software setups include top-rated freeware essentials providing you with standard software setups that allow for a pain-free setup of a standard PC software environment.

As a further service, UpdateStar brings you news and offers which focus specifically on software we are convinced you might be interested in. You not only receive competitive licensing options through UpdateStar, but the purchases made through UpdateStar allow us to keep UpdateStar a free service for the millions of users worldwide.

UpdateStar has already partnered with hundreds of software vendors and associated e-commerce partners to provide world-class services, competitive prices and special offers.
 

The UpdateStar database is maintained by the users, for the users. Thousands of voluntary users help us to keep our database with tens of thousands of software products up-to-date. If you find an update that UpdateStar does not recognize, you can help updating the UpdateStar database by using the "Send Update" link in the product's details section within UpdateStar.

Simply fill-in the corrected data in the linked online form and submit it to the UpdateStar team. The UpdateStar team verifies every submission and updates the database, so that all other users can also profit from your input. UpdateStar's art of social computing helps other users to stay updated with their software setup. The positive user feedback we receive every day show us just how much users world-wide love this idea of a self-maintained UpdateStar database.