Editing Software suite

{{short description|Collection of related computer programs}}
A '''software suite'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=What is a Software Suite?|url=https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/software-suite.htm|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.computerhope.com|language=en}}</ref> (also known as an '''application suite''') is a collection of [[computer program]]s ([[application software]], or [[Programming tool|programming software]]) of related [[Function (engineering)|functionality]], sharing a similar [[user interface]] and the ability to easily exchange data with each other.

==Features==
'''Advantages'''
* Less costly than buying individual packages<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Software Suites?|url=https://www.reference.com/world-view/advantages-disadvantages-software-suites-eee0d03a86a63ea8|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.reference.com|date=4 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
* Identical or very similar [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
* Designed to interface with each other
* Helps the learning curve of the user

'''Disadvantages'''
* Not all purchased features are always used by the user<ref name=":1" />
* Takes a significant amount of disk space ([[Software bloat|bloatware]]), as compared to buying only the needed packages
* Requires effort to use the packages together

==Types==
* [[Office suites]], such as [[Microsoft Office]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Internet suite]]s
* [[Graphics suite]], such as [[Adobe Creative Cloud]]
* [[Integrated development environment|IDEs]], such as [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]], and [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio]]

==See also==
* [[Application software]]
* [[Package (package management system)]]
* [[Runtime environment]]

==References==
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