shareware is a type of software that's distributed for free but that requires payment on the honor system if a person uses it.
Shareware is software that is distributed free of charge as a trial version with the understanding that the user will need or want to pay later. Some software developers provide shareware versions of their programs with built-in expiration dates.
An example of shareware is a budgeting software program that allows you to use only three categories instead of creating a complete budget. An example of shareware is a demo program that allows you to pay for a registration key to unlock the software you are already using.
Freeware Software is provided free of charge to its users. Shareware software is provided free of charge to users for a limited period of time. After that, you have to pay for the software. The source code of the software is not available to the user. Software source code is not available to users.
