PAD submission : Java Glossary

PAD files	Minor Hassle Sites	Automated PAD Submitters
Manual PAD Submission	Selling Sites	Links
Important Sites	PAD Submission Services
Hassle Free Sites	Mini PAD Submitter

Manual PAD Submission

Important PAD Submission Sites

• ASP: The inventors of PAD files. You must take a vision and typing test for each item you add. The security code, their term for a validation code. You must copy and key it case-sensitive. It is not obvious that your submission took. The only thing changed on the screen on success is a new security code. If you leave the code blank, there is no error message. On failure, you will see a big red error message. They take submissions from the general public. Last revised/verified: 2008-07-25 Membership is $100.00 USD per year for a standard membership.
• HotLib: optionally rekey several pad fields. Associated with PadCreator. Must login.
• SimTel: major site. Needs account id.
•   TuCows: major site. Needs two account ids, one for browsing and a more elaborate one for submitting.

Hassle Free PAD Submission Sites

Hassle Free PAD Submission Sites
	1.	AbabaSoft
	2.	ABDownloads
	3.	AbsolutelyFreeSoftware
	4.	AbsoluteShareware
ActiveMerge	5.	ActiveMerge
AivSoft	6.	AivSoft
	7.	AllApp
	8.	AlphaDownloads
	9.	AmazingDownloads
	10.	AmazingFiles
	11.	AppDown
	12.	AtomicDownload
	13.	BestFreewareDownload	freeware only
	14.	BestSecurityTips
	15.	BestSoftware4Download
	16.	BestVistaDownloads
	17.	BetterWindowsSoftware	no gambling, no sex, no drugs, no alcohol, no …
	18.	BobSoft
	19.	Bull	aka download.com.ph in the Philippines.
	20.	Dalexis
	21.	DiamondsLastForever
Digimodes	22.	Digimodes
	23.	DownBroad
	24.	Download3K
	25.	Download4You
	26.	Download5000
	27.	DownloadArsivi	They translate your PAD to Turkish
	28.	DownloadBy
	29.	DownloadChoice
	30.	Downloadery
	31.	DownloadFrenzy
	32.	DownloadItNow	They send you emails telling which fields in your PAD recently changed. They don’t poll your pads. You have to resubmit whenever your pads change.
	33.	DownloadoManiac
	34.	DownloadReady	You may be surprised to find your PAD already listed. They go out huntin for them.
	35.	Downloadry	freeware only.
	36.	Downloads2
	37.	Downloads2k
DownloadShareware	38.	DownloadShareware
	39.	DownloadSoftwareSearch
	40.	DownloadSpin
	41.	DownloadStation
EliasSoftDownloads	42.	EliasSoftDownloads
EnterHelp	43.	EnterHelp
	44.	EuroDownload
	45.	FileCluster
	46.	FileDomain
FilesGuard	47.	FilesGuard
	48.	Filevolution	must scroll to bottom of a long page to enter the URL.
FreeFileSeek	49.	FreeFileSeek
	50.	FreeShareWeb
	51.	FreeSoftwareApps
	52.	FreeSoftwareSharewareDownloads
	53.	Freeware1
	54.	FreewareArchiv
Geeez	55.	Geeez
	56.	GeneralFreeware
GetAllSoft	57.	GetAllSoft
	58.	Gooooggle
	59.	HamSoftware
HotFileDownload	60.	HotFileDownload
	61.	iFreewareDownload
	62.	Mayzer
	63.	MySharewares
Newsoft2006	64.	Newsoft2006
	65.	OzySoftware	In Australia
PadfileInfo	66.	PadfileInfo
	67.	PadFM
PadRepository	68.	PadRepository
	69.	PadRing	After you submit, they send you an email. You must click a link in it to verify it was you who submitted the program.
	70.	PC24Hours
	71.	PeachSeed
	72.	PlusPro	Aka ProSoft.
	73.	ProgrammersHeaven
	74.	PublishMe
ResourceDB	75.	ResourceDB
	76.	RetailerDeals
	77.	Share32
	78.	ShareApple
	79.	ShareSoftware24
	80.	SharewareBay
	81.	SharewareKing
SharewarePower	82.	SharewarePower
	83.	ShellTips
	84.	Soft321
	85.	SoftAllWare
	86.	SoftCrown
SoftDB	87.	SoftDB
	88.	Softholm	Most of the site is in Russian.
SoftLookup	89.	SoftLookup
	90.	Softlow
SoftMerge	91.	SoftMerge
SoftwareArchiveIsGreat	92.	SoftwareArchiveIsGreat
	93.	SoftwareDownloads
	94.	SoftwareHorizon
	95.	SoftwareLocator
	96.	Softwarelode
	97.	SoftwareMass
	98.	SoftwareSizzle
	99.	SubmitPadFile
	100.	SuperDownloads
	101.	SuperWebHunt
	102.	Top4Download
	103.	Trialware
	104.	TryingBuying
	105.	TwoBrothers	they bar you if you submit a PAD more than once,even if it has changed.
Vadino	106.	Vadino
	107.	Vonna
	108.	Webzf
	109.	WestDownload
	110.	WillemsSoft	in Belgium
	111.	Windows7Download	Software must run on Windows 7.
	112.	ZDown	aka online.fr

PAD Submission Sites with Minor Hassle

Websites Where You Can Submit PAD Files With Minor Hassle
01Download	1.	01Download	must key in the URL to retrieve it, then submit the form.
10000apps	2.	10000apps	non-free software only. Must specify pay vendor separately.
10000files	3.	10000files	non-free software only. Must specify pay vendor separately.
1000apps	4.	1000apps	you must set up and account and login.
1000files	5.	1000files	you must select a custom category.
123-Free-Download	6.	123-Free-Download	you must set up and account and login.
1Security Software Center	7.	1Security Software Center	You must provide a mandatory back link, and supply a proprietary category and login.
1st-Download	8.	1st-Download	You must set up an account and login.
2Archive	9.	2Archive	you must set up and account and login.
3d2f	10.	3d2f	must select a proprietary category.
4PCSoft	11.	4PCSoft	you must set up and account and login.
5awards	12.	5awards	must select a proprietary category.
5cup	13.	5cup	You must set up an account and login.
5Star Share	14.	5Star Share	must select a propietary category and key a security code.
5Star Soft	15.	5Star Soft	Must have a REGNOW ID. Must give them a back link.
ab-archive	16.	ab-archive	You must set up an account and login.
	17.	ABarchive	Must verify individual fields after pad uploaded.
ABCDatos	18.	ABCDatos	must select a propietary category. Site is in Spanish.
ActualDownload	19.	ActualDownload	You must select a proprietary category.
AddPrograms	20.	AddPrograms	you must set up an account and login.
AFreego	21.	AFreego	you must set up an account and login.
AFreeGoGold	22.	AFreeGoGold	you must set up an account and login.
AlienPicks	23.	AlienPicks	must set up an account and login and key a security code.
All-Soft	24.	All-Soft	must pay $2 US to list each package and select a proprietary category.
AllAndBest	25.	AllAndBest	screensavers only. Must select a proprietary category.
AllDown	26.	AllDown	must set up and account and login.
AllForMP3	27.	AllForMP3	must set up and account and login.
AllSoftShare	28.	AllSoftShare	must select a proprietary category.
AllTheSoft	29.	AllTheSoft	Will not accept PADs. Must key fields individually. How rude!
AlphaDownloads	30.	AlphaDownloads	must select a proprietary category.
AncySoft	31.	AncySoft	Demand a link back to their site on your home page!
AnneSoft	32.	AnneSoft	must select a proprietary category.
AskFiles	33.	AskFiles	You must set up an account and login.
ASP	34.	ASP	maintains a large list of possible PAD submission sites.
Audio-Video-Tools	35.	Audio-Video-Tools	You must set up an account and login.
AudioVideoBox	36.	AudioVideoBox	You must select a proprietary category.
AwardForBest	37.	AwardForBest	You must key a security validation code.
awdspot	38.	awdspot	You must set up an account and login.
Best-Free-Download	39.	Best-Free-Download	no free software.
BestDownloads.de	40.	BestDownloads.de	German language, must set up an account.
bestshareware.net	41.	bestshareware.net	Demand a link back to their site.
BestvistaDownloads	42.	BestvistaDownloads	You must set up an account and login.
BetterFiles	43.	BetterFiles	must set up an account and login.
biz2consumer	44.	biz2consumer	You must set up an account and login.
BlueChilies	45.	BlueChilies	must key a security code and select a proprietary category.
BluePrograms	46.	BluePrograms	must select a proprietary category.
blueSofts	47.	blueSofts	You must set up an account and login.
BrotherSoft	48.	BrotherSoft	must create an account. These people have an extremely annoying habit of sending you emails saying that some of your submissions were rejected, but don’t tell you why. There appears to be no pattern at all to what they accept and reject.
BumperSoft	49.	BumperSoft	must set up an account and login.
ButterflyDownload	50.	ButterflyDownload	must select a proprietary category.
Buy-For-Fun	51.	Buy-For-Fun	Must set up a reciprocal link, and tell them where it is.
By32	52.	By32	must select a proprietary category and key a security code.
c-Download	53.	c-Download	must set an account and login.
CanadianContent	54.	CanadianContent	must select a proprietary category. Explicitly ask that you not use software to assist in submission. .
CatDownload	55.	CatDownload	must select a proprietary category.
ciXindir	56.	ciXindir	must key a security code.
cleanSofts	57.	cleanSofts	You must set up an account and login.
CNet	58.	CNet	Must set up a complex account with a lot of info. Big site.
comprehensive ASP submitters list	59.	comprehensive ASP submitters list	it is mostly dead wood.
CoreDownload	60.	CoreDownload	must set up an account and log in.
CrystalProduct	61.	CrystalProduct	you must create an account.
CuteApps	62.	CuteApps	They do not want you to use any automation to submit your software. They use four techniques to defeat you and make you waste as much time as possible submitting.
CyhNet	63.	CyhNet	must select a proprietary category.
dailySofts	64.	dailySofts	You must set up an account and login.
DataPicks	65.	DataPicks	must select a proprietary category. They request a back link.
DDIPR	66.	DDIPR	want you to put an text ad for an unrelated product on your site. You can also create a PAD online with a form.
DevGalaxy	67.	DevGalaxy	must set up an account and login.
DiscountFiles	68.	DiscountFiles	must select a proprietary category.
DisoverRes	69.	DisoverRes	must select a propietary category.
DisSoft	70.	DisSoft	must set an account and login. For free software must provide a backlink to their site on your website.
Do-Download	71.	Do-Download	must do a two step submit, retrieve then submit.
DoDownload	72.	DoDownload	must select a proprietary category and key a security code.
Down64	73.	Down64	must select a proprietary category.
Downlet	74.	Downlet	must select a proprietary category.
Download-Max	75.	Download-Max	must set up an account and login.
Download-Orchard	76.	Download-Orchard	must select a proprietary category.
download-orchard	77.	download-orchard	You must key a propietary category.
Download-Soft	78.	Download-Soft	must select a proprietary category.
Download-store	79.	Download-store	You must set up an account and login.
Download-tipp.de	80.	Download-tipp.de	You must set up an account and login.
Download-Up	81.	Download-Up	must select a proprietary category.
Download.dk	82.	Download.dk	You must set up an account and login.
Download.hr	83.	Download.hr	You must set up an account and login.
Download.in.ua	84.	Download.in.ua	You must set up an account and login.
Download25	85.	Download25	must select a proprietary category.
Download2me	86.	Download2me	You must set up an account and login.
Download2pc	87.	Download2pc	You must set up an account and login.
Download2You	88.	Download2You	You must select a proprietary category.
Download3000	89.	Download3000	must set up and account and login.
Download32	90.	Download32	Must manually select a category.
DownloadAtlas	91.	DownloadAtlas	You must set up an account and login.
DownloadCreek	92.	DownloadCreek	You must key a security code. Support PadMaps protocol.
DownloadFreeTrial	93.	DownloadFreeTrial	You must select a proprietary category.
Downloadhotfile	94.	Downloadhotfile	You must set up an account and login.
downloadjunction	95.	downloadjunction	You must key a propietary category.
Downloadmost	96.	Downloadmost	you don’t submit an URL, you upload the XML file off your local hard disk.
Downloadpipe	97.	Downloadpipe	must type a nonsense string backwards, (they are Australian) then install a link back to their site. The site has a glossy look and makes it easy to find programs by various categories. They somehow acquired all my PADs even though I did not submit to them.
Downloadplex	98.	Downloadplex	must do a two step submit, retrieve then submit.
Downloadrage	99.	Downloadrage	Must select a category manually. Does not require a security code.
DownloadRoute	100.	DownloadRoute	must key a validation code, and a select a proprietary category.
Downloads-portal	101.	Downloads-portal	You must set up an account and login.
DownloadsArchive	102.	DownloadsArchive	must set up an account and login.
Downloadsarea	103.	Downloadsarea	You must set up an account and login.
Downloadsbay	104.	Downloadsbay	Designed to foil automation, though this is not apparent for manual submission.
DownloadSofts	105.	DownloadSofts	You must set up an account and login.
Downloadsoftware4free	106.	Downloadsoftware4free	You must set a back link
Downloadsphere	107.	Downloadsphere	You must set up an account and login.
DownloadTip	108.	DownloadTip	You must set up and account and login.
Downloadtopc	109.	Downloadtopc	You must select a proprietry category.
DownloadTube	110.	DownloadTube	You must set up an account and login.
	111.	DownloadWasp	supports PADMaps. Requires a keying a security code.
Ducksters	112.	Ducksters	You must set up a back link and tell them where it is or they will ignore your submission.
DvdTrades.net	113.	DvdTrades.net	You must key a security validation code.
ebookslibrary	114.	ebookslibrary	E-books only
eFreeDown	115.	eFreeDown	You must set up an account and login.
EuroDownload	116.	EuroDownload	You must set up an account and login.
ExeFiles	117.	ExeFiles	must key a Captcha.
ezeSoftware.co.uk	118.	ezeSoftware.co.uk	You must set up an account and login.
Ezgoal	119.	Ezgoal	Must key individual PAD fields and a security code.
fast-Download.inf	120.	fast-Download.inf	You must set up an account and login.
fast64	121.	fast64	You must set up an account and login.
File-Cart	122.	File-Cart	must set up and account and login.
file-portal.net	123.	file-portal.net	You must set up an account and login.
FileBoost.net	124.	FileBoost.net	You must select a proprietary category.
filecart	125.	filecart	You must set up an account and login.
filechase	126.	filechase	You must set up an account and login.
filecluster	127.	filecluster	You must set up an account and login.
FileFin	128.	FileFin	demand a back link to black dating service. I kid you not.
FileGets	129.	FileGets	You select a proprietary category
FileGuru	130.	FileGuru	You must key a security validation code.
FileHeap	131.	FileHeap	You must key a security validation code. Only free software.
	132.	FileHungry	Must verify individual fields after pad uploaded.
FileMapper	133.	FileMapper	must key a validation code. You can submit multiple pads by arranging via email.
	134.	FileOasis	must key a validation code. They demand a back link.
FileParade	135.	FileParade	must key a captcha.
fileparade	136.	fileparade	You must key a propietary category.
FilePlaza	137.	FilePlaza	can submit from local hard disk or website. Must manually choose a category.
filesarchive	138.	filesarchive	You must set up an account and login.
filesclub	139.	filesclub	You must key a propietary category.
fileshome	140.	fileshome	Demand a link back to their site.
FilesLand	141.	FilesLand	must key a security code.
FileSubmit	142.	FileSubmit	Must set up an account and login.
filesweb	143.	filesweb	You must set up an account and login.
fileterra	144.	fileterra	You must set up an account and login.
filevalley	145.	filevalley	You must set up an account and login.
finalDownload	146.	finalDownload	You must set up an account and login.
financialshareware	147.	financialshareware	financial software only
find-Software.net	148.	find-Software.net	You must set up an account and login.
findapp	149.	findapp	You must set up an account and login.
FindExe	150.	FindExe	You must set up an account and login.
FindFiles	151.	FindFiles	You must identify a picture from a multiple choice list.
FindMySoft	152.	FindMySoft	You must key a security code.
FiveSign	153.	FiveSign	want you to rekey the category and vendor id fields.
FixEIOnline	154.	FixEIOnline	You must set up an account and login.
ForteDownloads	155.	ForteDownloads	want you to rekey the category, vendor id fields and a validation code
Free-Download.webzf	156.	Free-Download.webzf	must select a proprietary category.
Free-Downloadable-Software	157.	Free-Downloadable-Software	You must set up an account and login.
	158.	Free-to-try	must supply validation code. Must supply back URL link. Quite strict validation of the PAD file.
Freeddls	159.	Freeddls	You must set up an account and login.
FreeDownloads.be	160.	FreeDownloads.be	You must set up an account and login.
FreeDownloadsarchive	161.	FreeDownloadsarchive	You must set up an account and login.
Freefileszone	162.	Freefileszone	You must set up an account and login.
FreeGameBox	163.	FreeGameBox	You must select a proprietary category.
FreeSharewarecenter	164.	FreeSharewarecenter	You must set up an account and login.
FreeSharewareDepot	165.	FreeSharewareDepot	must supply category, back URL link, REGNOW id.
FreetrialDownloads	166.	FreetrialDownloads	You must set up an account and login.
FreeVistaFiles	167.	FreeVistaFiles	want you to rekey the category, vendor id fields and a validation code. They warm you of broken links to your downloads, screenshots etc.
Freeware-and-Shareware	168.	Freeware-and-Shareware	must set up an account and login.
Freeware-base.de	169.	Freeware-base.de	You must set up an account and login.
Freeware-Downloads.co.uk	170.	Freeware-Downloads.co.uk	You must set up an account and login.
Freeware95.de	171.	Freeware95.de	You must key a security validation code and set up a back link.
Freewarebox	172.	Freewarebox	You must set up an account and login.
Freewarepark	173.	Freewarepark	You must set up an account and login.
Freshfolder	174.	Freshfolder	You must set up an account and login.
FreshShare	175.	FreshShare	You must set up an account and login.
gamealbum	176.	gamealbum	games only
gamethat	177.	gamethat	games only
GearDownload	178.	GearDownload	You must key a validation code.
GearsBox	179.	GearsBox	You must set up an account and login.
GeneralShareware	180.	GeneralShareware	Shareware only.
GetFreeSofts	181.	GetFreeSofts	You must set up an account and login.
GetYourFile	182.	GetYourFile	You must set up an account and login.
GodMoon	183.	GodMoon	You select a proprietary category.
goldSofts	184.	goldSofts	You must set up an account and login.
Goloads	185.	Goloads	You must set up an account and login.
GonnaSoft	186.	GonnaSoft	You must set up an account and login.
GTDownload	187.	GTDownload	must select a proprietary category.
HandyArchive	188.	HandyArchive	You must set up an account and login.
HotDownloads.org	189.	HotDownloads.org	You must set up an account and login.
Hotlib	190.	Hotlib	You must key a security validation code. Support PADMaps.
HotWinFiles	191.	HotWinFiles	You must set up an account and login.
InertiaSoftware	192.	InertiaSoftware	You must set up an account and login.
ItShareware	193.	ItShareware	You must set up an account and login.
Itsoftpr	194.	Itsoftpr	You must set up an account and login.
Ivertech	195.	Ivertech	You must set up an account and login.
JustDoSoft	196.	JustDoSoft	you must select a custom category. aka SoftSpider.
KingDownloads	197.	KingDownloads	You must select a proprietary category.
LastDownload	198.	LastDownload	Must tell them a webpage where you give them a reverse link. You must also manually select a program category. You don’t need to type a validation code.
LatestDownloads.net	199.	LatestDownloads.net	You must set up an account and login.
Lemon.com.br	200.	Lemon.com.br	You must set up an account and login.
	201.	Lemonfiles	want you to key a validation code, and request a back link. They support PADMaps, so you only need to submit one PAD to submit them all.
Leokrut	202.	Leokrut	You must pay to list.
LightSparkle	203.	LightSparkle	You must set up an account and login.
listSoft	204.	listSoft	You must set up an account and login.
Lmphotonics	205.	Lmphotonics	You must set up an account and login.
MacFiles	206.	MacFiles	You must select a proprietary category.
MainDot	207.	MainDot	You must set up an account and login.
maxxDownload	208.	maxxDownload	You must set up an account and login.
MegaRelease	209.	MegaRelease	must do a two step submit, retrieve then submit.
MegaUpload	210.	MegaUpload	request backlink, require easy-to-see validation code
Metaworkshop	211.	Metaworkshop	must select a proprietary category.
mp3CDSoftware	212.	mp3CDSoftware	request backlink, must select a proprietary category.
MP3CDSoftware	213.	MP3CDSoftware	You must select a proprietary category.
mp3Starfish	214.	mp3Starfish	Two step process. You fill in a form and select a proprietary category.
Multimediatools.net	215.	Multimediatools.net	You must set up an account and login.
MySoftReview	216.	MySoftReview	You must select a proprietary category.
mySoftsearch	217.	mySoftsearch	You must set up an account and login.
myTopSoft	218.	myTopSoft	You must set up an account and login.
myzips	219.	myzips	You must set up an account and login.
Netanya.ac.il	220.	Netanya.ac.il	You must set up an account and login.
netware.biz	221.	netware.biz	You must set up an account and login.
NewFreeDownloads	222.	NewFreeDownloads	must select a proprietary category.
newFreeware	223.	newFreeware	You must set up an account and login.
ng2000	224.	ng2000	You must set up an account and login.
npware.org	225.	npware.org	You must set up an account and login.
OneKit	226.	OneKit	You must set up an account and login.
OnlyScreensavers	227.	OnlyScreensavers	Screensavers only. You must select a proprietary category.
OpenScreensaver	228.	OpenScreensaver	Screensavers only.
PadCreator	229.	PadCreator	There is a list of sites hidden in the PadCreator program under directories.
PadDatabase	230.	PadDatabase	You must key a very hard to read security code. Every time you get it wrong, they rudel erase you entire entry and make you start from scratch.
PadDB	231.	PadDB	You must set up an account and login.
PadLibrary	232.	PadLibrary	need to key a security code.
PadTube	233.	PadTube	must set up an account. You can use an OpenID to logon. (If a few more sites start using OpenID, I could add support for them to the mini-pad submitter.)
PCDownloadWorld	234.	PCDownloadWorld	You must select a proprietary category and set up a back link.
PerfectDownloads	235.	PerfectDownloads	must rekey the category.
PickFiles	236.	PickFiles	You must set up an account and login.
PocketWest	237.	PocketWest	must do a two step submit, retrieve then submit.
PopularShareware	238.	PopularShareware	Must key name of program name, then hit submit a second time after they show you to the XML contents.
Prem1on	239.	Prem1on	set up and account and login. Does not work with Opera.
PrivacyFirewall	240.	PrivacyFirewall	must first register your software for sale at Regnow. Require a back link.
ProData Doctor	241.	ProData Doctor	want you to put an text ad for an unrelated product on your site.
ProgramFiles	242.	ProgramFiles	You key a proprietary category same rekey some PAD fields.
ProgrammersHeaven	243.	ProgrammersHeaven	You must set up an account and login.
ProgramURL	244.	ProgramURL	You must set up an account and login.
Qarchive.org	245.	Qarchive.org	set up and account and login. Submissions will also show up at Vista-Files.org and Safe-Install.
qtdd	246.	qtdd	You must set up an account and login.
Qweas	247.	Qweas	Must set up a back link and rekey your email address which is embedded in the PAD.
Rbytes.net	248.	Rbytes.net	want you to key a captcha, their term for a validation code.
readerssoft	249.	readerssoft	You must add a link on your website to the distribution website before they will post your program.
Recover-Your-Passwords.org	250.	Recover-Your-Passwords.org	You must set up an account and login.
RedSofts	251.	RedSofts	You must set up an account and login.
ReviewNow	252.	ReviewNow	You must set up an account and login.
RosoftDownload	253.	RosoftDownload	You must set up an account and login.
RSoftr	254.	RSoftr	You must key a security validation code.
Runterladen.de	255.	Runterladen.de	You must select a proprietary category.
SearchLynx	256.	SearchLynx	You must set up an account and login.
securitySoftwarezone	257.	securitySoftwarezone	You must set up an account and login.
ServerFiles	258.	ServerFiles	Must key individual PAD fields and a security code.
ServerFiles	259.	ServerFiles	You must key a security validation code.
setupgroup	260.	setupgroup	You must set up an account and login.
Share3000	261.	Share3000	You must key a security validation code.
Sharetool	262.	Sharetool	You must set up an account and login.
ShareUp	263.	ShareUp	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware-box	264.	Shareware-box	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware-list	265.	Shareware-list	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware-para.de	266.	Shareware-para.de	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware32Soft	267.	Shareware32Soft	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware4u.de	268.	Shareware4u.de	You must set up an account and login.
Shareware54	269.	Shareware54	Must set up an account and login.
Sharewareab	270.	Sharewareab	You must set up an account and login.
Sharewareisland	271.	Sharewareisland	You must set up an account and login.
SharewareJunction	272.	SharewareJunction	Must set up and account and logon. Submitting here submits to half a dozen other sites.
Sharewarelaboratory	273.	Sharewarelaboratory	You must set up an account and login.
SharewarePlaza	274.	SharewarePlaza	must set up an account. Must select one of their categories. They echo the PAD for you to verify before final submit. When they periodically probe your pad for changes, they use an HTTP HEAD rather than the usual GET. So if you website does not supportHEAD, they fail to notice PAD updates. They then send you two emails about missing downloads (because they have not noticed version number has changed). You must login and do the probe manually to resubmit your pad for each submission.
SharewareRiver	275.	SharewareRiver	You must set up an account and login.
SharewareShuttle	276.	SharewareShuttle	You must set up an account and login.
SharewareTown	277.	SharewareTown	must key an easy-to-read security code.
SharewareUp	278.	SharewareUp	You must rekey some of the fields from your PAD.
Sharewareup	279.	Sharewareup	Most rekey the screenshot URL embedded in the PAD.
Sharewareup.net	280.	Sharewareup.net	You must select a proprietary category and set up a back link.
SharewareWworld.de	281.	SharewareWworld.de	You must set up an account and login.
Sietsell	282.	Sietsell	You must set up an account and login.
Simtel.net	283.	Simtel.net	You must set up an account and login.
SmartCode	284.	SmartCode	You must key a validation code.
SnapFiles	285.	SnapFiles	You must set up an account and login.
Sofotex	286.	Sofotex	You must set up an account and login.
soft-audio-ware	287.	soft-audio-ware	audio software only
soft-business-ware	288.	soft-business-ware	business software only
soft-desktop-ware.com	289.	soft-desktop-ware.com	desktop software only
Soft-Directory	290.	Soft-Directory	You must set up an account and login.
soft-free-ware.com	291.	soft-free-ware.com	freeware only
Soft-Go	292.	Soft-Go	You must set up an account and login.
soft-home-ware.com	293.	soft-home-ware.com	home software only
soft-internet-ware	294.	soft-internet-ware	Internet software only
soft-multimedia-ware	295.	soft-multimedia-ware	Multimedia software only
soft-programming-ware	296.	soft-programming-ware	Programming tools only
soft-share-ware	297.	soft-share-ware	Shareware only
Soft-utility-ware	298.	Soft-utility-ware	You must set up an account and login.
soft-video-ware	299.	soft-video-ware	Video software only
soft-web-ware	300.	soft-web-ware	Web software only
Soft.easyhtools	301.	Soft.easyhtools	You must set up an account and login.
Soft14	302.	Soft14	must pay $30 US or give backlink.
Soft20	303.	Soft20	You must set up an account and login.
Soft3000	304.	Soft3000	You must set up an account and login.
Soft32	305.	Soft32	Optionally they ask for a back link and affiliate program IDs. The then pass the link on to other sites. They somehow acquired all my pads even though I did not submit to them. They send you an email telling you which fields have recently changed in your pads.
Soft321	306.	Soft321	You must set up a back link.
Soft32Download	307.	Soft32Download	You must set up an account and login.
Soft3k	308.	Soft3k	You must set up an account and login.
Soft82	309.	Soft82	You must set up an account and login.
Soft93	310.	Soft93	Optionally, they ask for a back link to speed processing. They require an easy-to-read validation code.
SoftAhead	311.	SoftAhead	do not accept free software.
Softalizer	312.	Softalizer	You must select a proprietary category.
SoftAlternative	313.	SoftAlternative	You must select a proprietary category.
SoftAndCo	314.	SoftAndCo	You must select a category which bears only a vague resemblance to the official categories.
SoftArea51	315.	SoftArea51	must send a email give must send the URL of your PAD by email.
SoftArmy	316.	SoftArmy	must key an easy-to-read security code. Supports PadMaps.
SoftAward	317.	SoftAward	You must key a security validation code.
SoftBox	318.	SoftBox	want you to put an text ad for an unrelated product on your site.
SoftCourier	319.	SoftCourier	must key a security code. They want a back link.
Softd	320.	Softd	Optionally they ask for a back link and affiliate program IDs. They then pass the link on to other sites. They send you an email telling you which fields have recently changed in your PADs. You have to key a security code, but at least the model is in clear text.
SoftDesk	321.	SoftDesk	must key a security code. They request a back link.
	322.	SoftForSale	must key a validation code. They request a back link.
Softholm	323.	Softholm	You must set up an account and login.
Softizer	324.	Softizer	You must set up an account and login.
SoftJamboree	325.	SoftJamboree	You must set up an account and login.
SoftMaximum	326.	SoftMaximum	You must select a proprietary category.
SoftOdown	327.	SoftOdown	You must set up a back link.
Softonic	328.	Softonic	You must set up an account and login.
Softows	329.	Softows	You must set up an account and login.
SoftPedia	330.	SoftPedia	must select a category which bears only a vague resemblance to the official categories, your email and Regnow, ShareIt and Plimus IDs.
Softpicks.net	331.	Softpicks.net	You must set up an account and login.
SoftPile	332.	SoftPile	must key a category which bears only a vague resemblance to the official categories.
SoftPlatz.net	333.	SoftPlatz.net	You must select a proprietary category.
Softs.info	334.	Softs.info	You must set up an account and login.
Softs43	335.	Softs43	You must set up an account and login.
SoftSea	336.	SoftSea	must key a captcha. Formerly hassle-free.
SoftShed	337.	SoftShed	must key a security code.
Softsia	338.	Softsia	must key a verification code.
SoftsLand	339.	SoftsLand	You must set up an account and login.
SoftsList	340.	SoftsList	You must set up an account and login.
SoftSpecialist	341.	SoftSpecialist	must key a security code, and rekey many of the fields in the PAD. Cannot navigate directly to submit page. Must go through home page to pick up a cookie.
SoftTester	342.	SoftTester	You must set up an account and login.
SoftViewer	343.	SoftViewer	You must select a proprietary category.
Software-Downloads4u	344.	Software-Downloads4u	You must set up an account and login.
Software-Dungeon	345.	Software-Dungeon	You need to key a security code. They appear to scan the PADRING section of pads to automatically find out about other products that you have not yet submitted to them.
Software-list	346.	Software-list	You must set up an account and login.
Software2have	347.	Software2have	You must set up an account and login.
Software44	348.	Software44	must key a validation code, also must do a two step submit, retrieve then submit.
Softwareabyss	349.	Softwareabyss	You must set up an account and login.
Softwarebusters	350.	Softwarebusters	You must set up an account and login.
SoftwareDaemon	351.	SoftwareDaemon	You must select a proprietary category.
Softwarefeast	352.	Softwarefeast	You must set up an account and login.
SoftwareTab	353.	SoftwareTab	must key an easy-to-read validation code.
SoftwareTreasureChest	354.	SoftwareTreasureChest	You must select a proprietary category and set up a back link.
Softwarewin	355.	Softwarewin	You must set up an account and login.
Sooftware	356.	Sooftware	must key a validation code.
soooooft	357.	soooooft	You must set up an account and login.
StanelyHero	358.	StanelyHero	You must set up an account and login.
Stufware	359.	Stufware	You must set up an account and login.
SubmitFile	360.	SubmitFile	You must select a proprietary category.
SuggestSoft	361.	SuggestSoft	must signup with a password.
SuperFolder	362.	SuperFolder	You must select a proprietary category.
SuperShareware	363.	SuperShareware	want you to rekey the category, vendor id fields and a validation code.
SystemAndSecurity	364.	SystemAndSecurity	You must set up an account and login.
	365.	TastyFiles	only accept programs costing more than $30.00 USD . Other than that, no hassle.
TerraGame	366.	TerraGame	You must set up an account and login.
TheBestSoft	367.	TheBestSoft	You must set up an account and login.
TheNetsGreatest	368.	TheNetsGreatest	You must set up an account and login. You must pay $15 US to list.
ThePCFriends	369.	ThePCFriends	You must select a proprietary category.
Top-Shareware.net	370.	Top-Shareware.net	You must set up an account and login.
TopDownloads	371.	TopDownloads	You must set up an account and login and pay $4 a month.
TopmediaTools	372.	TopmediaTools	You must select a proprietary category.
TopShareware	373.	TopShareware	You must set up an account and login.
TotalShareware	374.	TotalShareware	You must set up an account and login.
TryBuySoftware	375.	TryBuySoftware	requires keying a security code.
TryProfit	376.	TryProfit	You must select a proprietary category.
Tsm-Soft.net	377.	Tsm-Soft.net	You must set up an account and login.
TypicalFreeware	378.	TypicalFreeware	freeware only
TypicalShareware	379.	TypicalShareware	Shareware only
UnionDownload	380.	UnionDownload	You must select a proprietary category and set up a back link.
UniSofts	381.	UniSofts	want you to rekey vendor id fields and a validation code.
Upload.cnet	382.	Upload.cnet	You must set up an account and login.
Upload.de	383.	Upload.de	You must set up an account and login.
USBspace	384.	USBspace	You must set up an account and login.
USComputer.net	385.	USComputer.net	You must set up an account and login.
Vistafiles.eu	386.	Vistafiles.eu	want you to key a validation code, happily legible. They will warn you of broken links to your various image and download files. They will tell you if your icons are the correct size. This site is worth submitting to manually just for the extra verification. They don’t reprobe your pad files periodically so you must manually update any time you change your pad. However, they send you emails complaining the links are obsolete.
Vistafiles.org	387.	Vistafiles.org	You must create an account.
Ware23	388.	Ware23	You must set up an account and login.
WareSeeker.org	389.	WareSeeker.org	must select proprietary categories and key a security code.
Webhosting-Files	390.	Webhosting-Files	You must select a proprietary category.
WillingSoftware	391.	WillingSoftware	You must set up an account and login.
WinAppsList	392.	WinAppsList	Must submit via email.
Windows-Games	393.	Windows-Games	You must select a proprietary category.
WinFilez	394.	WinFilez	You must key a security validation code.
WinGagets	395.	WinGagets	must first register your software for sale at Regnow. Must select a proprietary category.
WinHotFiles	396.	WinHotFiles	Must set up and account and login.
WinPCGames	397.	WinPCGames	You must select a proprietary category.
WinPCware	398.	WinPCware	You must select a proprietary category.
WinSoftware.de	399.	WinSoftware.de	You must set up an account and login.
Winwarelinks	400.	Winwarelinks	You must set up an account and login.
xDownload.it	401.	xDownload.it	You must set up an account and login.
YankeeDownload	402.	YankeeDownload	You must set up an account and login.
ZoomLoad	403.	ZoomLoad	You must set up an account and login.
zrSoftware	404.	zrSoftware	You must set up an account and login.

The submission sites often hassle you in a variety of ways. They want back links from your site to theirs. They want you to retype parts of the XML file. They want you to read weirdly twisted letters and prove you can type them accurately. They want you to set up accounts. They want you to give them your life history. Just pass them by. There are plenty of other sites who won’t hassle you that way. Some refuse to list free software. They hope to make commissions from companies like RegNow that handle accepting money. Some hope to make money displaying ads. They want more visitors to their site, hence the request for back links. The back links also help boost their Google rankings.

PAD Submission Sites for Selling Software

• BMTMicro.
• eSellerate
• Plimus
•  Regnow You can deal with RegNow three different ways:
  1. As a customer of software. You don’t have an account. You pay with a credit card each time you buy something from one of their affiliated vendors.
  2. As a vendor, when you want to sell your own products.
  3. As an affiliate. You advertise other people’s products on your website, and get a commission from sales.
  You need two totally different accounts, one to as a vendor to sell your own software, and one as an affiliate to sell other people’s. There are two completely different systems.
• SellShareware
• ShareIt
• TuCows: major site. Needs account id. You pay for clicks.
• YankeeDownload.com Product must be sold through at least one of RegNow, ShareIt, SellShareware, eSellerate, BMTMicro or Plimus. Must rekey ids in selling services.

PAD Submission Services

• Avangate: submit to 500 sites for €320.00 EUR .
• Develab Promosoft: lifetime subscription to submit to 600 sites for $295.00 USD .
• Submit-Everywhere: submit to 1000 sites for $70.00 USD  to $320.00 USD Last revised/verified: 2009-05-17
• SoftWebsNepal submit one pad to 2000 sites for $50.00 USD . I asked them how they defeated the CAPTCHA validation codes required by many sides for submission. They replied that the process of CAPTCHA, username and password, backlinks and category selection are all done manually. What a bargain! It would take days of labour. They are headquartered in Nepal where labour is cheap enough for this tedious task.
• Ivertech: to submit to 35 sites for $10.00 USD .

Automated PAD Submitters

Here are some programs I have found to submit for you:

•   Free Mini Pad Submitter: I wrote this submitter out of frustration with the poor quality of the existing submitters. You can download and run it, or run it on my website as an Applet without installing anything. It submits to all the hassle-free sites listed above. The Mini Pad Submitter submits your PAD to 112 websites for the general public to learn about it. It comes with Java source so you can extended it to other websites. If you come across any other hassle-free submission sites that don’t require a security code or login, please pass along the URL to so I can add them to the list.
• PadSubmit by Willems Davy. Free. Submits to 37 sites. It uses an ini file to configure the sites to submit to. It looks for a custom string in the result to ensure the submit went ok. It handles POST-style submits only. Most of the sites on its list are no longer operating.
• Pad Express. It submits to 100+ sites. It handles sites that ask for a proprietary category by asking you to manually categorise your pad by 4 different classification schemes. It would have been more conventient if they used one combined scheme and translated. The trial version lets you see how it works, submitting to 50 sites. It creates a log with the responses from each site. The program is a bit long in the tooth. Its help files will not work with Vista. The validation feature that uses the excellent SharewarePromotions online PAD validator/lint no longer works. However, the program works better than any other I have tried. It successfully submitted to 50 sites, and provided the logs to prove it. $75.00 USD for personal use, $75.00 USD for commercial use.
• PadSubmitter submit one pad to 100+ sites for $50.00 USD I have not tried it.
• DoItByHand submit one pad to 100+ sites for $30.00 USD It helps do you the process manually a little faster. I have not tried it.
• RoboSoft submits to 1000 sites. $99.00 USD Endorsed by the PADring people. Defeats CAPTCHAs, though permits manual help on difficult ones. Includes PAD editor and verifier. Avoids resubmitting PADs that a site already has listed. Has a free trial. I have not tried it yet.
• gsa-online: program to submit to 8000 sites for $449.00 USD . I have not tried it. You can rent it for a month for $46.00 USD . The website claims it can defeat Captcha security. It uses multiple threads so it can submit 100 submissions a minute.
• GSA Auto Softsubmit: submit to 3000 sites for $44.00 USD .
• Ground Zero Advanced PAD Submitter : $50.00 USD . Submits to 300 sites. Very simple. You type in the complete URL of your uploaded PAD on your website. You don’t select it from a list of local PADs as the other programs do. You manually select the category, even though it is embedded in the PAD, made even more difficult because they are idiotically displayed with URL encoding, sprinkled with %20s all through them instead of spaces. The demo version submitted to 14 sites. It does not appear to have ability to submit to sites that make you sign up with a free account. The program crashed on 5 of the 14 PADs I submitted. It does not keep track of what you have already submitted. It gives you no warning if you fail to fill in the email address or manual category. On non-crashing runs it managed to submit 10 to 13 of the possible 14 sites. The most common failure appears to be that the website can’t download the PAD before the timeout. That is not PAD submitter’s fault. I tested late at night when my website is quick. You have to enter your email and website URL afresh every time you use the program. There is no help or FAQ. This is a pretty awful program, but it was the only one of the bunch that let me actually get any serious submitting done.
• Easy PAD Submitter.$0.00 USD Multithread. Submits to 48 catalogs. Adware. I could not get this program to work at all. It displayed in illegible pale yellow letters on a white background. The import wanted only *.dat files. There was no documentation to tell you what that meant. Adding an individual XML file with ADD just filled the screen with question marks.
• Shareware Tracker : $89.00 USD Submits to 340 sites. Uses an SQL database. The hard part is finding the way to import a PAD file. The trick is this: click Window ⇒ Project Manager ⇒ then click the red bullet plus ⇒ then select your pad file ⇒ then click the project name box. It will fill in the details from your pad file. A Project is the same thing as a PAD. You can only import them on at a time. When you hit submit it simply takes you to each site in turn and display helps to what you have to do. It does some filling in the blanks for you. It does not edit or verify PADs. This is not automation. You are supposed to manually decide whether each site fits its criteria. It does no filtering based on the contents of your PAD.
• SoftCab Submitter: “free” This program might be considered a virus. It is one of the most annoying programs I have ever encountered. It insists you put a link to their site on your home page. They are trying to artificially boost Google rankings. Its annoys you to death until you do, or uninstall it. The program is unusually opaque for such a simple task. It is idiosyncratic and difficult-to-use. One major stumbling blocks to getting started is having two links marked browse. They are associated with the padring.com people. It has 1100 sites in its database. It is free, other than the home page ad requirement. It is written in JavaScript. It leaves behind scores of files after an uninstall.
• SubmitMySoft: pretends to be a free submission program but it is actually just an advertisment for an exepensive submission service.
• Trialware Submit: pretends to be a free submission program but it is actually just a short list of home page URLs, some of which are pad submission sites. You have to navigate to the submit page manually, and submit manually. Most of the URLs is the list don’t even accept PAD submissions.