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Ask HN: Which is the best platform for selling Windows desktop software?
Dear all, I would like to make a living by selling software.
I have made some Android apps several years ago. And I can only get 10 dollars from them each month.
I now have a full-time programmer job. But I would like to consider the possibility of being totally self-employed later on.
So I think writing and selling Windows software might be a possible path for me.
However, compared with the Android platform/Google Play Store, it is not obvious to me which selling platform I should put my software programs on.
Which are your suggestions? Have you ever sold Windows software programs? Would you mind sharing your experience?
Should I use
1. Windows App Store?
2. Steam?
3. My own website?
Thanks for your attention.
- erdaniels 8y agoWhat type of software is this? The answer is highly dependent on that.
- antsoft 8y ago(Thanks for your reply. This is the first time I post in Hacker News.) My applications are some small standalone utility programs. For example, the function of one of Android apps is to create text time stamps. Another example, 2 years ago, a client hires me to write an AutoHotKey script. The function of that script is to "create shortcut on the fly." Normally, to define a new shortcut-expansion pair (aka hotstring), a user needs to open his/her AutoHotKey script file, edit it, close it, and finally reload it using the AutoHotKey program. With my script, a user can add a new shortcut-expansion pair without leaving the original program he/she is using. I am considering packaging that script to an exe file, which might be useful for users who do not use AutoHotKey.