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# Software

The software overview gives you an overview of all software applications installed on the host that were detected by Pulsar.

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<i class="fa-compass">:compass:</i> Navigate to **Hosts** → **Overview** and click the name of a host to open the host detail menu on the [Dashboard](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/host-detail-view/dashboard.md). Then click **Monitoring** → **Software** in the host detail menu to show a list of all software applications found on the host.

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The [software overview](#software-overview) provides information such as:

* the name of the detected software application.
* which version of the software application is installed.
* the vendor of the detected software application.

You can also [export the software list](#export-lists) in full or in part.

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## Navigation

<i class="fa-magnifying-glass">:magnifying-glass:</i> Click the **Text Search** field above the list and enter a search term of your choice to find specific list items more quickly.

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Refresh** icon <i class="fa-arrows-rotate-reverse">:arrows-rotate-reverse:</i> above the list to update all list items.

<i class="fa-computer-mouse-scrollwheel">:computer-mouse-scrollwheel:</i> Scroll down the list or adjust the number of results shown per page ![](https://2423388680-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf%2Fuploads%2FfjKACCt2SKXcFd3S7Xb5%2FEnginsight-EN-Results%20per%20Page.jpg?alt=media\&token=e1650160-7a41-4965-aaca-6975db758dbe) to view additional entries. Use the page navigation ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/V7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf/blobs/wnxVw06QGoSsYjhwMJRF/Enginsight-Seitennavigation-2.jpg) to switch between pages.&#x20;

### Filtering the List

<details>

<summary>Available Filters</summary>

<table><thead><tr><th width="206.60546875">Parameter</th><th width="116.515625">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Vendor</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by all software applications from a specific vendor, or exclude them from the results. All available vendors are shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by all software applications for which Pulsar used a specific source to find them, or exclude them from the results. All available sources are shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>String</td><td>Filter by a specific version of a software application, or exclude it from the results. All available versions are shown.</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

### Sorting List Items

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Sort** icon <i class="fa-sort">:sort:</i> next to a column name in the table header to sort by that column in ascending <i class="fa-angle-up">:angle-up:</i> or descending order <i class="fa-chevron-down">:chevron-down:</i> .

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the sort icon <i class="fa-bars-sort">:bars-sort:</i> above the list to adjust the priority of the applied sorting. A menu opens that shows all columns by which the list is currently sorted. Drag and drop the shown items to change the sorting priority.

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## Software: Overview

The software overview is structured as a table.

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The following information is shown:

<table><thead><tr><th width="199.7421875">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td><p>Shows the name of the detected software application as well as a description of the software provided by the vendor, if available.</p><p></p><p>For Windows systems, the exact file paths where the software is located are also shown, as well as the Windows Registry profile of the user who installed the software.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>Shows the exact version of the detected software application, including the build if available.</td></tr><tr><td>Vendor</td><td>Shows the vendor of the software application.<br><br>For open-source projects, the link to the respective website is also shown.</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td><td>Shows the source that Pulsar used to find the software application.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Exporting Lists

You can export either the entire software list or selected list entries. The file is exported in CSV format.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can find the exported file in the default download location of your browser.
{% endhint %}

### Exporting All Objects

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <i class="fa-down-to-line">:down-to-line:</i> **Export All** in the upper-right corner to download the entire software list.

### Exporting Selected Objects

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Select the checkbox <i class="fa-square">:square:</i> next to a list item to select that item.

The number of selected list items now appears next to the search field.

The <i class="fa-down-to-line">:down-to-line:</i> **Export** button also appears in the upper-right corner. Click it to export all selected list items.

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