what-you-wantsoftware

noun

UK /wɒt juː wɒnt ˈsɒftweə/

US /wʌt ju wɑnt ˈsɔftwɛr/

Software that lets you pick and choose the features you want.

The new app store offers what-you-wantsoftware so users can build their own perfect toolkit.

SYNONYMS

customizable software modular software configurable software tailored software on-demand software

RELATED WORDS

personalization modularity configuration plugins user choice

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A playful term for software that adapts to a user's wishes.

With what-you-wantsoftware, the interface rearranges itself to match your habits.

3. Software marketed as giving users full control over features.

The ad promised what-you-wantsoftware with no forced updates or locked settings.

4. A humorous label for apps that ask users to choose every option.

Setting up the new editor felt like what-you-wantsoftware—it asked me to pick from fifty themes.