Reading the Device Software Tab
Reviewed 24/09/2026
Platform Navigation · OpenFrame Onboarding
Every device's detail page has a Software tab — a live inventory of what's actually installed on that machine. It's one of the most useful pages for answering "what's on this box?" without touching the box. This guide covers how to read it.
Where it is
Open any device from Devices (or from a customer's Devices tab), then click the Software tab on its detail page. The header shows a count — e.g. Installed Software (33) — so you know the inventory size at a glance.
What each column tells you
Each installed application is one row:
- Software — the app name, its version, and the vendor (e.g. Microsoft Corporation).
- Source — where it came from / how it's tracked: Windows, Chrome, and so on. Useful for separating OS components from browser extensions and third-party apps.
- Vulnerabilities — a per-app indicator. No Issues means the installed version isn't flagged; anything else is your cue to look closer (and it ties directly into the Vulnerabilities tab).
- Last Opened — when the app was last used, or Never. Handy for spotting stale or unused software worth cleaning up.
What to do with it
- Audit an install. Confirm a piece of software (and the right version) is actually present after a deployment.
- Find the unused. Sort by Last Opened to surface apps nobody's touched — candidates for removal.
- Spot risk early. The Security column is your first hint that something installed needs attention; follow it into Tracking Device Vulnerabilities (Phase 4) for the detail.
- Answer client questions. "Is X installed across this client's machines?" becomes a quick check instead of a site visit.
Quick checklist
- Opened a device's Software tab and noted the installed count
- Read the columns: Software/version/vendor, Source, Security, Last Opened
- Used Last Opened to spot stale software
- Treated a non-"No Issues" Security flag as a prompt to check Vulnerabilities
What's next
The Software tab tells you what's installed; the Vulnerabilities tab tells you what's risky. See Tracking Device Vulnerabilities (Phase 4).
Based on OpenFrame v0.9.19. The Software inventory is collected by the agent and evolves between releases — what's on the device wins.
