"5-step semi-automated process". The company also offered monthly CDs of its software library. In 1999, the service was described by El Tiempo as having a "generosity of games, antiviruses, education and the long, seductive et cetera." In 2000, the company became independent under the name Softonic.

In 2004, Softonic was made available in German, and in 2005, English. Initially, the service was for downloads of MS-DOS and Windows