This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several non-specific subject areas, however a few are also specialized to a certain area of computing and are listed separately.
General magazines
These publications appeal to a broad audience and usually include content about computer hardware and software and technology news. These magazines could also be called technology magazines because of the large amount of content about non-computer consumer electronics, such as digital audio player and mobile phones.
Bi-monthly
- Component Developer Magazine (CODE)
- CD Austria (Austria)
Monthly
- APC (Australia)
- IT-Voice (Indai)
Fortnightly
- c't (Germany, Netherlands)
- Computeractive (United Kingdom)
Weekly
- Computerra (Russia)
- Computing (United Kingdom)
- Micro Mart (United Kingdom)
- Computer Weekly (United Kingdom)
- New Computer Express (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Personal Computer News (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Popular Computing Weekly (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- SoftwareBazar, (UAE)
Quarterly
- PC Buyer's Guide Magazine (Philippines)
- PC Shopper Magazine (Philippines)
- PC Direct Magazine (Philippines)
- Journal of Theoretical Physics and Cryptography (Iran)
Topic-specific magazines
These publications are marketed towards people who are interested in a specific topic of computing.
Commodore Amiga
- Amiga Format (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Amiga Computing (United Kingdom, United States) (discontinued)
Apple Mac
- Call-A.P.P.L.E. (United States)
- MacLife Formally MacAddict (United States)
- MacCompanion (Internet)
- MacFormat (United Kingdom)
- MacUser (United Kingdom)
- Macworld (Australia, United States, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom)
- Mediamac, Denmark
RISC OS/Acorn
- Acorn Publisher (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Acorn User (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Archive (United Kingdom)
- The Micro User (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
- Qercus (United Kingdom)
Web development
- .net (United Kingdom)
- Practical Webdesign (United Kingdom)
DataBase Development
Computer modification
- Custom PC (United Kingdom)
- Maximum PC (United States)
- PC Extreme (United Kingdom) (discontinued)
Gaming
Gaming magazines| Systems covered |
|---|
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | UK | discontinued | 1987-10 | 1992-04 | Atari ST, Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, also newer machines |
| CVG (Computer and Video Games) | UK | discontinued | 1981-11 | 2004-10 | home computing, arcade games |
| Computer Gamer | UK | discontinued | ? | ? | ? |
| Computer Games Magazine | USA | discontinued | 1988 | 2007-03 | ? |
| CGW (Computer Gaming World) | USA | discontinued | 1981-11 | 2006-11 | computer games, occasionally console games |
| LeveL | Romania | ? | 1995-01 | ? | ? |
| PC Gamer (UK) | UK | available | 1993-12 | | PC games |
| PC Gamer (USA) | USA | available | 1994-05 | | PC games |
| PC Leisure | UK | discontinued | 1990 | 1991-09 | PC games |
| PC Mania | Bulgaria | available | 2009 | | PC games |
| Planet PC | UK | discontinued | 1999-12 | ? | PC games |
| NAG (New Age Gaming) | South Africa | | | | www.nag.co.za |
Internet
Business
Music
- Computer Music (United Kingdom)
Mobile computing
Novice users
- First Glimpse (United States)
Retro computers
The following magazines cover topics related to classic computer makes such as the Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC. Many of these magazines are now discontinued as the computers they discuss are now out of production.
Retro computer magazines| Notes |
|---|
| .info | United States, Canada | discontinued | |
| Acorn User | United Kingdom) | discontinued | |
| Amiga Power | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Amiga Format | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Amiga Active | | discontinued | |
| Amiga Computing | | discontinued | |
| Amiga Survivor | | discontinued | |
| Amiga User International | | discontinued | |
| Amiga World | | discontinued | |
| Amstrad Action | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Amstrad Computer User | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Amtix! | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| A.N.A.L.O.G. | United States | discontinued | |
| ANTIC | United States | discontinued | |
| Atari User | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Commodore User (renamed CU Amiga Magazine) | | discontinued | |
| Computer Gamer | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Crash | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Electron User | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Page 6 | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Personal Computer Games | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Retrogamer | United Kingdom | | |
| Zzap!64 | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| The Micro User | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Your Computer | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
| Your Sinclair | United Kingdom | discontinued | |
Partworks
The following magazines were published as partworks:
- The Home Computer Course (United Kingdom) (1983-1984)
- The Home Computer Advanced Course (United Kingdom) (1984-1985)
- Input (United Kingdom) (1984-1985)
- PC Ace (United Kingdom) (1999-2001)
Linux and open-source
The following magazines cover topics related to the Linux operating system (as well as other Unix based operating systems) and other forms of open-source/ free software. Some of these magazines are targeted at IT professionals (with an emphasis on the use of these systems in the workplace) whilst others are designed for home users.
Sales
The following magazines cover computer, peripheral, software and service distribution, through all their aspects (marketing, strategy, channel, retail or wholesale).
- CRN Magazine US, Europa and other countries
- IT Bransjen, Norway
- Channel World, Belgium, Czech Republic, India, Netherlands
Academic journals
As well as consumer magazines there are a number of academic journals circulated in academic circles (normally associated with a governing body such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE). These magazines may cover several different topics as well as computing and often deal with more technical aspects of hardware and software.
- ACM Computing Reviews (United States) (ACM)
- ACM Queue (United States) (ACM)
- ACM Transactions on Graphics (United States) (ACM)
- American Programmer (United States)
- Computer (United States) (IEEE)
- Computer Graphics (United States) (ACM SIGGRAPH)
- Journal of Theoretical Physics and Cryptography (Iran) (independent publisher, defunct)
- C/C++ Users Journal (United States) (independent publisher, defunct)
- Dr. Dobb's Journal (United States) (independent publisher, defunct)
- Overload (United Kingdom) (ACCU)
Other, now defunct, computer-related magazines
- Ahoy!
- Amazing Computing
- C (Finland)
- CD-ROM Today
- Compute!
- COMPUTE!'s Gazette
- Creative Computing
- Datamation
- Electronics today international (magazine) electronics magazine that also published early homebrew computer systems
- Family Computing (later Home Office Computing) home/educational-oriented magazine published by Scholastic, Inc.
- Free Software Magazine (China)
- Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
- Hebdogiciel, French computing magazine from the 1980s
- IT-Branchen (Denmark)
- IT-Voice (India)
- .info
- Kilobaud Microcomputing (United States)
- Microsystems
- Nibble
- onComputing (St. Petersburg, NH, United States)
- The Rainbow
- RUN
- Sinclair User
- The One
- Verbum desktop publishing and computer art focused magazine of the 1990s
- Zero
Computer magazine publishers
The following companies publish one or several computer related magazines. Some of these publishers produce computer magazines exclusively and most produce multiple magazines from this genre.
- Future plc (United Kingdom)
- IT-Voice (India)
- Newsfield Publications (United Kingdom)
- Next Media (Australia)
- Sandhills Publishing Company (United States)
See also
- List of disk magazines
- List of engineering journals and magazines
References
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