[3] It was first published in February 1998[4] by Nielsen Holdings, which was bought by Incisive Media in 2007.

The iPad app version of the magazine was launched in January 2012.

An ebook version of Computeractive is provided by Zmags, although purchasers cannot read the magazine offline.

Future acquired Dennis Publishing and its computing division including Computeractive in 2021.

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