The website has sections listing most recently updated programs and most popular downloads, organised by category, with program information and link.

Registration is not required in this website, and FileHippo does not accept software submissions from publishers.

[1] FileHippo was established in 2004 by the technology company, Well Known Media,[2] of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

[5] Before Softonic acquired the FileHippo.com website, it was funded by user donations and third-party advertising,[1] had an Update Checker,[6][7] later renamed App Manager,[8][9] a free program that scanned a computer for outdated software and offered links to more recent versions, later redirecting to IObit Software Updater.

"[13] and since 3 July 2020, it states "Softonic International, S.A. holds the license to use the name and logo of Filehippo".