Is all types of software recommendation questions off topic; I appreciate it's probably not a 100% fixed rule and that some questions need to be taken as is, but, if the questions was:

"What software allows me perform a specific function (eg search for text only within .txt files)"

Would this be considered off topic?

Is all types of software recommendation questions off topic; I appreciate it's probably not a 100% fixed rule and that some questions need to be taken as is, but, if the questions was:

"What software allows me perform a specific function (eg search for text only within .txt files)"

Would this be considered off topic (if this was the entire question)?