Information providing method and device

The embodiment of the invention discloses an information providing method and device. The method includes the steps that according to terminal personalized information and software which is recommended to be installed, software installation and management information is generated; the software installation and management information is provided for a user. The device comprises a software installation and management information generating unit and a software installation and management information providing unit, wherein the software installation and management information generating unit is used for generating software installation and management information according to the terminal personalized information and the software which is recommended to be installed; the software installation and management information providing unit is used for providing the software installation and management information for the user. The method and device solve the technical problems that when information is provided by an existing software management unit, the terminal personalized information is not considered, the ever-increasing personalized and customized software management service requirement of people cannot be met, achieve the technical effect of providing information for the user according to the terminal personalized information, increase the hit rate of the information actually required by the user, optimize an existing soft management technology and meet the ever-increasing personalized and customized software management service requirement of people.