ESTsoft

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ESTsoft
Company type Private
Industry Software development, Video game development
FoundedOctober 2, 1993;32 years ago (1993-10-02)
Headquarters
Banpo-daero 3, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sangwon Chung (CEO)
Products ALZip, Cabal Online, ALFTP, and 14 more
Number of employees
173 (2024) [1]
Website www.estsoft.ai

Founded in 1993, ESTsoft is a South Korean application software development company. Its software ranges from desktop to business software for enterprises. [2]

Contents

ESTsoft listed on the KOSDAQ market in 2008 (ticker: 047560). The company develops and provides software and artificial intelligence (AI)-based services, including AI dubbing, virtual avatars, and AI search, mainly in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) format.

History

ESTsoft was founded in 1993 in Seoul, South Korea, as a developer of desktop and business software. [3]

During the 2000s, the company released a series of software products under the “ALTools” brand, including ALZip and ALSee, which became widely used among Korean PC users.

ESTsoft was listed on the KOSDAQ market in 2008 (ticker: 047560). [4]

In the 2010s, the company expanded into the online gaming industry with titles such as Cabal Online and Cabal 2. [5]

Since the early 2020s, ESTsoft has shifted its strategic focus toward artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, launching services such as the AI dubbing platform “Perso AI,” virtual avatar solutions, and the AI search engine “Alan.” [6]

In 2025, the company was selected for the Korean government's K-FAST initiative, which supports AI dubbing technology to globalize K-content. [7]

In August 2025, ESTsoft was selected as a national representative elite team for the "AI Foundation Model" project led by the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea.

Products

ESTsoft has been providing a AI-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions under its AI brand. [8]

There are several products marketed under the "ALTools" product line. In Korea, "Al" means "egg", and numerous products under this category have egg-themed icons and mascots. ALTools products include:

Other ESTsoft products include:

References

  1. ↑ "ESTsoft AI Introduction". ESTsoft AI. ESTsoft Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "ESTsoft". ESTsoft .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ ESTsoft Official Company Page
  4. ↑ ESTsoft/Annual Report/2025.03.26 Korea Exchange Company Information
  5. ↑ Cabal Online - MMO Games Database
  6. ↑ Biz Chosun – ESTsoft launches AI search engine ‘Allen’ (2025)
  7. ↑ Biz Chosun – ESTsoft selected for K-FAST project (2025)
  8. ↑ KIM, Junghwan (2025-03-17). "ESTsoft enhances dubbing feature in PERSO.ai with AI advancements". Chosun Biz(EN) .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ https://estsoft.ai/en/persostudio
  10. ↑ https://estsoft.ai/en/ai_dubbing
  11. ↑ https://estsoft.ai/en/ailivechat
  12. ↑ "ESTsoft - AI 검색 엔진 서비스, 앨런". estsoft.ai. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  13. ↑ Kim, Junghwan (2025-05-21). "ESTsoft launches Chrome extension to enhance AI search engine Alan". Chosun Biz(EN) .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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