content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM S-8
  
                               REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                          UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
                                 ANTs software inc.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Delaware                                       13-3054685
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)
  
  801 Mahler Road, Suite G, Burlingame, CA                   94010
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)
  
                ANTs software inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Full Title of Plan)
  
     The Corporate Law Group, 500 Airport Blvd., Suite 120, Burlingame, CA 94010
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       (Name and address of agent for service)
  
                                   (650) 227-8000
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  
                           Calculation of Registration Fee
  
  ================================================================================
  Title of each          Amount           Proposed      Proposed      Amount of
  class of securities    to be            maximum       maximum       registration
  to be registered       registered(1)    offering      aggregate     fee
                                          price Per     offering
                                          share (2)     price (2)
  ================================================================================
  
  Common Stock           1,500,000        $1.10         $1,650,000      $133.49
  Par Value $.0001
  
  (1)   Covers 1,500,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.0001
        per share, as additional shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the
        Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "2000 Plan").
  
  (2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
        pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
        amended, computed on the basis of the closing price of the Common Stock
        traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board on May 20, 2003, which was
        $1.10 per share.
  
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                      INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
                           NO. 333-46766 AND NO. 333-62206
  
        Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
  Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-46766 and Registration
  No. 333-62206 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on September 27, 2000 and June 4, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by
  reference herein with such modifications as are set forth below.
  
        An amendment to the 2000 Plan approved by the Board on February 14, 2003
  and approved by the stockholders on May 6, 2003, increased the number of shares
  of the Registrant's Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2000 Plan
  from 3,950,000 shares to 5,450,000 shares.
  
                                  ITEM 8--EXHIBITS
  
        4        Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
        5        Opinion re Legality.
        23.1     Letter of Consent from Burr, Pilger & Mayer, LLP.
        23.2     Letter of Consent from The Corporate Law Group (included in
                 Exhibit 5).
  
  
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                                      SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
  all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
  registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in the City of Burlingame, State of California, on May 23,
  2003.
  
                                          ANTS SOFTWARE INC.
  
                                      By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the date indicated.
  
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Kenneth Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Kenneth Ruotolo
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
  
  
                                      DIRECTORS
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman of the Board Of Directors
  
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Papken S. Der Torossian
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Papken S. Der Torossian, Director
  
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  Homer G. Dunn
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                               Homer G. Dunn, Director
  
  
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  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  John R. Gaulding
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          John R. Gaulding, Director
  
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  Thomas Holt
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Thomas Holt, Director
  
                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit     Description
  Number
  
  4           Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
  5           Opinion re Legality.
  23.1        Letter of Consent from Burr, Pilger & Mayer, LLP.
  23.2        Letter of Consent from The Corporate Law Group
              (included in Exhibit 5).
  
  
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM S-8
  
                               REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                          UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
                                 ANTs software inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Delaware                                       13-3054685
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)
  
  801 Mahler Road, Suite G, Burlingame, CA                   94010
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)
  
                ANTs software inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Full Title of Plan)
  
     The Corporate Law Group, 500 Airport Blvd., Suite 120, Burlingame, CA 94010
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       (Name and address of agent for service)
  
                                   (650) 227-8000
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  
                           Calculation of Registration Fee
  
  ================================================================================
  Title of each          Amount           Proposed      Proposed      Amount of
  class of securities    to be            maximum       maximum       registration
  to be registered       registered(1)    offering      aggregate     fee
                                          price Per     offering
                                          share (2)     price (2)
  ================================================================================
  
  Common Stock           1,500,000        $1.10         $1,650,000      $133.49
  Par Value $.0001
  
  (1)   Covers 1,500,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.0001
        per share, as additional shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the
        Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "2000 Plan").
  
  (2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
        pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
        amended, computed on the basis of the closing price of the Common Stock
        traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board on May 20, 2003, which was
        $1.10 per share.
  INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
                           NO. 333-46766 AND NO. 333-62206
  
        Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
  Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-46766 and Registration
  No. 333-62206 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on September 27, 2000 and June 4, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by
  reference herein with such modifications as are set forth below.
  
        An amendment to the 2000 Plan approved by the Board on February 14, 2003
  and approved by the stockholders on May 6, 2003, increased the number of shares
  of the Registrant's Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2000 Plan
  from 3,950,000 shares to 5,450,000 shares.
  
                                  ITEM 8--EXHIBITS
  
        4        Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
        5        Opinion re Legality.
        23.1     Letter of Consent from Burr, Pilger & Mayer, LLP.
        23.2     Letter of Consent from The Corporate Law Group (included in
                 Exhibit 5).
  
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  SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
  all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
  registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in the City of Burlingame, State of California, on May 23,
  2003.
  
                                          ANTS SOFTWARE INC.
  
                                      By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the date indicated.
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Kenneth Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Kenneth Ruotolo
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
  
                                      DIRECTORS
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Francis K. Ruotolo
                                          Chairman of the Board Of Directors
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/ Papken S. Der Torossian
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Papken S. Der Torossian, Director
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  Homer G. Dunn
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                               Homer G. Dunn, Director
  
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  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  John R. Gaulding
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          John R. Gaulding, Director
  
  Dated: May 23, 2003                 By: /s/  Thomas Holt
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                          Thomas Holt, Director
  
                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit     Description
  Number
  
  4           Registrant's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
  5           Opinion re Legality.
  23.1        Letter of Consent from Burr, Pilger & Mayer, LLP.
  23.2        Letter of Consent from The Corporate Law Group
              (included in Exhibit 5).
  
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