The table below lists the software available to the campus community. The table includes IT and department provided software as well as open-source freeware or shareware we recommend. Methods to install software include the following and this information is summarized in the table column Source:. Download from the Software network drive with the Windows option or the Macintosh option. Some software using this method only is available only to faculty and staff using College-owned computers. Download using Mac Self Service for faculty and staff College-owned computers only. Learn more about.

CDs or media. Deployment by IT Support Services using the Kace (Windows) or Casper (Mac) software management systems. Appointment with and installation by Academic Technology Services (ATS). Self-enroll using the IT website. Download from the Internet for freeware/shareware Software installed on public-use computers in the computer centers/labs/classrooms is indicated in the table column IT Facilities Availability. Use of software purchased by individual departments and only managed by IT may be limited to use in certain facilities.

Software that can be installed on personally-owned computers, such as software for download from the Internet (shareware/freeware), is described in the table column Individual Availability. IT is required to enforce licensing limits for some software.

We do this by using network license servers, KeyServer, softwre management tools, and/or hardware keys. Any such limitations are described in the table column Licensing.

To install and use any KeyServed program, you must have installed on your computer the Amherst KeyServer client software KeyClient 7. College-owned computers usually will be provided with this software installed. If needed, use the KeyClient 7 Install software available for download from the Software drive. When off-campus, to use network license served software such as KeyServed software, you must establish an.

The software is organized in the following groups:. Accessibility/Assistive Technology (IT) = Supported by IT Staff (L) = Supported by Library Staff Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source (IT) Adobe Acrobat DC (formerly Pro) Check PDFs for accessibility features, convert PDFs from image to image + text, batch processes for conversion/checking, PDF screen reader with Read Out Loud. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk (IT) Dragon Naturally Speaking Speech recognition for voice control of computer and voice input. Windows / Macintosh None On Request subject to department/IT discretion Per Person Contact IT Help Desk JAWS Screen reader for Windows. Good for coursework, technical and academic materials.

Windows Frost Library Room A16 and upon request On Request subject to department/IT discretion License Server Contact IT Help Desk (IT) Kurzweil 3000 & Firefly Text-to-speech as well as writing and study support software. Windows / Macintosh/Online Web version available online anywhere All current students, faculty, or staff Self-enrollment NVDA General screen reader for Windows.

Windows All Windows computers in public computer centers Everyone Freeware (optional donation) Voice Over Mac OS X and iOS operating systems provide the system screen reader VoiceOver. Macintosh All Mac computers and Apple mobile devices Apple mobile devices and Mac OS X.x computers Part of Mac OS X and iOS operating systems N/A Writing, Publication, and Presentation Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source (IT) Adobe Acrobat DC (formerly Pro) Read, create and edit PDF files. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk Endnote Compile bibliographic sources for research citation; Use with Word, WordPerfect for endnotes, footnotes. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone KeyServer Final Draft Write scripts for plays and movies. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone KeyServer (IT) Adobe InDesign Layout posters, brochures, books, etc. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk LaTeX: TeXstudio & MikTeX Open-source document creation.

Good for technical, scientific and mathematical writing. Windows All Windows except Kiosks. LaTeX: TeXShop & XeTeX Macintosh All Macintosh OmniPage Scan documents and create image + text PDFs using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Windows SMUDD CCT computer center Windows Computers with scanners None None None (IT) Microsoft Office suite PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Access if needed. Windows version includes OneNote and Publisher. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone Campus Agreement Contact IT Help Desk Publisher 2002/XP Older version of this simplified desktop publishing program. Windows None Everyone Campus Agreement Scrivener Content-generation tool for writers for composing and structuring long and difficult documents.

Windows / Mac None Writing Center Computers KeyServer for Writing Center None (L) Zotero for Firefox or Zotero Standalone Collect, organize, cite and share your research sources. Windows / Macintosh / Linux / Firefox browser All except kiosks Everyone Freeware Image, Audio, Video, and Multimedia Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source Adobe Fireworks Create raster imagery for web sites. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk Adobe Flash Create and edit interactive content for standalone or web use. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk (IT) Adobe Illustrator Create illustrations using vector graphics. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk (IT) Adobe Photoshop Manipulate images and photos. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty and Staff on College-owned computers only KeyServer Contact IT Help Desk Amadeus Create and edit sound files.

Macintosh All Macintosh None Campus Agreement (IT) Final Cut X Edit movies with professional quality. Macintosh SMUDD Macintosh & SMUDD 115 None Licensed N/A (IT) GIMP Manipulate images and photos. Windows / Macintosh All Windows Everyone Freeware Max/MSP Graphically program MIDI sequences. Macintosh All Macintosh None Campus Agreement N/A Maya Create animations and 3D models with professional quality. Macintosh SMUDD 115 None Licensed N/A Motion Create motion graphics with professional quality. Part of the Final Cut Studio suite. Macintosh SMUDD 115 None Licensed N/A Soundtrack Pro Create and edit audio with professional quality.

Part of the Final Cut Studio suite. Macintosh SMUDD 115 None Licensed N/A Media-Playing Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source Adobe Reader Read Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files, both stand-alone and within your web browser. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware eBrary Reader Read on-line books and documents and link to reference sites.

Windows / Macintosh All Windows Everyone Freeware Flash Player Web player for Macromedia Flash interactive content. A new addition about to roll out for mac download. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware (IT) Java Java runtime, allows you to run Java applets. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware QuickTime Apple's multimedia-playing software.

Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware RealPlayer Real's multimedia-playing software. Windows All Windows Everyone Freeware Shockwave Player Web player for Macromedia Director's Shockwave-format multimedia. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware VLC Player Web player for multimedia. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware Windows Media Player Microsoft's multimedia-playing software. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware Communications, Internet, and Web Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source Click Yes Email merge utility.

Windows None Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement Fetch A graphical file transfer program providing FTP and SFTP. Macintosh ( is a similar program for Windows) None Everyone Campus Agreement Firefox The Mozilla Foundation's web browser. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware Secure Shell (SSH) Provides remote terminal access to Unix computers, including the College’s Unix servers Romulus and Remus. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Campus Agreement Windows: download of PuTTY from the. Macintosh: Available standard (Applications Utilities Terminal). (IT) Remote Desktop Connection Provides secure graphical-user-interface access to remote computers. Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Freeware Standard on Windows; for Macs part of or from the Thunderbird Mozilla E-mail client.

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Windows / Macintosh None Everyone Freeware WinSCP A graphical file transfer program providing FTP, SFTP, and SCP. Windows ( is a similar program for the Macintosh) All Everyone Freeware (IT) X11 Allows programs running on remote Unix computers to display a graphical interface on your local computer. Macintosh All Everyone Freeware Standard on Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7; Security and Antivirus Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source KeyClient 7 Required to use all KeyServed software Windows / Macintosh All Everyone Campus Agreement ESET Antivirus and anti-malware (including spyware) protection. Windows / Macintosh Faculty / Staff / Students Campus Agreement Contact IT Help Desk for college computers with download password for personal, student computers Administrative and Database Software Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source Ellucian Colleague Access administrator databases. Windows Center for Professional Development Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement EMS Calendar and scheduling database. Windows None Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement InfoPath Information gathering and management program. Part of the Microsoft Office suite.

Windows None Everyone Campus Agreement or PRS Personal Response System, records input from student transmitters and displays the result in a graph. Windows / Macintosh Projection Computers Everyone Campus Agreement Safari Datatel report program. Windows Center for Professional Development Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement Data Analysis and Programming Software Supported by Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source (IT) ArcGIS Create maps and analyze geographic information. Windows All Windows except Kiosks and Podiums College-Owned Computers License Server (IT) DNRGPS Import data from a Global Positioning System receiver. Windows All Windows except Kiosks and Podiums Everyone Freeware EViews Econometric data analysis. Windows All Windows except Kiosks Economics Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement EViews Data Data for Econometrics class. Windows None Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement Geospatial Modeling Environment A program that works with ArcGIS and R to provide a useful set of data analysis tools.

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Windows All Windows except Kiosks and Podiums Everyone, but requires Freeware (IT) Google Earth View the surface of the Earth as photographed from above, visualize topography in three dimensions, zoom to named locations, mark points, and overlay roads and buildings. Windows / Macintosh All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware (IT) Mathematica Solve mathematical problems and analyze numerical data, including statistics. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone College-owned or Student Computers: License Server — Personally-owned Faculty or Staff Computers: (IT) MATLAB Solve mathematical problems and analyze numerical data. Windows / Macintosh All except Kiosks Faculty / Staff License Server MicroCase Statistical analysis. Windows All Windows except Kiosks Sociology Faculty / Students Campus Agreement (IT) Python General-purpose programming language Windows/ Macintosh/ Linux All except Kiosks and Windows Podiums Everyone Freeware (IT) R Open-source statistical analysis program, based on S. Windows/ Macintosh/ Linux All except Kiosks Everyone Freeware RStudio User interface for R statistical analysis program.

Windows/ Macintosh/ Linux None Faculty/ Staff/ Students Campus Agreement SigmaPlot Data plotting and analysis. Windows All Windows except Kiosks Everyone License Server SPSS Advanced statistical analysis.

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Windows/ Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone License Server Stata Advanced statistical analysis. Windows Economics Computer Lab None None None Stella Modeling and Simulation Software Windows/ Macintosh Webster 102, GIS lab Students License Server TI Calculator Connection Lets you upload data from a TI calculator. Windows Physics Computer Lab None None None † Contact for more information. Science Software Program Name Description Compatibility IT Facilities Availability Individual Availability Licensing Source Chaos for Java Explore chaotic systems. Windows / Macintosh All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware ChemDraw View and draw molecular structures. Windows / Macintosh All Computer Labs Everyone Site License Chime View molecular structures from within a web browser. Windows All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware; help with Cn3D Protein structure viewer.

Windows / Macintosh All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware Hodgkin-Huxley Model Simulate neuron impulses. Windows Biology / Psychology Computer Lab None None None Hyper­Chem View, design, and analyze molecular structures. Windows Biology / Psychology and Chemistry Computer Labs Faculty / Staff Campus Agreement Mesquite Compare and analyze the evolutionary relationships of organisms.

Windows All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware MPLab Develop embedded applications for Microchip's microcontrollers. Windows All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware Neurons in Action Simulate neuron behavior. Windows Biology / Psychology Computer Lab None None None Rasmol View molecular structures. Windows / Macintosh All Windows except Kiosks Everyone Freeware SciFinder Scholar Access the on-line SciFinder chemistry database.

Windows/ Macintosh All except Kiosks Everyone Campus Agreement.