Software Catalog

How to use the catalog

  • This catalog lists software products available at CU Boulder. Select a product listing to see the details for each product.
  • This catalog is maintained by OIT Software Licensing. If you provide a software product for general use at CU Boulder, please (link sends email)contact us to add your entry.

Software catalog

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  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
    Adobe Acrobat Pro

    Description:

    Adobe Acrobat Pro for individual use

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Faculty, Staff)

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
    Adobe Creative Cloud

    Description:

    Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign and other Adobe programs

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Apple Software
    Apple Software

    Description:

    macOS, iWork, etc.

    Operating System:

    macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • ArcGIS
    ArcGIS

    Description:

    ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro Desktop App, ArcGIS Server

    Operating System:

    Windows

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Emeritus, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Autodesk Software
    Autodesk Software

    Description:

    AutoCAD, Revit, Civil3D, 3ds Max, Raster Design

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Emeritus, Faculty, POI Types A & C, Students)

  • ChemDraw
    ChemDraw

    Description:

    Tool for creating drawings of molecules and reactions

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • CU Boulder Alerts - Alertus
    Alertus

    Description:

    Emergency messaging application that displays notifications on the user's desktop

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Dymola
    Dymola

    Description:

    Tool for modeling and simulation of integrated and complex systems for use within automotive, aerospace, robotics, process and other applications

    Operating System:

    Windows Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff)

  • EndNote
    Endnote

    Description:

    A reference management software package used to manage bibliographies and references

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    Online purchase from OnTheHub or CU Marketplace (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Endpoint Detection Response (EDR)
    EDR

    Description:

    Endpoint security protection for Windows, Mac, Linux (formerly Antivirus)

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Fetch
    Fetch

    Description:

    FTP client

    Operating System:

    macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Gurobi Optimizer
    Gurobi Optimizer

    Description:

    Optimizer solver for linear and quadratic programming

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • iClicker Software
    iClicker Software

    Description:

    iClicker Cloud, student app and mobile polling app for interactive teaching

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • IDL/ENVI
    IDL/ENVI

    Description:

    Scientific programming language used to create meaningful visualizations out of complex numerical data

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • JMP
    JMP

    Description:

    Statistical software

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Academic Researcher, Department, Faculty, Student)

  • LabVIEW
    Labview

    Description:

    Software to interface with input signals from instrumentation; record, display and analyze signal data; and design and build measurement/control systems

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • LaTeX
    LaTeX

    Description:

    High-quality typesetting system based on TeX

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Lucidchart
    Lucidchart

    Description:

    A diagramming and vector graphics application

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Eligibility:

    Lucidchart offers both free and paid versions of the product, which individuals may acquire directly from Lucidchart

    CU Boulder Licensed Alternative:

    Visio

  • Mathematica
    Mathematica

    Description:

    Mathematical software package for doing symbolic math, numerical calculations, graphics, programming, documentation and display work

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Anschutz, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Emeritus, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • MATLAB
    Matlab

    Description:

    Mathematical matrix lab for interactive computation

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
    Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Description:

    An AI-powered productivity tool that helps users complete tasks more efficiently and improve their work experience

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff)

  • Microsoft Office
    Microsoft Office

    Description:

    Options for downloading Office, Server and other Microsoft products

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Microsoft Project
    Microsoft Project

    Description:

    A project management software application

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Faculty/Staff)

  • Microsoft Visio
    Microsoft Visio

    Description:

    A diagramming and vector graphics application

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Faculty/Staff)

  • Microsoft Windows
    Microsoft Windows

    Description:

    Options for downloading Microsoft Windows operating system

    Operating System:

    Windows

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for university-owned or student-owned devices. Learn more about conditions for downloading.

  • Mnova
    Mnova

    Description:

    Software for NMR data processing and presentation

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • NVivo
    NVivo

    Description:

    Qualitative analysis

    Operating System:

    Windows

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Oracle
    Oracle

    Description:

    Database, tools and applications

    Operating System:

    Windows Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • OriginPro
    OriginPro

    Description:

    Graphing and statistical analysis

    Operating System:

    Windows

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Overleaf
    Overleaf

    Description:

    Collaborative LaTeX editor

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Qualtrics
    Qualtrics

    Description:

    Web-based tool for creating and conducting online surveys

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • R
    R

    Description:

    Open-source programming, statistics, graphics

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Red Hat Linux
    Red Hat Linux

    Description:

    Linux operating system (latest supported releases are available)

    Operating System:

    Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Rhino3D logoRhino 3D
    Rhino

    Description:

    A commercial 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    Faculty and Students can purchase Rhino 3D from the CU Book Store.

  • SAS
    SAS

    Description:

    Statistical data analysis

    Operating System:

    Windows Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • SolidWorks
    Solidworks

    Description:

    Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) software

    Operating System:

    Windows

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Student)

  • SonicFoundry
    SonicFoundry

    Description:

    Mediasite products for classroom audio/video capture and storage

    Operating System:

     

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department)

  • SPSS
    SPSS

    Description:

    SPSS Statistics, data analysis

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Stata
    Stata

    Description:

    Statistics package, "GradPlan"

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    Special rates for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • Tableau
    Tableau

    Description:

    Data visualization software that allows users to connect to a variety of sources to visualize data

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS

    Campuses:

    Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    No fee for academic use (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • VoiceThread
    VoiceThread

    Description:

    A cloud application accessible from any browser for collaborative multimedia "documents"

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • VPN
    VPN

    Description:

    Secure tunnel into CU Boulder's network

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Boulder

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)

  • wolfram logoWolfram Alpha Pro
    Wolfram Alpha Pro

    Description:

    Computational answer engine that accepts natural language input

    Operating System:

    Windows macOS Linux

    Campuses:

    Anschutz, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver

    Eligibility:

    No fee for end user (Department, Faculty/Staff, Student)