The table below lists the Windows, Macintosh, Unix or Linux software packages for which ITS has made special purchase arrangements. Some software is site-licensed for unlimited use campus-wide. Other software has been made available through educational discounts for volume purchase. Some licenses may restrict the number of copies, the type of use, duration of license, or the location of machines that software may be used on.
Please note that there are some software packages that ITS does not provide, however the contact information for our preferred vendor is listed with the software information. See list below for more information.
Student and Faculty software is also available at educational pricing through the Campus Bookstore. Please visit the bookstore in the University Centre for more information.
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Software Packages Available
How and where to get software is listed with the software product details. Just click on the software link to get this information.
Software Platform AvailabilityPDF Conversion
Foxit PDF Editor Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & StudentsOffice Suites/Products
MS Office 365 subscription Win & Mac Students MS Office 365 subscription Win & Mac Faculty & Staff MS Office 365 Visio Lite Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & StudentsMathematical & Statistical
Maple Win, Linux, Mac Faculty, Staff & Students Matlab Win, Linux, Mac Faculty, Staff & Students NVivo Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & Students NVivo Transcription Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & Students SAS Win only Faculty, Staff & Students Shazam Win Faculty, Staff & Students SPSS/AMOS Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & Students STATA SE Win, Mac, Linux, Solaris Faculty, Staff & StudentsProgramming & Compilers
MS Azure Dev Tools for Teaching – Carleton University(Win 10, VS, Project/Visio etc.) Win Students & Faculty only in select departments (STEM) are eligible for this program. For more information, click here MS Azure for Students Starter (Free Microsoft Program) Win Students only.
Support provided by Microsoft. MS Visual Studio Community – (Free Microsoft Program) Win Faculty, Staff & Students
Support provided by Microsoft.
Structural Design
Autodesk Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & StudentsAutoDesk Education Program. Support provided by Autodesk
Creativity & Design
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Teaching & Learning) Win & Mac Faculty, Staff & Students in select departments are eligible for this program. For Teaching and Learning purposes only. Adobe Creative Cloud Suite – (Other) Win & Mac Faculty, StaffOperating Systems
MS Windows 10 Education Win Faculty & Staff on campus-use or “University-owned” computers only MS Windows 10 Education – Work at Home Win Faculty & Staff – work at home only MS Windows 10 Education – Students Win Students onlyOther
Overleaf LaTeX Editor Win, Mac Faculty – For Research Purposes onlySurveys
Qualtrics Online Surveys n/a Faculty, Staff, & StudentsWeb Conferencing, Online Meetings, Chat, Sharing Documents, etc.
Office 365 – Microsoft Teams n/a Faculty, Staff & StudentsOther Products (not provided by ITS)
MS Office Project Online n/a Faculty & Staff only.Available via Softchoice (click on link for details) MS Office Visio Online n/a Faculty & Staff only.
Available via Softchoice (click on link for details) MS PowerBI Premium
n/a Faculty & Staff only.
Available via Softchoice (click on link for details) MS Teams Premium
n/a Faculty & Staff only.
Available via Softchoice (click on link for details) MS Visual Studio Pro – Staff Win Available via Softchoice (see link for details)