Below are the most currently available software titles for academic use on campus. Learn how to download software for academic use. Also, see what's available in Virtual Computer Labs (AppStream).
- For on-campus installations, contact your local tech support.
- Students should contact the ITS Service Desk for assistance.
- Email site-licensing@calpoly.edu for general site licensing information.
Publisher Name | Software Title | Delivery Method | Supported Role | Supported Device | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip | 7-Zip | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | This software is open source and can also be downloaded from the vendor's website. |
| Adobe | Creative Cloud 2020, 2019 - Mac, Windows | Adobe | Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | |
| Adobe | Creative Cloud 2020 | Adobe | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Alchemer | Alchemer - Formerly SurveyGizmo | Email site-licensing@calpoly.edu to request. | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Allround Automations | PL/SQL Developer v13.0 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Anaconda | Anaconda | This software is open source. Visit the vendor's website to download. | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, State Staff, Student | ||
| Ansys | Workbench 2020 R1 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Ansys | Fluent 2020 R1 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Ansys | ICEM CFD 2020 R1 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Ansys | Electronics Desktop 2020 R1 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| ArtiosCAD | ArtiosCAD 20.0 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | Autodesk Education Community (50+ titles) | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Autodesk offers free software to eligible students, educators and institutions. Be prepared to provide proof of enrollment or employment at a Qualified Educational Institution. To register for Autodesk software access, go to the Autodesk website and click the Get Started button. | |
| Autodesk | AutoCAD 2021 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | Civil 3D 2021 - Imperial and Metric | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | EAGLE | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | FeatureCAM Ultimate 2020 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | Navisworks Manage 2021 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | Navisworks Simulate 2021 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Autodesk | REVIT 2021 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Bluebeam | Revu 20 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Clarivate | EndNote Premium - Online Version | Register for EndNote Online and Install Citation Tools | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Computers and Structures, Inc. | ETABS 18 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Computers and Structures, Inc. | SAP2000 22 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| COMSOL | Multiphysics | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Cryptzone | Compliance Sheriff | Email ATI@calpoly.edu to request. | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Eclipse | Eclipse | This software is open source. Visit the vendor's website to download. | |||
| ESRI | ESRI - Education Community Titles | MyESRI Portal | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | Personal Computer | |
| ESRI | ArcGIS 10.7 Desktop - Windows | MyESRI Portal | Affiliate, Auxiliary, Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| ESRI | ArcGIS 10.7.1 Desktop - Student Edition - Windows | MyESRI Portal | Student | Personal Computer | |
| ESRI | ArcGIS Pro | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| ESRI | ArcGIS Pro 2.3 and 2.3.1 Patch/Update | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| ESRI | ArcPad 10.2.4 - Windows, Windows Mobile | MyESRI Portal | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| ESRI | ArcMap 10.8 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| ESRI | ESRI Business Analyst, CityEngine, and other data resources | MyESRI Portal | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| ESRI | ESRI Data Tutorials | MyESRI Portal | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| FlamMap | FlamMap 6 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| FRAMES | BehavePlus 6 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Freedom Scientific | ZoomText 2018 | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Freedom Scientific | JAWS 2018 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| GlobalProtect | GlobalProtect | GlobalProtect | |||
| Google Earth Pro | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | ||
| Hexagon Spatial | ERDAS 2020 IMAGINE | Technical Service Request or fill out the form to request. | Faculty, State Staff, Student | Personal Computer | More at ERDAS IMAGINE Student Edition (1-year license). |
| IBM | SPSS Statistics 27 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| IBM | SPSS AMOS 27 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Faculty and students can install SPSS on personal (home) computers - physical and virtual. |
| IBM | SPSS Statistics 27 - Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Kivuto | Kivuto - Personal Use Software for Cal Poly Faculty, Staff and Students | Kivuto OnTheHub | Affiliate, ASI Staff, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | Personal Computer | |
| LastPass | LastPass | LastPass | |||
| Latexit | Latexit | This software is open source. Visit the vendor's website to download. | |||
| Linkedin Learning (formerly Lynda.com) | Linkedin Learning | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| Luxion | KeyShot 9 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| MSC Software | Adams 2020 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| MSC Software | Apex 2021 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Maplesoft | Maple 2020 - Windows, Mac, Linux | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Via the Cal Poly Maple Elite Maintenance Program (EMP) license, students can purchase a discounted copy from maplesoft.com. More at Maple Adoption Program for Students. |
| Maplesoft | Maple 2019 - Windows, Mac, Linux | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| Maplesoft | Maple 2020 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Maplesoft | Maple 2018 - Windows, Mac, Linux | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Mastercam | Mastercam 2020 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| MathWorks | MATLAB Cloud | MATLAB Online | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | MATLAB and Simulink Training |
| MathWorks | MATLAB R2020a | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| MathWorks | MATLAB and Simulink R2020b – Linux, Mac, Windows (64-bit) | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| MathWorks | MATLAB and Simulink R2019a/b – Linux, Mac, Windows (64-bit) | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| MathWorks | MATLAB and Simulink R2018a/b – Linux, Mac, Windows (64-bit) | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| MathWorks | MATLAB and Simulink R2019a/b, R2018a/b for Students - Linux, Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Microsoft | Access | Student | Personal Computer | ||
| Microsoft | Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (previously Microsoft Imagine Premium) | Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Product Categories Applications
Developer & Design Tools
Operating Systems
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| Microsoft | Office 2016 Suite - Personal Use/Work at Home - Mac, Windows | Affiliate, ASI Staff, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | Personal Computer | On April 1, Microsoft changed Office 365 licenses for higher education customers, which limits the features available to some Cal Poly community members. All faculty and staff will still have full access to the web-based Office 365 applications, but emeritus and CSU bargaining units 5, 6 and 11 will no longer be eligible to download the desktop Microsoft Office software suite. | |
| Microsoft | OneDrive | OneDrive | |||
| Microsoft | Office for Mac Standard 2016 | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | |
| Microsoft | Office Professional Plus 2016 | SHI | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | Purchase licenses through the CSU-Microsoft designated reseller, SHI. Questions? Email calstate@shi.com. |
| Microsoft | Power BI | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Microsoft | Project Professional 2016 | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | Purchase licenses through the CSU-Microsoft designated reseller, SHI. Questions? Email calstate@shi.com. | |
| Microsoft | Project | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Microsoft | R Server | Install Microsoft Azure Dev Tools | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Microsoft | SQL Server | Install Microsoft Azure Dev Tools | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Microsoft | Visio Professional 2016 | SHI | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | Purchase licenses through the CSU-Microsoft designated reseller, SHI. Questions? Email calstate@shi.com. |
| Microsoft | Visio | Student | Personal Computer | ||
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Enterprise (64 bit) | Technical Service Request | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | Install Microsoft Azure Dev Tools | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Minitab | Minitab | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Minitab | Minitab 19.2 | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Mac OS Catalina should use Minitab 19.2. | |
| Minitab | Minitab 19 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Minitab | Minitab Express 1.5.1 - Mac | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Monotype Imaging | Avenir CE Complete Family Pack in Windows PostScript Format | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, ASI Staff, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| National Instruments | LabVIEW 2019 - Mac, Windows, Linux | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| National Instruments | LabVIEW 2019 for Students - Mac, Windows, Linux | Technical Service Request Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| National Instruments | LabVIEW 2018 - Mac, Windows, Linux | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| National Instruments | LabVIEW 2018 for Students - Mac, Windows, Linux | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| National Instruments | Vision Assistant 2020 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| NV Access | NVDA Screen Reader | NVAccess | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Nexus | NexusNS | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Operation Technology | ETAP 20 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle Instant Client | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| PathWave | Advanced Design System (ADS) 2019 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Primavera | P6 Professional 19 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| R | R | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Rhino | Rhino 6 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| RISA | RISA-2D | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| RStudio | RStudio | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| RSUG | Fugu - SSH and SFTP Client - Mac | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| SAS Institute | JMP 15.1 Standard and Pro - Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| SAS Institute | JMP Pro 15 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| SAS Institute | JMP e-Learning - Web | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| SAS Institute | SAS | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| SAS Institute | SAS 9.4 64-bit with Enterprise Miner and Text Miner - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Sassafras Software | KeyServer (KeyAccess client) - Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Simon Tatham | PuTTY - SSH and SFTP Client - Linux, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Solidworks | Solidworks 2020 SP3 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Solidworks | Solidworks 2020 - 2021 | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Solidworks | SolidWorks Education Edition 2019 - Windows (64 bit) | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | ||
| Solidworks | SolidWorks Education Edition 2019 - Windows (64 bit) | Student | Personal Computer | ||
| Solidworks | SolidWorks Student Design Kit 2019 - Windows (64 bit) | Student | Personal Computer | ||
| Sophos | Sophos Central Endpoint Protection | Contact your local tech support. | Faculty, State Staff | State Computer | |
| Sophos | Sophos Home | Sophos | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff, Student | Personal Computer | |
| StataCorp | SmallStata 13 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Techsmith | Camtasia 2020 - Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Faculty and staff get two (2) installs each. Software can be installed in student computer labs on campus. |
| Techsmith | SnagIt 2020 - Mac, Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | Faculty and staff get two (2) installs each. Software can be installed in student computer labs on campus. |
| TexShop | TexShop | This software is open source. Visit the vendor's website to download. | |||
| Texthelp | Read&Write Gold version 11 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Texthelp | Read&Write Gold version 10 - Windows | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center | HEC- HMS (Hydrologic Modeling System) | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center | HEC- RAS (River Analysis System) | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica Online | Student, Faculty, or Tech Staff | State Computer, Personal Computer | ||
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 12.1 | Virtual Computer Labs | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 12.1 - Standalone, network-connected | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 12.1 for Students | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.3 - On-campus, network connected | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.3 - Standalone, non-network-connected | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.3 for Students | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.2 - On-campus, network connected | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.2 - Standalone, non-network-connected | Technical Service Request | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, State Staff | State Computer, Auxiliary Computer | |
| Wolfram Research | Mathematica 11.2 for Students | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Xilinx Vivado | Vivado | Technical Service Request | Student | Personal Computer | |
| Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Faculty, State Staff, Student | State Computer, Personal Computer |
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