Academic use software is for teaching and learning.
Students, Faculty and Staff can:
Access/Download specific titles and launch Virtual Computer Lab apps from the Cal Poly Software Hub,
Purchase discount-priced software for personal use at Kivuto OnTheHub.
There are also a host of additional software services and apps available by visiting the vendor sites listed.
Faculty and Staff: If you have a Cal Poly-owned computer, you can use the preinstalled self-support tools on your computer to install software.
PC: Software Center
Mac: Self Service
Affiliate (guest account) access to software is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary per licensing agreement.
Software Title | Available to | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Access | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Adams | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Adobe Creative Cloud | Faculty, Staff, Student | |
Advanced Design System | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Alteryx Designer | Student, Faculty, Staff | Via the Altreyx SparkED Program, Cal Poly students and faculty can apply for a 1-year renewable license to Alteryx Designer to install on a personal computer (Windows Only). |
Anaconda | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
Ansys Fluent | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Ansys ICEM CFD | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
ArcGIS Pro | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
ArcMap | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
ArtiosCAD | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
AutoCAD | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Autodesk Education Community | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | 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. |
Canvas | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Civil 3D | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
EAGLE | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
EndNote Premium - Online Version | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Emeritus, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
ESRI - Education Community Titles | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | |
ERDAS IMAGINE | Faculty, Staff, Student | |
ETABS | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
ETAP | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
FeatureCAM | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
FlamMap | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
GlobalProtect | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Google Earth Pro | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
HEC- HMS | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
HEC- RAS | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
JMP Pro | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
LabVIEW | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Students | |
LastPass | Faculty, Staff, Students | |
Latexit | Affiliate, ASI Staff, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
Linkedin Learning | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | |
Maple | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | 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. |
Mathematica | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | |
MATLAB Cloud | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | MATLAB and Simulink Training |
MATLAB | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching | Faculty, Staff, Student | Install Software from Microsoft Azure Dev Tools |
Office 365 Suite - Personal Use/Work at Home | Affiliate, ASI Staff, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | In 2020, 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. |
NexusNS | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
NVDA Screen Reader | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
OneDrive | Student, Faculty, Staff | Learn more about OneDrive |
openLCA | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
P6 Professional | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Power BI | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Project | Student, Faculty, Staff | This software is also available to download via Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching. Learn more |
R | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
REVIT | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Revu | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Rhino | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
RStudio | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
SAP | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
SAS | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
SPSS Statistics | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | Students and faculty can install SPSS on personal computers - physical and virtual. |
Solidworks | Affiliate, Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
Sophos Central Endpoint Protection | Faculty, Staff | Faculty and staff should contact theITS Service Desk to install and configure Sophos Central Endpoint Protection on their campus computer. |
Sophos Home | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff, Student | |
SmallStata | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
SQL Server | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
TexShop | Faculty, Staff, Student | This software is open source. Visit the vendor's website to download. |
Visio | Student, Faculty, Staff | This software is also available to download via Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching. Learn more |
Vivado | Student | |
Windows 10 Enterprise (64 bit) | Auxiliary Staff, Faculty, Staff | |
Windows 10, 11 | Student, Faculty, Staff | |
Zoom | Faculty, Staff, Student | |
7-Zip | Student, Faculty, Staff | This software is open source and can also be downloaded from the vendor's website. |