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  1. Polish up any project and make your vision a reality with student pricing on the Creative Cloud All Apps plan, which gives you 20+ cutting-edge creative tools for desktop, mobile, and web — plus 100GB of cloud storage. Get all the apps for the price of a single app. US$19.99/mo. US$52.99/mo For.
  2. Students are able to receive 50% off retail pricing on most items listed in the current Mac Tools price list including Power Tools, Hand tools, Tool Boxes, and more. Eligible students can order product sets as recommended by their school’s program or build a product set to suit their needs in an amount up to $9,500 in total STP purchases.

The Student Tools category features learning aids, skill builders, practice exams, and other programs to help students succeed. Filter BYOB (Build Your Own Blocks).

If you don't see the software you are looking for, please ask ITS Software

Adobe

UCSC provides Adobe Creative Cloud to all active faculty, staff and enrolled students.

Software includes Acrobat Pro, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and much more.

Please visit ourAdobe Creative Cloud Service Page for more information.

ArcGIS by ESRI

ArcGIS Desktop is an integrated collections GIS & Mapping software products available free for UCSC students. ArcGIS installs on Windows OS only.
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  • ArcGIS installs on Windows OS only.
  • A Free ArcGIS Desktop software download is available for all students.
  • Request Here for new or renewal of existing license. Link opens IT Request ticket form when complete will provide you a direct link to ESRI.com and provide an authorization code to register for the software download.
  • Installation & activation support: http://esri.com/evalhelp
  • Try to run ArcGIS on a Mac? Please see this page
  • ArcGIS Training is free
    • Visit https://www.esri.com/training/ create an account using your @ucsc.edu address
    • Contact ITS Software (opens ticket) to request access, provide your ESRI account info.

AutoDesk

AUTODESK provides free software access for enrolled students. Get AUTOCAD, 3DS MAX, INVENTOR, REVIT, MAYA, TINKERCAD and more to use the same creativity tools in use by industry leaders worldwide.

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  • AutoDesk installs on Windows or Mac.
  • Visit https://www.autodesk.com/education/home to set up an account to access software
  • Visit the Autodesk Knowledge base: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support
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Avast Antivirus - Free Anti Virus Software

Avast Antivirus is free Mac OS anti-virus software available for personally owned computers. Anti-virus software is required when connecting to the campus ResNet. Click for ResNet Safe Connect info.
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  • Download Avast:
    http://www.avast.com/
  • Avast Support:
    http://www.avast.com/support

Avira Antivirus - Free Anti Virus Software

Avira Antivirus is free Mac OS anti-virus software available for personally owned computers. Anti-virus software is required when connecting to the campus ResNet. Click for ResNet Safe Connect info.
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  • Download Avira for Mac:
    http://www.avira.com/en/free-antivirus-mac
  • Download Avira for PC:
    http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
  • Avira Support:
    http://www.avira.com/en/support

ClamAV - Free Anti Virus Software

ClamAV is free Mac OS anti-virus software available for personally owned computers. Anti-virus software is required when connecting to the campus ResNet. Click for ResNet Safe Connect info.
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  • Download CalmAV for Mac:
    http://www.clamav.net/index.html
  • ClamAV help:
    http://www.clamav.net/doc/troubleshoot.html

JMP

JMP dynamically links statistics with graphics. JMP is provided free to UCSC students
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  • Access current Student Download here: JMP for Windows & Mac
  • JMP software is installed on most campus lab computers
  • Download and installation support: Contact ITS Software
  • JMP is under UCOP purchasing agreement

LabVIEW

NI LabVIEW is available free to students under a campus license. LabVIEW is used to develop sophisticated measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. For purchase information, click here to [show]

  • For Home Use, please request access: Software Request

MATLAB

MathWorks MATLAB

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Now available free to all students as a site license, all Mathworks products, toolboxes and training modules are available. Visit: MATLAB support page for links and information on access.

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Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Formally Imagine.. Azure Dev Tools for Teaching is a Microsoft Program that supports technical education by providing access to Microsoft software for learning, teaching and research purposes. For access info, click here to [show]

  • Students, faculty and staff can access Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Standard software free to teach, develop, support, conduct, or take courses, labs, or programs offered at UCSC. Use must be non-commercial.
  • Go to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching to register and validate your UCSC affiliation.
  • Baskin School of Engineering Students can register for Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Premium here

Microsoft Software, Office 365

Free Office 365 is available for UCSC students. Log in and download and install the current versions of Office and Office for Mac on up to 5 computers, 5 phones & 5 tablets.

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  • To access your Microsoft Office 365 account, go to this site: https://portal.office.com/
    • Enter your youremail@ucsc.edu
    • Sign in with your UCSC CruzID and Gold password
    • Accounts activate in late September for incoming Fall Quarter students.
    • Not all Office 365 products and services have been enabled
    • Visit the Office 365 Service Page
  • On The Hub has free Windows 10 operating system software for students
  • If you need help, please open an IT Request ticket

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R - Statistics

R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
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  • Download R FREE from the R Project Site
  • Manuals and Support information on the R Project site

SAS

SAS tools provide traditional statistical analysis of variance and predictive modeling to exact methods and statistical visualization techniques
Mac Software Free For StudentsFor free student access and support information, click here to [show]
  • SAS runs on Windows 10, 8.1, Windows 7 (not Home Basic) Supported OS and requirements
  • Students: For access to SAS, request the Home Use Rights Compliance Form from ITS Software
  • Prompted to renew your SID license file? Contact ITS Software for the current file
  • Software installation support available. Contact ITS Software
  • Free E-Learning Courses for Instructors and Students, request E-Learning Code

SFTP - Secure File Transfer

SFTP clients are free and used to provide network file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream
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  • Windows and Mac FileZilla client: Download direct from FileZilla
  • Mac Fugu client: Download direct from Fugu
  • Software installation support is provided. Contact ITS Software

Sophos Home - Free Anti Virus Software

Sophos Home is free PC & Mac OS anti-virus software available for personally owned computers. Anti-virus software is required when connecting to the campus ResNet. Click for ResNet Safe Connect info.
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  • Download Sophos Home:
    https://www.sophos.com/en-us/lp/sophos-home.aspx

SPSS Software

SPSS is a statistical analysis software program. SPSS is used to generate tabulated reports, charts, and plots of distributions and trends, descriptive statistics, and complex statistical analysis. UCSC has a site license for SPSS and it is available to all. Students access information here
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  • Student SPSS information and download page
  • Limited support, request help though IT Request
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SSH Telnet

Telnet is a network protocol used on the UCSC area networks to provide a terminal connection
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  • Download free Windows PuTTY client
  • Mac use Terminal Server found in your Utilities folder
  • Software installation support is provided. Contact ITS Software

Virtual Box VM

Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. It is a professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version. For Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris
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  • Download free: Virtual Box Downloads

Apple

Apple computers arrive with built-in apps including iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote.
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  • Student & Personal computers: Buy from the Bay Tree Bookstore.

EndNote

EndNote is bibliography management software that integrates with word processors.
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  • Purchase EndNote at the Bay Tree Bookstore.

FileMaker

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FileMaker is easy database development for Mac and Windows.
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  • Purchase for student & personal computers: Buy from the Bay Tree Bookstore.

LabVIEW

NI LabVIEW Student Edition has the same functionality as the LabVIEW full development system. LabVIEW is used to develop sophisticated measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. For purchase information, click here to [show]

  • Purchase for student owned personal computers: $19.99, order: LabVIEW Student Edition.

Maple

Maple is general-purpose commercial computer algebra software
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  • Students: purchase the Student Edition from Maple

Mathematica

Mathematica is a computational software program used in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing.
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  • Mathematica is installed in campus computer labs
  • Students: Order direct from vendor Mathematica for Students. Request a 15% discount code from ITS Software
  • Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine.

On The Hub

On The Hub is an online re-seller of software for your personal computer. Popular titles including Microsoft, Adobe, Endnote and Parallels are available at an educational discount. Windows 10 is free for students. For purchase information for On The Hub sales, click here to [show]

  • Click the Student tab and register with your @ucsc.edu to order from On The Hub
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Parallels Desktop for Mac

Software providing hardware virtualization for Mac computers with Intel processors
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  • 14 day evaluation is available, download direct from Parallels.
  • Student & personal computers: Buy from the Bay Tree Bookstore

Red Hat Linux

Red Hat is a Linux Operating System with upgrade and patch support
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  • Academic Desktop and Server Editions are available under annual support subscriptions.
  • Order direct or Contact Red Hat Sales: 1-866-273-3428 x 45014

VMware

Run multiple operating systems at the same time on a single computer using virtualization. Fusion for Mac or Workstation for Windows
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  • Fusion for Mac: Download the software with a 30 day Fusion trial from VMware
  • Workstation for Windows: download the software with a 30 day Workstation trial from VMware
  • Student & personal computers: Buy from the Bay Tree Bookstore