Software and Applications
Software and applications available for free or at a discounted rate to CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus. Search by keyword or filter by the categories listed on the bottom left to find what you are looking for. For software not listed, departments and individuals should make their purchases directly through the CU Marketplace.
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Adobe
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Design and Development Forms Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- March 2019 Update: Adobe has given greater access to Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps to facilitate remote learning. Visit their webpage for more information and details about resources.
For both Adobe Acrobat Pro (for working with PDF files) and Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) staff can purchase a license from one of our vendors through the CU Marketplace. Faculty and students are eligible for education pricing from Adobe. For more information, visit adobe.com.
Acrobat allows users to view and edit PDF files. CC offers tools for graphic design, video editing, web development, image editing. -
Antivirus - McAfee
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- IT Security
- Access Instructions:
- McAfee antivirus software is only available for university owned computers. Contact the OIT service desk to schedule a technician to install this software or see your department's IT Professional for assistance.
Safe-guards your computer, vital information, and personal data from viruses and worms. -
Audience Response Clickers -Turning Technologies
Fee for software android linux apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Instructional Technology Survey tools
- Access Instructions:
- Contact: UCD-OIT-TurningPoint@ucdenver.edu
Offers instant management of polling, participants, content, sessions and reports. -
AutoCAD
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Students
- Category:
- CAD Design and Development
- Access Instructions:
- Faculty and students can download AutoCAD, Revit, and other Autodesk products to their own computers from the Autodesk website http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/all.
An application for 2D and 3D computer-aided design and drafting. -
Canvas
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Academic Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Users can log in to https://ucdenver.instructure.com with their CU Denver | Anschutz Passport credentials. Courses and enrollments are automatically provisioned and do not require any additional requests.
More information is available on the OIT Canvas resources page.
Canvas is the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). Instructors can post content, assessments, activities, and grades in Canvas while communicating with their students. Students can use Canvas to complete coursework and collaborate with their classmates. -
Coursera
Free android apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Academic Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Faculty, staff and students can access courses taught by faculty from CU Boulder, CU Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Denver and CU Colorado Springs for no cost.
Log in to CU on Coursera through my.cu.edu to get started. Use the How to get started tutorial for help logging in to Coursera.
CU on Coursera offers courses taught by university faculty at no cost to faculty, students and staff. -
eComm License
- Eligibility:
- Staff
- Category:
- Marketing and Communications Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- To acquire a license, go to http://www.cu.edu/ecomm/ecomm-request-access for more information. Once you have a license, users can access Salesforce/Marketing Cloud/Cvent at https://www.cu.edu/ecomm/login.
The eComm license includes Salesforce, Marketing Cloud and Cvent. It enables users to create and send personalized promotional and transactional email messages using contact data of our constituents. Cvent, an event registration and management tool is also included in the package. The university will centrally fund one eComm license for each school, college and university-approved administrative units. -
EndNote X9
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Citation Managers
- Access Instructions:
- Instructions on installation can be found at: ucdenver.edu/endnote
Manages bibliographies and references for essays, articles, and dissertations. -
Formstack
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Forms Survey tools
- Access Instructions:
- Request a Formstack account through the OIT service desk then log in with university credentials at https://forms.ucdenver.edu/
A flexible form-building and data collection tool. -
JMP
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Instructions are available on the JMP Pro software site.
Offers statistical analysis and data visualization. -
Lynda.com
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Training
- Access Instructions:
- Login to the campus portal at https://portal.prod.cu.edu and navigate to CU Resources and Training.
Offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills. -
Mac OS
Free apple- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Operating Systems
- Access Instructions:
- Contact the OIT service desk to schedule a technician to install this software or see your department's IT Professional for assistance.
The Apple App Store provides free upgrades for some Mac software. -
Mathematica
Free linux apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Download and follow instructions from http://sitelic.colorado.edu/mathematica/
Helps with symbolic math, numerical calculations, graphics, programming, documenting and displaying work. -
MATLAB
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Visit ucdenver.edu/matlab for instructions and link to activation key.
High-performance language for technical computation, visualization, and programming. -
Microsoft Office 365
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- Visit https://www.office.com/ and log in with University Credentials
Subscription-based collection of Microsoft Office applications and cloud-based productivity services. At a minimum, includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, Publisher, and Access. -
Microsoft OS
Free windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Operating Systems
- Access Instructions:
- Contact the OIT service desk to schedule a technician to install this software or see your department's IT Professional for assistance.
Foundation for Windows and typically comes with an original computer purchase. University-owned computers can upgrade to any version of Windows through the campus EES site license agreement. -
NVivo
Fee for software apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Visit https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/site-licenses/nvivo for purchase details.
Qualitative data analysis (QDA) designed for qualitative researchers working with rich, text-based and/or multimedia information. -
Panopto
Fee for software apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty
- Category:
- Instructional Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Email UCD-OIT-Panopto@ucdenver.edu
Classroom recording system (audio, video, software) available on the CU Anschutz campus. -
PGP Encryption
Fee for software apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- IT Security
- Access Instructions:
- Contact the OIT service desk to schedule a technician to install this software or see your department's IT Professional for assistance. The cost for the software is $55.
Offers data encryption and decryption for privacy and authentication in data communication. -
Proctorio
Free apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Students
- Category:
- Teaching and Learning
- Access Instructions:
- Faculty who want to use Proctorio to remotely proctor exams need to install the app into their course via the Proctorio Chrome extension. Faculty should reach out to the OIT Service Desk to receive the necessary information for installation. A complete guide can be found here.
Proctorio is the university supported service for proctoring online exams delivered in Canvas. Proctorio requires the Chrome browser and works on both Windows and Mac. -
Qualtrics
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Survey tools
- Access Instructions:
- Request a Qualtrics account through the OIT service desk then log in with university credentials at https://ucdenver.qualtrics.com.
Online tool for creating and conducting online surveys. -
R
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Download R (for free) from r-project.org. Also available for free is RStudio, a powerful user interface for R. Download from http://www.rstudio.com/
Free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Alternative to commercial statistical packages like SPSS, SAS, and Stata. -
Respondus Exam Builder
Free windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty
- Category:
- Teaching and Learning
- Access Instructions:
- Faculty who would like to use Respondus must contact the OIT Service Desk to receive the software key needed to install the software. This is Windows-only software.
Respondus Exam Builder is a Windows-only software used to create exams for use in Canvas. Many publishers provide exam questions that can be managed or edited in Respondus. -
SAS
Fee for software linux windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- The Office of Information Technology on the CU Boulder campus is now providing SAS software licenses to all University of Colorado students, instructors, and researchers affected by the COVID-19 situation at no cost until normal campus operations resume. Visit https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/site-licenses/sas for purchase details.
Offers analysis and data modeling. Available for computers with Windows or Linux operating systems. -
SPSS
Fee for software linux apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- The Office of Information Technology on the CU Boulder campus is now providing SPSS software licenses to all University of Colorado students, instructors, and researchers affected by the COVID-19 situation at no cost until normal campus operations resume. Visit https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/site-licenses/spss for purchase details.
Offers analysis and data modeling. From IBM Corp. -
STATA
Fee for software linux apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Statistical and Mathematical
- Access Instructions:
- Stata is available for purchase at reduced Campus Grad Plan rates on all campuses of CU, including students, faculty, and staff. Orders are made from the STATA site http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/campus-gradplan/. Students, faculty, and staff may order online or by phone, paying by credit card. Instructions for downloading and licensing are then sent by email.
Manages, analyzes and graphs data. Works on a variety or platforms. -
Techsmith Camtasia
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Instructional Technology Screen Capture
- Access Instructions:
- Please be sure system requirements are reviewed before using Camtasia. Contact cuonlinehelp@ucdenver.edu to request access.
Suite of tools to record your computer screen and then turn those recordings into professional-grade videos. -
TechSmith Knowmia (formerly TechSmith Relay)
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Instructional Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Visit https://ucdenver.techsmithrelay.com/ and log in with university credentials.
Lecture capture tool to create and maintain videos for online learning. -
Techsmith SnagIt
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Instructional Technology Screen Capture
- Access Instructions:
- Contact cuonlinehelp@ucdenver.edu to request access. Review tutorials on Snagit for Windows or Snagit for Mac.
Simple, powerful screen capture. -
Turnitin
Free apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty
- Category:
- Teaching and Learning
- Access Instructions:
Faculty who wish to use Turnitin to check for plagiarism should use the LTI within Canvas. More information can be found here:
Faculty Guide
Student Guide
Turnitin is a plagiarism detection service already installed in Canvas. In order to use it, you must enable it in your class. -
VPN - GlobalProtect
Free android apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Remote Access
- Access Instructions:
- Instructions and download information on the VPN and Remote Access page.
Provides a network connection for accessing resources from outside the university network. Ideal for remote access. The VPN process requires multi-factor authentication through Duo. -
Zoom
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Web Conferencing
- Access Instructions:
- Visit https://ucdenver.zoom.us/ and log in with university credentials.
Communication and collaboration tool for video, audio and web conferencing and sharing.
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