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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 Creative Cloud
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Design and Development Forms Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- The cost for current faculty and staff is $45 per year. Visit the OIT Adobe Creative Cloud webpage for details about requesting a license. There is no cost for students - go to https://www.adobe.com/ to sign in with your university credentials.
Creative Cloud offers tools for graphic design, video editing, web development, image editing. Adobe Acrobat allows users to view and edit PDF files. -
Antivirus - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- IT Security
- Access Instructions:
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint antivirus software is installed on Windows operating systems managed by the university. Microsoft Defender protects against software threats like viruses, malware, and spyware to help keep university systems safe. Visit the OIT secure campus webpage for more information about safeguarding personal information and university data with multi-factor authentication, phishing prevention, and safely accessing university resources.
Safe-guards your computer, vital information, and personal data from viruses and worms. -
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. -
BioRender
Fee for software android linux apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Researchers Staff Students
- Category:
- Grant Writing Manuscript Figures Research Publications Scientific Illustration
- Access Instructions:
- The cost for faculty, staff, and students is $200 for each user per year (less than half of the standard commercial price). The software is license is linked to your university credentials and cannot be shared.
Sign up for a university license using a Cherwell ticket at the OIT Service Center. Submit your name, department or unit, and speedtype for each license requested. You will receive an email from OIT when you are approved and added to the system. Visit the OIT BioRender software webpage for more information about university BioRender licenses.
Create professional science figures in minutes by building your figures from thousands of pre-made icons and templates from more than 30 fields of life sciences. All licensed users can create figures in a secure, team-based environment. -
Canvas
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Academic Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Students and faculty can log in to Canvas using their university credentials https://cuanschutz.instructure.com if affiliated with CU Anschutz or https://ucdenver.instructure.com if affiliated with CU Denver. 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. -
Cisco Jabber
Free android apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Phones Remote Access
- Access Instructions:
Please contact the OIT Service Desk to access this feature and provide the following information for one or more users:
- Current office phone number
- University username
- Desk phone current location
- If more than one phone line must be accessible, please specify in advance
Cisco Jabber is a software application that can send calls made to your office phone directly to your laptop, desktop, or mobile device. -
Coursera
Free android apple windows iOS- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Academic Technology
- Access Instructions:
- In addition to more than 170 University of Colorado courses and specializations available, faculty, staff and students can access expanded courses from Coursera for free through the end of 2020.
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. -
DocuSign
- Eligibility:
- Healthcare professional
- Category:
- OIT - Type of software
- Access Instructions:
- Please contact the OIT Service Desk to request access to the program. Visit the DocuSign System Requirements webpage for up-to-date information about system requirements and supported browsers for DocuSign eSignature.
DocuSign is currently available to CU Anschutz Medical Campus researchers, faculty, and staff. This HIPAA-compliant web-based application is a fast, secure way to create, sign, and send documents from any device. -
eComm License
- Eligibility:
- Staff
- Category:
- Marketing and Communications Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- To acquire a license, go to https://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 20
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. -
GitHub Enterprise
Fee for software- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Design and Development Productivity and Business Software
- Access Instructions:
To gain access to GitHub, send an email to OIT-ServiceDesk@ucdenver.edu requesting access to the CU Denver | Anschutz Organization GitHub and an OIT team member will reach out to help.
More information is available on the OIT GitHub Enterprise webpage.
GitHub is a code repository service that allows developers to store, control, and share their code in a centralized location. -
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. -
LinkedIn Learning
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Training
- Access Instructions:
- Access to LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) is available to all CU staff, faculty and students at https://lnkd.in/eDv6GVh.
Offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills through my.cu.edu. -
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 365
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Category:
- Productivity and Business
- Access Instructions:
- Visit https://www.office.com/ and log in with you 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 or go to CU Boulder OIT’s OnTheHub Software Ordering page
Qualitative data analysis (QDA) designed for qualitative researchers working with rich, text-based and/or multimedia information. -
Panopto
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Instructional Technology
- Access Instructions:
- Access Panopto by going to: http://ucdenver.hosted.panopto.com/.
Training resources are available from Panopto:
Prerecorded Basic Training Webinar
Getting Started Guides
Panopto Video Library
Panopto is the enterprise solution for creating and hosting videos at CU Denver and CU Anschutz. -
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. -
Poll Everywhere
- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Canvas Classroom Support Instructional Technology OIT - Categories OIT - Type of software Productivity and Business Software Web Conferencing
- Access Instructions:
Go to the university's Poll Everywhere single sign-on (SSO) login page at polleverywhere.com/auth/saml/ucdenver. Log in with your university email and password to create your account.
Faculty and staff can use Poll Everywhere to create and host live polls, view audience responses, and download reports. Polls can be added to PowerPoint presentations, displayed in a web browser, shared with colleagues, or embedded into Canvas where results can be imported into the gradebook. -
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:
- Visit https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/site-licenses/sas for purchase details or go to CU Boulder OIT's OnTheHub Software Ordering page.
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:
- Visit https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/site-licenses/spss for purchase details or go to CU Boulder OIT’s OnTheHub Software Ordering page.
Offers analysis and data modeling from IBM Corporation. -
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 the OIT Service Desk to request access.
Suite of tools to record your computer screen and then turn those recordings into professional-grade videos. -
Techsmith SnagIt
Free apple windows- Eligibility:
- Faculty Staff
- Category:
- Instructional Technology Screen Capture
- Access Instructions:
- Contact OIT Service Desk 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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