Mac Labs Software

The software titles and versions listed here are available for the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters.

Labs in 15A Sparks Building, 304 Patterson, 401 Patterson, Sparks 15A, Earth & Eng. Sci 120, Osmond 216, and Rackley 103, and Stuckeman 143 are used for teaching. However, they are open to the public when not reserved for classes.

Technology Podiums (TechPods) are macs that are used in lecture rooms. TechPods are only available to faculty and instructors; they are never available for public use.

Please see our Deprecated (removed) Software page for a list of removed software and recommended alternatives.

If you'd like to request a new software installation, please review our Software Installation Request Policy.

 

 

3D Rendering
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
blender blender 2.59 unlimited Free program used to model and render three-dimensional graphics and animations. All labs and TechPods
bonzai 3d SE bonzai 3d SE 2.5.0.1 90 3D modeling - quick, easy and simple with a geometrically robust approach to 3D. All labs and TechPods
Bryce Bryce 6.1 10 Create and animate virtual 3D environments. All labs and TechPods
Cinema4D Cinema4D 12.0 5 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering. All labs and TechPods
formZ SE formZ SE 7.0 60 2D/3D general purpose solid and surface modeler. All labs and TechPods
SketchUp SketchUp 8.0.14345 30 Create 3D designs used during the conceptual stages of design. All labs and TechPods
Maya Maya 2013 25 Allow digital artists to explore 3D animation, visual effects, games development, film or video. All labs and TechPods
Modo Modo 501 (43314) 5 3D Modeling, painting, and rendering. All labs and TechPods
Mudbox Mudbox 2013 25 Digital sculpting and texture painting software. All labs and TechPods
Poser 7 Poser 7 7.0.4.220 15 Powerful tool for creating 3D character art and animations. All labs and TechPods
RealFlow 2012 RealFlow 2012 6.0 5 Fluids and dynamics simulation package. All labs and TechPods
Strata 3D CX Strata 3D CX 5.1 5 3D modeling - create photo-realistic or stylized images and animations. All labs and TechPods
TopMod TopMod v2.222 unlimited Topological mesh odeling system that allows users to create high genus 20manifold meshes.

All labs and TechPods

Vectorworks 2011 Vectorworks 2011 16.0.0 (131671) 25 2D drafting and 3D modeling with professional tools for site/landscape design. All labs and TechPods
ZBrush ZBrush 4R5 10 3D modeling program. All labs and TechPods

 

Animation
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
blender blender 2.59 unlimited Free program used to model and render three-dimensional graphics and animations. All labs and TechPods
Bryce Bryce 6.1 10 Create and animate virtual 3D environments. All labs and TechPods
Cinema4D Cinema4D 12.0 5 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering. All labs and TechPods
formZ SE formZ SE 7.0 60 2D/3D general purpose solid and surface modeler. All labs and TechPods
Maya Maya 2013 25 Allow digital artists to explore 3D animation, visual effects, games development, film or video. All labs and TechPods
Pencil Pencil 0.4.4b unlimited Create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. All labs and TechPods
Poser 7 Poser 7 7.0.4.220 15 Powerful tool for creating 3D character art and animations. All labs and TechPods
Strata 3D CX Strata 3D CX 5.1 5 3D modeling - create photo-realistic or stylized images and animations. All labs and TechPods

 

Assistive Technology
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Inspiration Inspiration 9.0a 20 Visual thinking and learning tool. All labs and TechPods
OmniDictionary OmniDictionary 2.0.4 unlimited On-line dictionary. All labs and TechPods

 

Audio / Sound
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
AOL Radio AOL Radio 2.0.1b1 unlimited Listen to AOL Radio featurning XM’s 200+ streaming radio stations. All labs and TechPods
Apple Loops Utility Apple Loops Utility 3.0 50 Create your own Apple Loops from a simple audio file. Patterson 401 Lab, Pollock 203 Lab, and Carnegie 113 Technology Podium
Audacity Audacity 2.0.0.0 unlimited Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. All labs and TechPods
CD Spin Doctor CD Spin Doctor 6.1.2 23 Convert records(LPs), cassettes, other analog audio into digitized audio files. All labs and TechPods
Finale 2012 Finale 2012 2012.1.r3 15 Easily compose, arrange, notate, and print engraver-quality sheet music that plays back with world-class sounds. All labs and TechPods
GarageBand GarageBand 6.0.4 275 Create, perform, and record your own music. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
IsadoraCore IsadoraCore 1.2.9.23 3 Provide interactive control over digital media. Emphasis on the real-time digital video manipulation. All labs and TechPods
iTunes iTunes 10.6.3 unlimited MP3 Player. Organize your digital music library. Must have program for iPod users. All labs and TechPods
Logic Express Logic Express 9.1.1 50 Create your own music using an advanced spectrum of features and tools. Patterson 401 and Pollock 201 and 203
MaxMSP MaxMSP 5.1.3 (41767) 15 Graphical environment for music, audio, and multimedia. All labs and TechPods
Praat Praat 5.1.25 unlimited Doing phonetics by computer. All labs and TechPods
Sonic Visualiser Sonic Visualiser 2.0.0 unlimited Application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files. All labs and TechPods
Sound Studio Sound Studio 3.6 21 Record and edit 2 channel digital audio. All labs and TechPods
SoundHack SoundHack 0.896 unlimited Spectral audio processing. All labs and TechPods
SPEAR SPEAR 0.7.4 unlimited Perform audio analysis, editing and synthesis. All labs and TechPods
SuperCollider SuperCollider -Unofficial Build- unlimited A real time audio synthesis programming language. All labs and TechPods
Toast Titanium Toast Titanium 10.0.6 (560) 23 CD & DVD burning software. All labs and TechPods

 

Calculators
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Calculator Calculator 10.7.1 unlimited A simple calculator. All labs and TechPods
Grapher Grapher 2.3 unlimited Apple's graphing calculator which can perform complex math equations. All labs and TechPods

 

Calendar
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
iCal iCal 5.0.3 unlimited Keep track of appointments. Organize your schedule. All labs and TechPods

 

CD Authoring
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Encore CS6 Adobe Encore CS6 6.0.1 10 Creative tools for DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring and SWF export to the web. All labs and TechPods
CD Spin Doctor CD Spin Doctor 6.1.2 23 Convert records(LPs), cassettes, other analog audio into digitized audio files. All labs and TechPods
Disc Cover 2 RE Disc Cover 2 RE 2.3.2 23 Create Labels for CDs and DVDs. All labs and TechPods
DiskCatalogMaker DiskCatalogMaker 5.5.5 23 Automatically catalog and browse the contents of your discs. All labs and TechPods
iDVD iDVD 7.1.2 275 Create DVDs. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
Toast Titanium Toast Titanium 10.0.6 (560) 23 CD & DVD burning software. All labs and TechPods

 

Chat
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adium Adium 1.5.1 unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. AOL compatible. All labs and TechPods
AIM AIM 1.0.9 unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. All labs and TechPods
Fire Fire 1.5.6 unlimited Mozilla project's next generation web browser. All labs and TechPods
iChat iChat 6.0.2 unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. AOL compatible. All labs and TechPods
ICQ ICQ 1.0.964 unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. AOL compatible. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Jing Jing 2.2.23989 unlimited Software that adds visuals to your online conversations All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Messenger Microsoft Messenger 8.0.0 unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. All labs and TechPods
QQ QQ Beta 1 Build 606 unlimited The most popular free instant messaging computer program in Mainland China. All labs and TechPods
Skype Skype 5.8.0.865 unlimited Free Skype-to-Skype calls, internet/video calls. Instant messaging, screen sharing client. All labs and TechPods
Yahoo! Messenger Yahoo! Messenger 3.0.1 beta unlimited Chat with friends over the Internet. AOL compatible. All labs and TechPods

 

Color Management
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
ColorSync Utility ColorSync Utility 4.7.4 unlimited Color management utility. All labs and TechPods
DigitalColor Meter DigitalColor Meter 4.4 unlimited Display color of pixels on your screen. Useful for web developers and others working with colors. All labs and TechPods
Gamma Control Gamma Control 3.0.3 unlimited Allows you to adjust the gamma correction curve of the monitor. All labs and TechPods

 

Computer Aided Design
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
SketchUp SketchUp 8.0.14345 30 Create 3D designs used during the conceptual stages of design. All labs and TechPods
OmniGraffle Professional OmniGraffle Professional 5.4 5 Tool for creating graphical charts and diagrams. Many predefined symbol palettes. All labs and TechPods
PowerCADD PowerCADD 9.1.0 25 2 dimensional, WYSIWYG drawing program. All labs and TechPods
Vectorworks 2011 Vectorworks 2011 16.0.0 (131671) 25 2D drafting and 3D modeling with professional tools for site/landscape design. All labs and TechPods

 

Data Analysis
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
JMP JMP 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
JMP Pro JMP Pro 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
MATLAB MATLAB 2012a 200 Provides core mathematical and advanced graphical tools for data analysis and visualization. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods

 

Database
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
BibDesk BibDesk 1.5.1 unlimited Bibliography reference manager for TeX. All labs and TechPods
FileMaker Pro FileMaker Pro 11.0.1 30 Database management. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
MySQL Administrator MySQL Administrator 1.2.12 unlimited Allows for administering MySQL servers and instances. All labs and TechPods
MySQL Query Browser MySQL Query Browser 1.2.12 unlimited Allows for querying MySQL servers and instances. All labs and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods

 

Drawing
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Illustrator CS6 Adobe Illustrator CS6 16.0.3 87 Create artwork using industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color and professional type controls. All labs and TechPods
Bryce Bryce 6.1 10 Create and animate virtual 3D environments. All labs and TechPods
SketchUp SketchUp 8.0.14345 30 Create 3D designs used during the conceptual stages of design. All labs and TechPods
Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 unlimited Open source, SVG compliant, vector graphics editor, similar to Adobe Illustrator. All labs and TechPods
OmniGraffle Professional OmniGraffle Professional 5.4 5 Tool for creating graphical charts and diagrams. Many predefined symbol palettes. All labs and TechPods
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
Pencil Pencil 0.4.4b unlimited Create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. All labs and TechPods
PowerCADD PowerCADD 8.1.2 25 2 dimensional, WYSIWYG drawing program. All labs and TechPods
Strata 3D CX Strata 3D CX 5.1 5 3D modeling - create photo-realistic or stylized images and animations. All labs and TechPods

 

Email
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
PSU Webmail PSU Webmail N/A unlimited Access PSU email via a web interface. Select 'leave mail on server' if you also use a POP email client. All labs and TechPods

 

Forms Design
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
FileMaker Pro FileMaker Pro 11.0.1 30 Database management. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods

 

FTP
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Fetch Fetch 5.7.1 unlimited File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client. All labs and TechPods
Fugu Fugu 1.2.1 unlimited A graphical frontend to SCP and SFTP. All labs and TechPods

 

Games
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Chess Chess 2.4.6 unlimited Chess game - play against the computer or watch the computer play itself. All labs and TechPods
GameMaker GameMaker 7.5.81 unlimited Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, withouth the need to write a single line of code. All labs and TechPods
Second Life Second Life 3.2.8.248931 unlimited Explore a 3D online digital world imagined, created, and owned by its residents. All labs and TechPods
Firestorm Firestorm 4.3.1.31155 unlimited Firestorm is a community development project headed by The Phoenix Firestorm Project Incorporated as an alternative viewer for Second Life. All labs and TechPods

 

Graphing
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
SPSSStatistics SPSSStatistics 20.0.0 unlimited Full featured statistics package for the Mac. Access and analyze massive datasets fast. All labs and TechPods
Grapher Grapher 2.3 unlimited Apple's graphing calculator which can perform complex math equations. All labs and TechPods
JMP JMP 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
JMP Pro JMP Pro 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
Mathematica Mathematica 8.0.4.2615558 unlimited Scientific research tool, engineering modeling and analysis. All labs and TechPods
MATLAB MATLAB 2012a 200 Provides core mathematical and advanced graphical tools for data analysis and visualization. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
OmniGraffle Professional OmniGraffle Professional 5.4 5 Tool for creating graphical charts and diagrams. Many predefined symbol palettes. All labs and TechPods
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
R R R 2.10.1 GUI 1.31 unlimited Provides access to the ITS Training Services folder. All labs and TechPods

 

Image Processing
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Illustrator CS6 Adobe Illustrator CS6 16.0.0 87 Create artwork using industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color and professional type controls. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Adobe Photoshop CS6 13.0.2 81 Photo retouching, image editing, and color painting. Can import images from Epson USB scanners. All labs and TechPods
Aperture Aperture 3.1.3 50 Apple's all-in-one post-production tool for photographers featuring a RAW-focused workflow. Patterson 401 and Pollock 201 and 203
formZ SE formZ SE 7.0 60 2D/3D general purpose solid and surface modeler. All labs and TechPods
Gimp Gimp 2.6.8p1 unlimited Open source GNU Image Manipulation Program. All labs and TechPods
GraphicConverter GraphicConverter 6.7.7 5 Image conversion and manipulation. All labs and TechPods
Image Capture Image Capture 6.1 unlimited Transfer images from your digital camera. Also used to scan with Epson 1640SU USB scanners. All labs and TechPods
Inkscape Inkscape 0.47 unlimited Open source, SVG compliant, vector graphics editor, similar to Adobe Illustrator. All labs and TechPods
iPhoto iPhoto 9.1.5 275 Organize your photo collection. Provides basic photo editing - red eye reduction, cropping, rotation. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
Maya Maya 2013 25 Allow digital artists to explore 3D animation, visual effects, games development, film or video. All labs and TechPods
OIV OIV 10.2 unlimited ARTstor Offline Image Viewer creates presentations that enable side-by-side comparisons, etc. All labs and TechPods
Photo Booth Photo Booth 4.0.2 unlimited Take pictures of yourself and apply special effects like Black & White, Glow, Comic Book, or X-Ray. All labs and TechPods
Preview Preview 5.5.2 unlimited View, rotate, flip & export PDF, JPEG, TIF, GIF, PICT, PNG and other file formats. All labs and TechPods

 

Java
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Eclipse Eclipse 3.6 unlimited Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Java Developers. All labs and TechPods
Java Preferences Java Preferences 14.3.0 unlimited Alter your java runtime settings. All labs and TechPods

 

Media Players
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
AOL Radio AOL Radio 2.0.1b1 unlimited Listen to AOL Radio featurning XM’s 200+ streaming radio stations. All labs and TechPods
DVD Player DVD Player 5.5 unlimited DVD Video Controller. Opens automatically when a DVD is inserted into the computer. All labs and TechPods
iTunes iTunes 10.6.3 unlimited MP3 Player. Organize your digital music library. Must have program for iPod users. All labs and TechPods
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player 10.1 (also version 7.6.6) unlimited Apple's Quicktime image viewer. Create and play digital media. Watch streaming movies and videos. All labs and TechPods
RealPlayer RealPlayer 12.0.0 unlimited Play streaming audio and video. All labs and TechPods
VLC VLC 2.0.1 unlimited VideoLan Client - player for audio and video as well as DVDs, VCD,s and streaming protocols. All labs and TechPods
WMV Player WMV Player 2.4.4.2 unlimited Microsoft's media player. All labs and TechPods

 

OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Readiris Readiris 11.5.6 5 Perform optical character recognition (OCR) on scanned documents. All labs and TechPods

 

Page Layout
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe InDesign CS6 Adobe InDesign CS6 8.0.1.406 87 Page layout software creats rich, complex documents; outputs pages to multiple media. All labs and TechPods
iBooks Author iBooks Author 2.0 unlimited Create iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All labs and TechPods
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
Pages Pages 4.0.3 145 Apple's streamlined, yet powerful, word processor page layout program. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)

 

Presentation
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Acrobat Pro Adobe Acrobat Pro 10.1.1 38 Create optimized, editable and secure PDF documents. Can use with scanner to create PDFs. All labs and TechPods
Doceri Desktop Doceri Desktop 2.0.9 unlimited Allows remote control of Mac using Doceri app on iOS devices. All labs and TechPods
iShowU iShowU 1.92.1 20 iShowU is designed to record anything on your screen, instantly â€" both audio, and video. All labs and TechPods
Jing Jing 2.2.23989 unlimited Software that adds visuals to your online conversations All labs and TechPods
Keynote Keynote 5.0.3 145 Apple's application used to create high-quality slideshow presentations. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Powerpoint 2011 unlimited Create slide show presentations. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
OIV OIV 10.2 unlimited ARTstor Offline Image Viewer creates presentations that enable side-by-side comparisons, etc. All labs and TechPods
OmniGraffle Professional OmniGraffle Professional 5.4 5 Tool for creating graphical charts and diagrams. Many predefined symbol palettes. All labs and TechPods
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
ProfCast ProfCast 2.6.5 2 Tool for recording and publishing your live presentation. All labs and TechPods

 

Programming
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Activity Monitor Activity Monitor 10.7.4 unlimited Show running processes. Do NOT delete processes or you may immediately lose your login session! All labs and TechPods
Arduino Arduino 1.0.1 unlimited Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software All labs and TechPods
BBEdit BBEdit 8.2.6 20 Leading professional text editor often used to edit HTML and programming (source code) files. All labs and TechPods
Eclipse Eclipse 3.6 unlimited Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Java Developers. All labs and TechPods
Java Preferences Java Preferences 14.3.0 unlimited Alter your java runtime settings. All labs and TechPods
MATLAB MATLAB 2012a 200 Provides core mathematical and advanced graphical tools for data analysis and visualization. All labs and TechPods
AppleScript Editor AppleScript Editor 2.4.3 unlimited Automate tasks on your computer with scripts. All labs and TechPods
SuperCollider SuperCollider -Unofficial Build- unlimited A real time audio synthesis programming language. All labs and TechPods
TextMate TextMate 1.5.9 30 A general-purpose GUI text editor for Mac OS X popular with programmers. All labs and TechPods
Xcode Xcode 4.4.1 unlimited Apple's integrated development environment (IDE). Supports C, C++, Java and AppleScript. Waring Commons 107, EES 120, Pollock 201, Hammond 317
Unity Unity 3.5.4f1 23 Fully integrated production environment for developing multiplatform games. 401 Patterson
Unity Demo Unity Demo   23 Launch the Unity 'Island Demo'. All labs and TechPods

 

Project Management
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
OmniGraffle Professional OmniGraffle Professional 5.4 5 Tool for creating graphical charts and diagrams. Many predefined symbol palettes. All labs and TechPods

 

PSU Courseware
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate v5.5 14 E-learning authoring software for creating and maintaining interactive e-learning content. All Harrisburg Macs
BEAST BEAST v1.5.4 unlimited Bayesian MCMC analysis of molecular sequences. All labs and TechPods
Cabri 3D Cabri 3D 2.1.2 unlimited Interactive solid geometry program which can build and manipulate figures in 3D. All labs and TechPods
Climate Consultant Climate Consultant 5.1 unlimited Graphic-based computer program that displays climate data in dozens of ways. All labs and TechPods
Disable Automatic Logout Disable Automatic Logout n/a unlimited Prevent the Mac from automatically logging you out when idle too long. Launch it, and it will tell you if it's available on the Mac you're using.
EnergyPlus EnergyPlus 6.0.0 beta unlimited Whole building energy simulation program to model enery and water use in buildings. All labs and TechPods
Fathom Fathom 2.11 unlimited Tool for dynamic, data driven explorations in statistics and data analysis. All labs and TechPods
FigTree FigTree v1.3.1 unlimited Graphical viewer of phylogenetic trees. All labs and TechPods
Font Forge Font Forge 23:48 unlimited Outline font editor that lets you create your own fonts. All labs and TechPods
GameMaker GameMaker 7.5.81 unlimited Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, withouth the need to write a single line of code. All labs and TechPods
Geneious Geneious 5.0.4 24 Bioinformatics Software for Sequence alignment, sequence analysis, BLAST and more. All labs and TechPods
GSP GSP 5.03 unlimited Geometer's SketchPad - mathematics visualization environment. All labs and TechPods
HEED (Home Energy Efficent Design) HEED (Home Energy Efficent Design) 4.0 unlimited See how mucn energy and money and carbon you can save by making various design or remodeling changes to your home. All labs and TechPods
HyPhy HyPhy 2.10beta unlimited Hypothesis testing Using phylogenies. Run maximum likelihood analyses of genetic sequence data. All labs and TechPods
Kindle Kindle 1.8.3 unlimited Popular eBook reader from Amazon. All labs and TechPods
Load Wacom Tablet Drivers Load Wacom Tablet Drivers   unlimited Load the Wacom Tablet Drivers - for use in 401 Patterson! All labs and TechPods
MacSpice MacSpice 2.10.25 unlimited Simulates and analyses electronic circuits. All labs and TechPods
Mr Bayes Mr Bayes 3.2.1 unlimited Bayesian estimation of phylogeny. All labs and TechPods
PAUP PAUP 4b10 24 Software package for inference of evolutionary trees. All labs and TechPods
PSU Font Pack 1 Installer PSU Font Pack 1 Installer N/A 80 Installs additional Adobe fonts for use during current session. All labs and TechPods
Sibelius Sibelius 7.1.2 15 Music score notation and composition program. All labs and TechPods
SketchUp SketchUp 8.0.14345 30 Create 3D designs used during the conceptual stages of design. All labs and TechPods
SolarShoeBox SolarShoeBox 6.321 unlimited SolarShoeBox models a simple direct gain passive solar building. All labs and TechPods
SplitsTree SplitsTree 4.11.3 unlimited Compute evolutionary networks from molecular sequence data. All labs and TechPods
Stellarium Stellarium 0.11.0 unlimited Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. All labs and TechPods
TI Connect X TI Connect X 1.8 unlimited Use TI Connect to link your handheld to your PC and the Internet, and expand its capabilties. All labs and TechPods
Tracer Tracer 1.5 unlimited A program for analysing the trace files generated by Bayesian MCMC runs. All labs and TechPods
Training Services Training Services N/A unlimited Items used by ITS' Training Services Group All labs and TechPods
Unity Unity 3.5.4f1 23 Fully integrated production environment for developing multiplatform games. 401 Patterson
Unity Demo Unity Demo   23 Launch the Unity 'Island Demo'. All labs and TechPods

 

Scanning
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Readiris Readiris 11.5.6 5 Perform optical character recognition (OCR) on scanned documents. All labs and TechPods
VueScan VueScan 8.6.11 10 A utility for obtaining high-quality images from most scanners. All labs and TechPods

 

Search
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Google Earth Google Earth 6.2.2.6613 unlimited Combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings. All labs and TechPods

 

Spreadsheet
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods

 

Statistics
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
JMP JMP 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
JMP Pro JMP Pro 10.0 20 Statistical software for expert data analysis, DOE, etc. Dynamically links statistics and graphics. All labs and TechPods
SPSSStatistics SPSSStatistics 20.0.0 unlimited Full featured statistics package for the Mac. Access and analyze massive datasets fast. All labs and TechPods
Mathematica Mathematica 8.0.4.2615558 unlimited Scientific research tool, engineering modeling and analysis. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel 2011 unlimited Create and manipulate spreadsheets. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
Numbers Numbers 2.0.3 145 Apple's spreadsheet program. Create and manipulate spreadsheets. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
R R R 2.10.1 GUI 1.31 unlimited Provides access to the ITS Training Services folder. All labs and TechPods

 

Terminal Emulation
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
CoRD CoRD 0.5.6 unlimited Remote desktop client for Microsoft Windows computers using the RDP protocol. All labs and TechPods
Exceed OnDemand Exceed OnDemand 13.8.1 unlimited Allows for high-fidelity graphical connections to remote systems. All labs and TechPods
Terminal Terminal 2.2.3 unlimited VT100 terminal emulator. Provides access to UNIX command line tools like 'ssh', 'telnet', etc. All labs and TechPods
Vine Server Vine Server 3.0 unlimited VNC Server for sharing your desktop with another computer using a VNC client. All labs and TechPods
X11 X11 2.6.4 unlimited X Window server - access Xwindows software running on remote hosts. All labs and TechPods

 

Text Editor
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
BBEdit BBEdit 8.2.6 20 Leading professional text editor often used to edit HTML and programming (source code) files. All labs and TechPods
SubEthaEdit SubEthaEdit 3.5.4 5 Allows groups of users (on the internet) to edit the same document, live, in real time. All labs and TechPods
TeXShop TeXShop 2.33 unlimited TeX editor and previewer. All labs and TechPods
TextEdit TextEdit 1.7.1 unlimited Apple's text editor and viewer. BBEdit Lite is a better raw text editor. All labs and TechPods
TextMate TextMate 1.5.9 30 A general-purpose GUI text editor for Mac OS X popular with programmers. All labs and TechPods

 

Unix Tools
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Fugu Fugu 1.2.1 unlimited A graphical frontend to SCP and SFTP. All labs and TechPods
Terminal Terminal 2.2.3 unlimited VT100 terminal emulator. Provides access to UNIX command line tools like 'ssh', 'telnet', etc. All labs and TechPods
X11 X11 2.6.4 unlimited X Window server - access Xwindows software running on remote hosts. All labs and TechPods

 

Utilities
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Activity Monitor Activity Monitor 10.7.4 unlimited Show running processes. Do NOT delete processes or you may immediately lose your login session! All labs and TechPods
Acrobat Distiller Acrobat Distiller 10.1.1 38 Create PDF documents from Postscript files. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Acrobat Pro Adobe Acrobat Pro 10.1.1 38 Create optimized, editable and secure PDF documents. Can use with scanner to create PDFs. All labs and TechPods
Automator Automator 2.2.4 unlimited Automate all your time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks with Automater Workflows. All labs and TechPods
Bluetooth File Exchange Bluetooth File Exchange 4.0.5 unlimited Wirelessly transfer files between computers and other bluetooth enabled devices. All labs and TechPods
ColorSync Utility ColorSync Utility 4.7.4 unlimited Color management utility. All labs and TechPods
Console Console 10.7 unlimited Scans system logs. Not useful to most users. All labs and TechPods
Dictionary Dictionary 2.2.3 unlimited Quickly find definitions by typing all or part of a word. All labs and TechPods
DigitalColor Meter DigitalColor Meter 4.4 unlimited Display color of pixels on your screen. Useful for web developers and others working with colors. All labs and TechPods
Disk Utility Disk Utility 12.1.1 unlimited Diagnose and repair disks. Not useful for most users. All labs and TechPods
Grab Grab 1.6.1 unlimited Screen capture utility. All labs and TechPods
Image Capture Image Capture 6.1 unlimited Transfer images from your digital camera. Also used to scan with Epson 1640SU USB scanners. All labs and TechPods
Network Utility Network Utility 1.5 unlimited Utility to assist with network problems. All labs and TechPods
OmniDictionary OmniDictionary 2.0.4 unlimited On-line dictionary. All labs and TechPods
Open XML Converter Open XML Converter 1.1.3 unlimited Allows you to convert Office 2008 Mac or Office 2007 Windows files to earlier versions of Office Mac. All labs and TechPods
Packages Packages 1.0 unlimited Create an installation package or distribution for Mac OS X 10.5 or later. All labs and TechPods
Preview Preview 5.5.2 unlimited View, rotate, flip & export PDF, JPEG, TIF, GIF, PICT, PNG and other file formats. All labs and TechPods
Stickies Stickies 8.0 unlimited Yellow 3M like stickies for your monitor. All labs and TechPods
StuffIt Expander StuffIt Expander 14.0.1 unlimited Utility to expand many types of files downloaded from the Internet. All labs and TechPods
System Preferences System Preferences 11.0 unlimited Change system settings for your current session. Settings are NOT preserved once you logout. All labs and TechPods
System Information System Information 10.8 unlimited Reports extensive information about your computer and attached peripherals. All labs and TechPods
VPNClient VPNClient 4.9.01 (0180) unlimited Establish end-to-end, encrypted VPN tunnels for secure network connectivity. All labs and TechPods

 

Video Production
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe After Effects CS6 Adobe After Effects CS6 11.0.2 22 Motion graphics and visual effects. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Encore CS6 Adobe Encore CS6 6.0.0 10 Creative tools for DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring and SWF export to the web. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Media Encoder CS6 Adobe Media Encoder CS6 6.0.2 19 Video encoding application All labs and TechPods
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 6.0.2 10 Capture, edit, and deliver video to disc, the web, and mobile devices. All labs and TechPods
Celtx Celtx 2.9.1 unlimited Integrated solution for media pre-production and collaboration. All labs and TechPods
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express 4.0.1 287 Advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video. Final Cut Express is a step above iMovie. Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 15 and 15A, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
Final Cut Pro X Final Cut Pro X 10.0.5 32 Emmy Award-winning tool for editing and finishing movies in SD and HD formats. Patterson 401 Lab, Pollock 203 Lab, and Carnegie 113 Technology Podium
iDVD iDVD 7.1.2 275 Create DVDs. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
iMovie iMovie 9.0.4 275 Easy to use digital video editing software. Capture/export to FireWire devices. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
IsadoraCore IsadoraCore 1.2.9.23 3 Provide interactive control over digital media. Emphasis on the real-time digital video manipulation. All labs and TechPods
Kigo Video Converter Kigo Video Converter 4.1.2 unlimited Video converter software which converts popular video formats with high conversion speed. All labs and TechPods
LiveType LiveType 2.1.3 20 Final Cut Express titling tool to create movie titles and credits, broadcast ads, or web banners. Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Sparks 15 and 15A, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
MaxMSP MaxMSP 5.1.3 (41767) 15 Graphical environment for music, audio, and multimedia. All labs and TechPods
Maya Maya 2013 25 Allow digital artists to explore 3D animation, visual effects, games development, film or video. All labs and TechPods
MovieCaptioner MovieCaptioner 4.6.4 unlimited Repeats segments of a movie to help you transcribe the audio into closed captioning. All labs and TechPods
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player 10.1 (also version 7.6.6) unlimited Apple's Quicktime image viewer. Create and play digital media. Watch streaming movies and videos. All labs and TechPods
Studiocode Studiocode 4.5.1 unlimited Video editing and analysis. All labs and TechPods
VisualHub VisualHub 1.34 unlimited The universal video converter for Macintosh. All labs and TechPods
VLC VLC 2.0.1 unlimited VideoLan Client - player for audio and video as well as DVDs, VCD,s and streaming protocols. All labs and TechPods

 

Web Authoring
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Adobe Director Adobe Director 11.5.0r593 15 Publish compelling interactive games, demos, prototypes, simulations, and eLearning courses for the web. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 12.0.1.5842 52 Web development tool used to efficiently design, develop and maintain websites and applications. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Fireworks CS6 Adobe Fireworks CS6 12.0.0.236 26 Create and optimize images for the web. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Flash CS6 Adobe Flash CS6 12.0.2.529 19 Create rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms. All labs and TechPods
Adobe Flash Builder Adobe Flash Builder 4.6 19 Framework for building and maintaining expressive web applications that deploy consistently on all major browsers and desktops. All labs and TechPods
BBEdit BBEdit 8.2.6 20 Leading professional text editor often used to edit HTML and programming (source code) files. All labs and TechPods
DigitalColor Meter DigitalColor Meter 4.4 unlimited Display color of pixels on your screen. Useful for web developers and others working with colors. All labs and TechPods
iWeb iWeb 3.0.4 275 Apple's application used to create websites and blogs. Drag, drop, and design using web templates. AgSci 109, Chambers 205, EES 120, Osmond 216, Pattee W212 and W213, Patterson 304 and 401, Pollock 201 and 203, Rackley 103, Sparks 11, 15 and 15A, Stuckeman 143, Wagner Annex 9A and 10, Waring 107, all Harrisburg Macs, all Media Commons Macs, and some Technology Podiums (Borland 110 and 112, Carnegie 113, Chambers 111 and 209, Forum 105 and 111, Theatre 230)
 
TextMate TextMate 1.5.9 30 A general-purpose GUI text editor for Mac OS X popular with programmers. All labs and TechPods

 

Web Browsers
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
Firefox Firefox 4.0.1 unlimited Mozilla project's next generation web browser. All labs and TechPods
Google Chrome Google Chrome 6.0.4 unlimited Google's web browser All labs and TechPods
Opera Opera 10.10 unlimited According to the company - the coolest, fastest, and most secure Web browser. All labs and TechPods
Safari Safari 5.1.7 unlimited Apple's web browser All labs and TechPods

 

Word Processing
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
BibDesk BibDesk 1.5.1 unlimited Bibliography reference manager for TeX. All labs and TechPods
Celtx Celtx 2.9.1 unlimited Integrated solution for media pre-production and collaboration. All labs and TechPods
Excalibur Excalibur 4.0.7 unlimited TeX aware spell checker. All labs and TechPods
iBooks Author iBooks Author 2.0 unlimited Create iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All labs and TechPods
LaTeXiT LaTeXiT 2.1.1 unlimited Quickly typeset LaTeX equations. All labs and TechPods
Microsoft Word Microsoft Word 2011 unlimited Word processing - PSU's word processor of choice. All labs, Kiosks, and TechPods
LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.6.0.4 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 unlimited Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program. All labs and TechPods
Pages Pages 4.0.3 145 Apple's streamlined, yet powerful, word processor page layout program. Patterson 401, Pollock 201 and 203, and all Technology Podiums (ITech + STech)
TeXShop TeXShop 2.33 unlimited TeX editor and previewer. All labs and TechPods

 

X Server
Icon Application Version Concurrent
Licenses
Use Locations Available
X11 X11 2.6.4 unlimited X Window server - access Xwindows software running on remote hosts. All labs and TechPods

 

Last Updated March 27, 2013