Software

The Libraries have a suite of standard software installed on library PCs and Macs, as well as specialized software for accessibility accommodations, media production, GIS and data visualization applications and more.

Standard Software

List of standard software installed on all library PCs, Macs and lending laptops.

This table compares software available on Windows PCs, Macs, and Lending Laptops at the University Library. It outlines operating systems and available applications per platform.
PCs (Windows 10 & 11 Operating Systems)	Macs (MacOS Monterey or Catalina)	Lending Laptops (Windows 10 OS – Dell Latitude 3490/7320/7400)
7-zip Adobe Creative Cloud 2024 Acrobat After Effects Animate Audition Bridge Camera Raw Character Animator Dimension Dreamweaver Illustrator InCopy InDesign Lightroom Classic Media Encoder Photoshop Prelude Premiere Pro Premiere Rush ArcGIS Desktop ArcGIS Pro Audacity w/ LAME and ffmpeg plug-ins. CDBurnerXP ChemDraw Prime CyberDuck Eclipse Temurin JRE with Hotspot (Java JRE) EndNote FastStone Capture FileZilla Client Google Chrome Google Earth IBM SPSS Statistics IrfanView JMP Pro Mathematica MATLAB Mendeley Desktop Microsoft Edge Microsoft Office Access Excel PowerPoint Publisher Visio Viewer Word Microsoft Visual Studio Code MiKTeX Mozilla Firefox MuseScore 4 Notepad++ NVDA Screen Reader OneNote for Windows 10 Python 3.11.5 Praat QGIS R RStudio Racket Read & Write Respondus LockDown Browser SAS (only available on the PCs listed below): PublicICLCD01- located in Main Library Information Commons PUBLICIC09 – located in Main Library Information Commons PublicMudd01 - located in Mudd Library PublicMudd22 - located in Mudd Library SketchUp Pro Stata Stat/Transfer (only available on the PCs listed below): PublicICLCD01- located in Main Library Information Commons PublicMudd01 - located in Mudd Library VLC Media Player Windows Media Player Zoom ZoomText Zotero	Ableton Live (IC117-124 & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Adium Acrobat Distiller Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe After Effects CC Adobe Animate CC Adobe Audition CC Adobe Bridge CC Adobe Character Animator CC Adobe DNG Converter Adobe Dreamweaver CC Adobe Fireworks Adobe Flash Builder Adobe Fuse CC Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe InCopy CC Adobe InDesign CC Adobe Media Encoder Adobe Muse CC Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Prelude CC Adobe Premiere Pro CC Adobe Scout CC App Store ARIA Player (IC117-124 & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Atom Audacity Automator Blackmagic Desktop Video [and Setup] Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Blackmagic Media Express Blue Jeans Books Box Sync Calculator Calendar Chess Contacts Cyberduck Dashboard DaVinci Resolve [and Panels Setup] DaVinci Resolve Dictionary DPS App Builder Dropbox DVD Player EndNote Epson Scan Settings EPSON Scan Evernote FaceTime Falcon FileZilla Finale (IC117-124 & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Find My Firefox Font Book Fork Lift Fotor Photo Editor Free MP4 Converter GarageBand Garritan Instruments for Finale (IC117-124 & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Garritan Personal Orchestra (IC117-124 & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Google Chrome Google Earth Pro GrandPerspective HandBrake iBooks Image Capture iMovie iTunes Keynote Launchpad LockDown Browser LogicProX (Room B182) LibreOffice Mactracker Mail Maps Mathematica MATLAB Messages Microsoft Office Microsoft Edge Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Remote Desktop Microsoft Teams Microsoft Word Mission Control Notes Numbers OneDrive OpenOffice Pages Photo Booth Photos PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate (PublicMedia06) Podcasts Preview Project Felix QuickTime Player R Racket Remindersv Respondus LockDown RStudio Safari Self Service Sibelius (IC & Periodicals News and Reading Room) Siri SketchUpViewer Skype for Business Skype SmartConverter Sound Forge Pro (B182 & Reading Room) SPSS [SPSSStatistics] Stata Stickies Stocks TeX [BibDesk] TeX [LaTeXiT] TeX [TeXShop] TextEdit TextWrangler The Unarchiver Time Machine TV VLC VMware Horizon Client Voice Memos Xcode Zoom Zotero	7-Zip Adobe Creative Cloud* Cyberduck FastStone Capture FileZilla Client Global Protect Google Chrome IrfanView Mersive Solstice Microsoft Edge Microsoft Office Professional Plus Mozilla Firefox Notepad++ OneNote VLC media player Zoom *All other Adobe software can be downloaded using the Creative Cloud app on the laptop.

GIS and Data Visualization Software

GIS software is installed on desktop PCs in the Libraries. The Geospatial and Data Visualization Lab in Mudd Library 2122 is equipped with four high performance PCs for geospatial and data visualization work.

ArcGIS Pro

Available for use with an active NetID for academic and non-commercial use
Create an ArcGIS Online account by selecting the Enterprise login and using your NetID through ArcGIS Online
Use for creating, analyzing and compiling geographic information

Create account at ArcGIS

QGIS

Free and open-source software
Compatible with Mac or Windows OS

Download at QGIS

Other web software is available for GIS and data visualization needs. One-on-one consultations are available with research data specialists from the library or NUIT to find the best fit for a project.

Request a Consult

Accessibility Software

Assistive software is installed on all Mac and Windows computers in the library, as well as laptops loaned from the circulation desk.

NVDA (Windows)
Read & Write: text reading software (Windows)
VoiceOver (Mac)
Windows Narrator: screen reading software (Windows)
ZoomText: screen magnifier (Windows)

Bloomberg Terminal

The Bloomberg Terminal is a global financial services system that provides financial, economic and government information covering all market sectors.

Cost

Free

Location

Information Commons, University Library, Level 1

Eligible Patrons

Northwestern Faculty
Staff and Students

Limits

You must create a log in for the terminal on first use.
You must provide a mobile number to authenticate a new user account.
Available only at the terminal in the library

See the Bloomberg Terminal User Guide

Off-campus Software Use

NUworkspace offers users a Windows OS virtual desktop with a suite of software applications for University work. NUworkspace is operated through NUIT.