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.
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)
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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.
Three high-performance workstations can be used in the GIS and Data Visualization Lab in Mudd Library. Please email GIS@northwestern.edu with your request and a brief statement about your project to access the lab.
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
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.