If your work computer stores sensitive data and Information Technology has removed software installation access on it, you will need to follow these procedures when you require new software.
Software for students, staff, and professors
Consult this list regularly for the most up-to-date softwares available to students, staff and professors.
Request software for computers with sensitive data
List of available software
| Name | Functionality | Technical support | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Pro (Faculty) | Create and edit PDF files | From vendor | Buy Acrobat Pro (Faculty) |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro (Staff) | Create and edit PDF files | From vendor | Buy Acrobat Pro (Staff) |
| Antidote (Faculty and staff) | Bilingual writing tool | From vendor | Buy Antidote |
| AnyConnect (Faculty and staff) | VPN | Service Desk | Free Download AnyConnect |
| ArcGIS Pro (Students, faculty and staff) | Mapping software and data | From vendor | Free |
| ChemDraw (Students, faculty and staff) | Chemical structures creator | From vendor | Free Download ChemDraw |
| Deep Freeze (Staff) | Protect computer settings and configurations | From vendor | Buy Deep Freeze |
| LiquidFiles (Students, faculty and staff) | For emails with large attachments or an encryption requirement. | Service Desk | Free Navigate to the Shares tab in liquid files. |
| Maple (Faculty) | Mathematics and modeling tool | From vendor | Buy Maple (Faculty) |
| Maple (Staff) | Mathematics and modeling tool | From vendor | Buy Maple (Staff) |
| Mathematica (Faculty) | Computations application | From vendor | Buy Mathematica (Faculty) |
| Mathematica (Staff) | Computations application | From vendor | Buy Mathematica (Staff) |
| Matlab & Matlab Toolbox (Faculty) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy MatLab (Faculty) |
| Matlab & Matlab Toolbox (Staff) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy MatLab (Staff) |
| MS Calendar (Faculty and staff) | uOttawa statutory holidays in MS Calendar Note for Mac users: To import the file to Outlook, two-finger click (tap the 'control' button and click) from the sub-menu select Open With then click Microsoft Outlook. In the Add event window, click on Import. Determine Outlook version: Check if there's a File tab on the ribbon. If File doesn't appear, you're using new Outlook. If you have a File tab, you're using classic Outlook. | Service Desk | Free download (Connection to LiquidFiles required) |
| Microsoft Defender (Faculty and staff) | Anti-virus (For University-owned computers) | Service Desk | Free Contact your IT representative or Service Desk |
| Microsoft Office (Students) | Office Suite | Service Desk | Free MS Office 365 login |
| Microsoft Office (Faculty and staff) | Office Suite | Service Desk | Free Consult our MS Office 365 website |
| Microsoft Office (Former staff and clinicians) | Office Suite | Service Desk | MS Office for personal use |
| Microsoft OneDrive (Students, faculty and staff) | Office Suite | From vendor | Free |
| Microsoft Power BI Pro (Students, faculty and staff) | Business intelligence Details about Power BI | From vendor | An additional license is required at a cost of $228 per user, billed annually. |
| Microsoft Project Pro (Faculty) | Project management | Service Desk | Buy Project Pro (Faculty) |
| Microsoft Project Pro (Staff) | Project management | Service Desk | Buy Project Pro (Staff) |
| Microsoft Teams (Students, faculty and staff) | Office Suite | Service Desk | Free Download MS Teams |
| Microsoft Visio Professional (Faculty) | Diagramming Tool | From vendor | Buy Visio (Faculty) |
| Microsoft Visio Professional (Staff) | Diagramming Tool | From vendor | Buy Visio (Staff) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio (Faculty) | Application Development Tools | From vendor | Buy Visual Studio (Faculty) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio (Staff) | Application Development Tools | From vendor | Buy Visual Studio (Staff) |
| NI LabVIEW (Faculty) | Systems graphical programming environment | From vendor | Buy NI LabVIEW (Faculty) |
| NI LabVIEW (Staff) | Systems graphical programming environment | From vendor | Buy NI LabVIEW (staff) |
| NVivo (Students, faculty and staff) | Qualitative data analysis software package | From vendor | Free Download NVivo |
| Read&Write for Education | Literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like | From vendor | Free Download Read&Write |
| Telnet/SSH (Students, faculty and staff) | Putty Windows – style installer | From vendor | Free Download Telnet/SSH |
| SAS (Faculty) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SAS (Faculty) |
| SAS (Staff) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SAS (Staff) |
| SAS (Students) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SAS (Students) |
| SPSS (Faculty) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SPSS (Faculty) |
| SPSS (Staff) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SPSS (Staff) |
| SPSS (Students) | Statistical software | From vendor | Buy SPSS (Students) |
| Stata (Students) | Data analysis and statistical software | From vendor | Buy Stata (Students) |
| Stata (Faculty and staff) | Data analysis and statistical software | From vendor | Buy Stat (Faculty and staff) |
| SurveyMonkey (Students, faculty and staff) | Survey Tool | From vendor | Free Login information |
UNIWeb (Researchers and professors) |
| Service Desk | Learn more |