Software for Faculty (by category)

Overview

Faculty members have access to dozens of free software titles, along with additional products available at academic rates negotiated by Pitt Digital.

 

Detail

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Academic Systems
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
Adobe Captivate
eLearning Content Authoring		 $50/year PantherExpress
Clarivate EndNote
Bibliography, Citation, and Reference Software		 $50/year PantherExpress
HighPoint HighPoint Campus Experience (CX)
PeopleSoft/HighPoint Campus Experience(CX)		 FREE myPitt
Instructure Canvas
Learning Management System (LMS)		 FREE myPitt
LabArchives LabArchives Classroom Edition**
Electronic Research Notebooks		 FREE Software Download
Oracle PeopleSoft
Student Information System		 FREE myPitt
Panopto Panopto Video Platform***
Lecture Capture		 FREE myPitt
Top Hat Top Hat Classroom
Active Learning		 FREE Top Hat Classroom
Turnitin Feedback Studio**
Plagiarism Prevention Software		 FREE Turnitin
Turnitin Gradescope**
Grading Software		 FREE Gradescope

 

Communication and Collaboration
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
DocuSign DocuSign Enterprise
eSignature Workflow		 FREE myPitt
Hyland Perceptive Content (formerly ImageNow)
Document Management		 FREE Software Download
Microsoft

Office – Video, Voice, and Meeting Apps:

- Office 365 Audio Conferencing
- Stream (formerly Office 365 Video)

 MCA* myPitt
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Cloud Collaboration and Storage		 MCA* myPitt
Microsoft SharePoint Online
Cloud Collaboration and Storage		 MCA* myPitt

 

Enterprise Solutions and Infrastructure
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
Rave Mobile Safety Rave Alert and Rave Guardian
Emergency Notification Service (ENS)		 FREE Pitt App Center
Red Hat Red Hat Infrastructure
Open Source Infrastructure Software		 $400/year PantherExpress
VMWare VMWare Enterprise License Agreement**
Data Center and Digital Campus Technologies		 varies PantherExpress

 

Information Security
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
Agilebits Password Manager (1Password)
Password Manager		 FREE Accounts Self-Service
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect
PittNet VPN		 FREE Software Download
PKWare SecureZip
Enterprise Data Protection		 FREE Software Download
GlobalProtect Pulse VPN Desktop Client
PittNet VPN		 FREE Software Download
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Security Awareness Training		 FREE Online/Browser-Based
       

 

Personal Computing
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
Adobe Acrobat Pro**
PDF Creation and Editing		 $50/year PantherExpress
Adobe Creative Cloud** (all apps)
Design, Photography, and Video Editing 		 $200/year PantherExpress
Adobe Cumulative Licensing Program
(non-Creative Cloud apps)		 varies PantherExpress
Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite**
Graphic and Website Design, Photo Editing 		 $63/perpetual PantherExpress
Corel Painter*
Digital Art and Painting Software		 $63/perpetual PantherExpress
Corel Paintshop Pro*
Photo Editing and Design Software		 $15/perpetual PantherExpress
Corel Parallels Desktop for Mac** 
Mac and Windows Virtualization		 $58/year PantherExpress
Corel WordPerfect Office**
Productivity Software		 $39/perpetual PantherExpress
MakeMusic Finale Notation Software**
Music Notation Software		 FREE Software Download
Microsoft LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda)
On-Demand Training		 FREE myPitt
Microsoft

Office – Core Apps:

- Access desktop
- Excel desktop and web
- OneNote desktop and web
- Outlook desktop and web
- PowerPoint desktop and web
- Publisher desktop
- Word desktop and web

Office 365:

- Flow
- Forms
- Groups
- OneNote Class Notebook
- Planner
- PowerApps
- Sway
- Teams

 MCA* myPitt
Microsoft Project Online Pro**
Project Management		 $74/year PantherExpress
Microsoft Visio Pro**
Diagramming and Visualization		 $29/year PantherExpress

 

Research and STEM Resources
Vendor Product Name Faculty Use
(University Devices)		 Access
Alteryx Alteryx Designer
Self-Service Data Analytics		 $4,000/year PantherExpress
Alteryx Alteryx U.S. Location Insights
Self-Service Data Analytics		 $9,360/year PantherExpress
Bentley Systems Bentley Academic SELECT Portfolio** 
Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations Apps		 FREE Software Download
BioRender BioRender** 
Scientific Diagrams and Illustrations		 $125/year Software Download
Clark Labs IDRISI TerrSet Lab Kit**
Geospatial Monitoring and Modeling Software		 FREE Software Download
Corel CorelDRAW Technical Suite**
Technical Communication Software		 $63/perpetual PantherExpress
Esri ArcGIS Online, Pro, or Enterprise**
Geographic Information System		 $50/year PantherExpress
Fujitsu Scigress**
Molecular Modeling Software		 FREE Software Download
GraphPad Prism**
Scientific Analysis and Graphing Software		 $60/year PantherExpress
Hexagon AB ERDAS Imagine**
Geospatial Data Authoring System		 FREE Software Download
IBM

SPSS Campus Agreement: Premium**
Statistical Analysis Software

- SPSS Amos
- SPSS Modeler Premium
- SPSS Statistics

 $50/year PantherExpress
LabArchives LabArchives Professional Edition**
Electronic Research Notebooks		 FREE Software Download
MacKichan Software Scientific WorkPlace**
Mathematical and Scientific Typesetting Software		 FREE Software Download
Maplesoft Maple**
Math Software		 $125/year PantherExpress
MathWorks MATLAB**
Multi-Paradigm Numerical Computing Software		 $75/year PantherExpress
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
App, Game, and Web Development Tools		 varies Software Download
Minitab Minitab Web app**
Data Analysis, Statistical & Process Improvement Tools		 $40/year PantherExpress
PerkinElmer ChemOffice Professional**
Scientific Personal Productivity Software		 $55/year PantherExpress
PTC Creo View MCAD Professional**
CAD/Mathcad Software		 $60/year PantherExpress
PTC Mathcad Prime**
CAD/Mathcad Software		 $60/year PantherExpress
QSR International NVivo Pro**
Qualitative Data Analysis Software		 $100/year PantherExpress
Qualtrics Qualtrics CoreXM
Online Survey System		 FREE myPitt
Quest Software Toad Data Point Professional Edition
Database Developer and Administration Software		 $313/year PantherExpress
Quest Software Toad for Oracle DBA Suite
Database Developer and Administration Software		 $1,500/year PantherExpress
Quest Software Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition
Database Developer and Administration Software		 $625/year PantherExpress
SAS Institute JMP Pro**
Data Analysis Software		 FREE PantherExpress
SAS Institute SAS University Edition**
AI and Advanced Analytics Software		 $100/year PantherExpress
Stat/Transfer Stat/Transfer**
Data Conversion Software Utility		 FREE Software Download
StataCorp Stata**
Statistical Software for Data Science		 $125/year PantherExpress
SynchRO Soft SRL Oxygen XML Editor**
XML Editor		 FREE Software Download
Systat Software SigmaPlot**
Exact Graphs and Data Analysis Software		 FREE Software Download
Tableau Software Tableau Desktop**
Data Visualization Software		 $630/year PantherExpress
University of Chicago Globus**
Research Data Management		 FREE myPitt

 

*Restricted to faculty and staff in departments participating in the Microsoft Campus Agreement.
**Indicates license includes personal use.
***Captioning fee applies.

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