UChicago has software license agreements with a range of vendors to provide departments with free or reduced-cost academic and productivity tools.
If there's a software package you think might be of common interest but you don't see it listed here, send your suggestions to licensing@uchicago.edu.
| Software | Description | Eligibility | How To Purchase |
| Adobe Acrobat | Acrobat Pro perpetual license | University-owned computers | Perpetual Acrobat Pro and Captivate licenses can be purchased on BuySite using the punch-out to GovConnection. You will download the software directly from Adobe. |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | Annual Subscription for Design and Web software | University-owned computers | For Creative Cloud Named User licenses, use BuySite. Choose ITS Site Licensed Software as the supplier. |
| Apple (various) | Includes Final Cut Pro, Motion 5, Logic Pro X | University-owned computers | Your departmental purchaser should use BuySite. Select the Apple punch-out icon. The software is located under the Accessories tab. |
| ArcGIS | Mapping and spatial analysis | University-owned computers | For pricing and how to purchase, visit the Research Computing Center website. |
| Autodesk | Design and Engineering software; Autocad, Inventor, Maya, and others | Current faculty, students, and staff | Purchase not required. Create AutoDesk account, using your @uchicago.edu email address. |
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Compilers |
Intel C/C++/Fortran compiler suites and others | Academic researchers and students | To inquire about specific software installations at RCC, please contact help@rcc.uchicago.edu. |
| Electronic Design Software | Includes Mentor Graphics & Cadence | University-owned computers |
The Physical Sciences Division administers this license. Further info is available at edg.uchicago.edu/. |
| Endnote | Manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles |
University-owned computers, Current faculty, student, and staff |
Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite and choose the IT Services Site-Licensed Software icon as the supplier. Personal purchasing is also available. |
| GraphPad Prism | Basic biostatistics, curve fitting, and scientific graphing | University-owned computers |
GraphPad Prism licenses can be purchased on BuySite by selecting IT Services Site-Licensed Software as the supplier. |
| Spirion (formerly Identity Finder) | Prevents identity theft by finding sensitive data on your computer |
All individually-owned and University-owned equipment. Current faculty and staff (affiliates not included) |
Purchase not required. Get Spirion (Identity Finder). |
| Mathematica | Statistics and visualization software | Current faculty, students, and staff | No purchase is required. Get Mathematica. |
| MATLAB | Technical computing software for engineers and scientists in government, industry, and education. | University-owned computers and computational clusters | This is an annual subscription. Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite and choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon as the supplier. |
| Microsoft Office | Office 365 |
Faculty, students, and staff who work at home University-owned equipment |
The On-Premises licenses can be downloaded at no cost by faculty and staff from the University of Chicago or UChicago Medicine. The licenses can be installed on computers only owned by the University, or UChicago Medicine, and on work-at-home computers. The Desktop Bundle licenses are not intended for personal computer use. At no cost, you may install Office 365 (portal.office.com) on computers owned by the University, or UChicago Medicine, and on work-at-home computers. |
| Microsoft Windows Upgrade | Windows 10 upgrade |
Faculty, students, and staff who work at home, University-owned equipment |
At no cost, the upgrade can be downloaded by the faculty and staff of the University of Chicago or UChicago Medicine. It can be installed on computers owned by the University, UChicago Medicine, and work-at-home computers only. The Desktop Bundle licenses are not intended for personal computer use. |
| Microsoft - Others |
Project, Visio, Server licenses, CALs, and Visual Studio with MSDN |
Faculty, students, and staff who work at home University-owned equipment |
Visio and Project licenses are available for purchase in Buysite. Your departmental purchaser will choose the ITS Site Licensing icon as the supplier. Windows Server licenses, SQL, and CALs are covered under the University’s EES agreement. Contact licensing@uchicago.edu for access to these licenses. Visual Studio w/MSDN, Power BI Pro, and server licenses not covered under the Core agreement can be purchased in Buysite. Contact licensing@uchicago.edu for purchase quotes. |
| Minitab | Statistical and process management software | Faculty and staff |
Minitab is no longer available for institutional purchase from Site Licensing effective June 1, 2022. Minitab is available as a non-catalog supplier in Buysite for purchasing. |
| NVivo | Analyzes data using search, query, and visualization tools | Faculty, students, and staff (individually-owned or University-owned equipment) | Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite and choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon as the supplier. |
| Open Text HostExplorer | Terminal emulation used as a tn3270 client for Win XP | University staff and faculty (affiliates not included) | Via direct download. |
| Origin Pro | Data analysis and graphing software (works on Intel-based Macs) | Faculty and staff (University-owned and individually-owned equipment) | Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite and choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon as the supplier. |
| Overleaf | Cloud-based LaTeX is an editor used for writing, editing, and publishing scientific documents | Faculty, students, and staff | Refer to the Overleaf knowledge article for more information and the LaTeX Guide.. |
| PGI Accelerator with OpenACC | Portland Group Fortran, C, and C++ compilers | Academic researchers and students | Purchase not required. This software is available on the Research Computing Center HPC Cluster. |
| Qualtrics | Cloud-based survey platform | Faculty, students, and staff | Refer to this Qualtrics page for more information. |
| SAS | Business analytic software | University-owned equipment, or machines owned by faculty and staff | Your departmental purchaser can purchase from BuySite. Choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon for the supplier. |
| Shavlik | Centralized patch management and asset inventory software for Windows and third-party applications for both virtual and physical machines | University-owned machines | Your departmental purchaser can purchase from BuySite. Choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon for the supplier. |
| SPSS | Analytical software, from planning to data collection to analysis, reporting, and deployment |
Current Faculty and staff University-owned, medical campus-owned, or individually-owned computers |
Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite. Choose the IT Services Site Licensing icon for the supplier. |
| Stata | Statistics and visualization software | Faculty, students, and staff (University-owned, medical campus-owned, or individually- owned equipment |
Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite. Choose the ITS Site Licensing icon for the supplier. Stata MP16 is available also on the Research Computing Center HPC Cluster. Personal purchasing is available. |
| CrowdStrike Falcon | Antivirus tools | All faculty, students, and staff | Available via Direct download. For UChicago-owned devices, faculty and staff should consult with your local IT support for installation. Unit IT administrators should contact security@uchicago.edu. |
| Think-cell | Microsoft Office Add-in | All faculty, students, and staff | Vendor download, then request a key from licensing@uchicago.edu. |
| X-Win32 | X Windows emulator for Windows PCs | IP addresses in "uchicago.edu" | Your departmental purchaser will use BuySite and choose the ITS Site Licensing icon as the supplier. |