Before you buy, visit our software catalog! Many titles like Microsoft Office, thinkcell and Autodesk are available for download at no cost. Or, use Virtual Andrew to access a Windows computer with a variety of academic software titles. Dedicated CFD software for Mac systems aren’t very common and may seem expensive. Opting for a free trial is a must. Installed CFD software that runs simulations on local machines requires substantial processing power plus special configurations to generate complex mesh systems that older laptops with 32-bit processors may not be able to handle.
The list of software available is listed on the left-hand side.
We can also help you find the software you need in a computer suite on campus.
Office for Mac is the essential software suite that enables you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations. If we don't have the software you need Any staff member can make a request for a University site-license to be purchased for a software package.
Click on the software title to navigate to the related page where you will find information on system requirements, training, support and how to get it.
Staff requiring software to be installed on their University PC should contact their relevant IT Support Team.
Title Search | Search by Platform | Keyword Search |
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EasyPlot 4.0.4 | Windows | Easyplot is a tool for viewing, analysing and plotting scientific or technical data. |
Maple 2021 Single User for Linux | Linux | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Autodesk Revit 2020 | Windows | Autodesk Revit is building information modelling software for architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (mep) engineers, designers and contractors. |
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 | Windows | Microsoft Skype for Business allows the participant to enjoy instant messaging (IM), audio and video calls, online meetings, availability (presence) information, and sharing capabilities all from one, easy-to-use program. |
ArcGIS 10.6 for Windows | Windows | ArcGIS Desktop is used to compile, use, and manage geographic information. It includes a comprehensive set of professional GIS applications that support a number of GIS tasks, including: mapping, data compilation, analysis, geodatabase management, and geographic information sharing. |
LastPass | Mac | LastPass is a password manager. It stores your usernames and passwords online (encrypted) and enters them automatically when you log in to a website. |
Affinity Designer 1.8.6 | Mac | For creating concept art, print projects, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups and more, our powerful design app is already the choice of thousands of professional illustrators, web designers and game developers who love its silky-smooth combination of vector and raster design tools. |
Nvivo 2020 | Windows | NVIVO is qualitative data analysis software designed to aid users in managing, organising and supporting research in qualitative data analysis projects. With purpose built tools for classifying, sorting and arranging information, NVivo can assist with analysing different types of data such as interview transcripts, field notes, case notes and articles. |
Matlab | Linux | MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical computation. Using MATLAB, you can solve technical computing problems faster than with traditional programming languages, such as C, C++, and Fortran. |
LastPass | Linux | LastPass is a password manager. It stores your usernames and passwords online (encrypted) and enters them automatically when you log in to a website. |
Adobe Products | Windows | A new VIP Agreement has been arranged with Academia to allow the University to gain the highest level of discount when purchasing Adobe products. |
Mathematica | Windows | |
Qualtrics | Web | Qualtrics is a user friendly, web-based, interface for creating and distributing online, self-completion questionnaire surveys, monitoring participants’ responses, and downloading data into numerous software packages, including those statistical analysis packages that we use as standard in both our teaching and research (e.g. Excel, SPSS/PASW). |
Gaussview 5.0.9 | Windows | Gaussian 09 is the latest in the Gaussian series of programs. It provides state-of-the-art capabilities for electronic structure modeling. Gaussian 09 is licensed for a wide variety of computer systems. All versions of Gaussian 09 contain every scientific/modeling feature, and none imposes any artificial limitations on calculations other than your computing resources and patience. |
SPSS 28.0 Single User | Windows | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
Virex 9.1 | Mac | Virex is anti-virus software for detecting, removing, and preventing computer viruses on MacOS X computers. |
Matlab | Windows | MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical computation. Using MATLAB, you can solve technical computing problems faster than with traditional programming languages, such as C, C++, and Fortran. |
Maple 2021 Network for Mac | Mac | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Affinity Publisher 1.8.6 | Mac | From books, magazines, and marketing materials, to social media templates, website mock-ups and other projects, this next-generation publishing app gives you the power to combine your images, graphics, and text to make beautiful layouts ready for publication. |
SPSS 28.0 Network | Windows | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
LastPass | Windows | LastPass is a password manager. It stores your usernames and passwords online (encrypted) and enters them automatically when you log in to a website. |
Matlab | Mac | MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical computation. Using MATLAB, you can solve technical computing problems faster than with traditional programming languages, such as C, C++, and Fortran. |
Affinity Designer 1.8.5 | Windows | For creating concept art, print projects, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups and more, our powerful design app is already the choice of thousands of professional illustrators, web designers and game developers who love its silky-smooth combination of vector and raster design tools. |
VPN FortiClient | Windows | Forticlient uses ssl and ipsec vpn to provide secure, reliable access to corporate networks and applications from virtually any internet-connected remote location. forticlient simplifies remote user experience with built-in auto-connect and always-up vpn features. |
Autocad 2020 | Windows | AutoCAD is an industry leading 2D and 3D universal CAD design, drafting, modeling, architectural drawing and engineering software. AutoCAD software is used by Architects, CAD technicians, designers, engineers, project managers, and CAD managers worldwide in a variety of industries, including the manufacturing, building, civil, and mapping industries. |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional | Windows | Windows 8.1 is the current release of the Windows operating system, produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs. |
McAfee Endpoint Security 10.6 Campus Use for Mac | Mac | McAfee is anti-virus software for detecting, removing, and preventing computer viruses.The connection of laptops, tablets, mobile phones and other wireless devices to corporate networks creates attack paths for security threats. Endpoint security attempts to ensure that such devices follow a definite level of compliance to standards. |
Microsoft SQL Server Standard 2012 | Windows | Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. As a database, it is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network (including the Internet) |
Password Safe 3.4 | Windows | Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager program for use with Microsoft Windows. The software allows you to safely create a secured and encrypted user name/password list. With Password Safe all you have to do is create and remember a single 'Master Password' of your choice in order to unlock and access your entire user name/password list. |
Endnote Web | Web | EndNote Web is a Web-based bibliographic service for students and researchers that organises personal reference collections and saves time retyping references for course work and publication. |
Mathcad 15.0 | Windows | Mathcad is the industry standard for applying mathematics. The Mathcad product family allows you to calculate, graph, and communicate technical ideas. Mathcad delivers all the solving capabilities, functionality and robustness needed for calculation, data manipulation and engineering design work. |
Ansys 17.1 for Windows | Windows | Ansys is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of mechanical problems, used widely in industry to simulate the response of a physical system to structural loading, and thermal and electromagnetic effects. Ansys uses the finite-element method to solve the underlying governing equations and the associated problem-specific boundary conditions. |
Microsoft Office365 Pro plus | Windows | Office365 ProPlus is a service available to registered students with an Office365 email account enabling them to use the latest full version of Microsoft Office. |
Maple 2021 Student Extension for Windows | Windows | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Amos 27.0 | Windows | Amos provides you with powerful and easy-to-use structural equation modeling (SEM) software. Create more realistic models than if you used standard multivariate statistics or multiple regression models alone. Using Amos, you specify, estimate, assess, and present your model in an intuitive path diagram to show hypothesized relationships among variables. |
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Standard | Windows | As of the 1st of January, 2019, Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Standard and Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Premium replaced the names of Imagine Standard and Imagine Premium. |
Minitab 19.0 | Mac | Minitab is a powerful statistical software package that provides a wide range of data analysis capabilites. Minitab allows the user to create, manipulate and restructure data, produce a variety of graphs from simple charts to detailed diagrams and perform comprehensive statistical analysis. |
Microsoft Office 2019 | Mac | Office for Mac is the essential software suite that enables you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations. |
Maple 2021 Network for Linux | Linux | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Nvivo 2020 | Mac | NVIVO is qualitative data analysis software designed to aid users in managing, organising and supporting research in qualitative data analysis projects. With purpose built tools for classifying, sorting and arranging information, NVivo can assist with analysing different types of data such as interview transcripts, field notes, case notes and articles. |
Anti-Virus Protection for Windows | Windows | The University recommends that you use Windows Defender which comes pre-installed on Windows devices. Microsoft Defender is an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows |
Read & Write Gold 11 (student use) | Windows | Read&Write Gold is designed to provide help to computer users with reading and writing difficulties. Among its many features are the ability to read text aloud and help construct words and sentences. It also has advanced spell checking, document scanning and internet tools. |
Mobaxterm | Windows | MobaXterm is a toolbox for remote computing. In a single Windows application, it provides loads of functions that are tailored for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators and pretty much all users who need to handle their remote jobs in a more simple fashion. |
SPSS 27.0 Network | Windows | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
Origin Pro 2021 Single User for Windows | Windows | Origin Pro provides a data analysis and graphing workspace for scientists and engineers. |
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2016 | Windows | Microsoft Office Project gives you project management tools with usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively. You can control project work, schedules, and finances, keep project teams aligned, and be more productive through integration with Microsoft Office system programs, powerful reporting, guided planning, and flexible tools. |
Crossover 10.0 | Linux | CrossOver Office Professional allows you to install your favourite Windows office applications in Linux. |
Origin Pro 2021 Network for Windows | Windows | Origin Pro provides a data analysis and graphing workspace for scientists and engineers. |
Chembiodraw 20.0 | Mac | The ChemBioDraw Ultra suite provides scientists with an up-to-date collection of scientifically intelligent applications for chemical structure drawing and analysis combined with biological pathway drawing. |
Amos 28.0 | Windows | Amos provides you with powerful and easy-to-use structural equation modeling (SEM) software. Create more realistic models than if you used standard multivariate statistics or multiple regression models alone. Using Amos, you specify, estimate, assess, and present your model in an intuitive path diagram to show hypothesized relationships among variables. |
Affinity Photo 1.8.6 | Mac | Smooth and most precise image editing software, this essential app will revolutionise the way you work, whether you are editing and retouching images, creating full-blown multi-layered compositions, or making beautiful raster paintings. |
Mathcad Prime 7.0 | Windows | Mathcad is the industry standard for applying mathematics. The Mathcad product family allows you to calculate, graph, and communicate technical ideas. Mathcad delivers all the solving capabilities, functionality and robustness needed for calculation, data manipulation and engineering design work. |
Mindgenius 2020 | Windows | MindGenius is a mind mapping program offering the flexibility to draw a variety of concept maps and then export them to various applications. |
SPSS 28.0 | Mac | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
Mindgenius 2020 (Student Use) | Windows | MindGenius is a mind mapping program offering the flexibility to draw a variety of concept maps and then export them to various applications. |
Autodesk 2007 | Windows | The Autodesk Campus Agreement enables usage of a mix of all Autodesk software titles. In addition, a pool of licenses is available on a first-come-first-served basis, for staff to run Autocad 2007. The license granted from this pool is a temporary license and lasts only as long as the Autocad session does. Thereafter the license is returned to the pool for re-allocation. |
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Premium | Windows | As of the 1st of January, 2019, Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Standard and Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Premium will replace the names of Imagine Standard and Imagine Premium. |
Microsoft Visio Standard | Windows | Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office suite. |
Affinity Publisher 1.8.5 | Windows | From books, magazines, and marketing materials, to social media templates, website mock-ups and other projects, this next-generation publishing app gives you the power to combine your images, graphics, and text to make beautiful layouts ready for publication. |
Autodesk Inventor 2020 | Windows | Autodesk Inventor is a computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation developed by Autodesk. |
Chembiodraw 20.0 | Windows | The ChemBioDraw® Ultra suite provides scientists with an up-to-date collection of scientifically intelligent applications for chemical structure drawing and analysis combined with biological pathway drawing. |
Gaussian Rev C.0.1 | Windows | Gaussian 09 is the latest in the Gaussian series of programs. It provides state-of-the-art capabilities for electronic structure modeling. Gaussian 09 is licensed for a wide variety of computer systems. All versions of Gaussian 09 contain every scientific/modeling feature, and none imposes any artificial limitations on calculations other than your computing resources and patience. |
Gpg4win 2.3 | Windows | Gpg4win is an email and file encryption package for most versions of Microsoft Windows, which uses GnuPG public-key cryptography for data encryption and digital signatures. |
Maple 2021 Student Extension for Mac | Mac | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
SPSS 27.0 | Mac | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
McAfee Endpoint Security 10.6 Home Use for Mac | Mac | McAfee is anti-virus software for detecting, removing, and preventing computer viruses.The connection of laptops, tablets, mobile phones and other wireless devices to corporate networks creates attack paths for security threats. Endpoint security attempts to ensure that such devices follow a definite level of compliance to standards. |
Heimdal | Windows | Heimdal FREE helps avoid confusing, risky websites, spyware, adware and tool bars when looking for new apps to install. The software closes critical security vulnerabilities in your software and keeps key applications such as browses, Java and Adobe up to date automatically. |
Microsoft Visio Professional | Windows | Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office suite. |
Turnitin | Web | Turnitin, an online plagiarism prevention package helps educators take advantage of the Internet's educational potential. Papers submitted are compared against billions of Internet documents, an archived copy of the Internet, databases of submitted student papers, and journal and monograph databases. Any matching text is detailed in an Originality Report and sent to the user. |
Labview | Windows | Labview is a program for signal acquisition, measurement analysis, and data presentation, offering the flexibility of a programming language without the complexity of traditional development tools. |
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | Windows | Windows 10 is the current release of the Windows operating system, produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs. |
Microsoft Teams | Windows | Microsoft Teams is software that enables you and your team to work together remotely by giving you a collaboration platform to work within. |
7-Zip | Windows | 7-Zip is an open-source file archive manager with a high compression ratio. |
Minitab 19.0 | Windows | Minitab is a powerful statistical software package that provides a wide range of data analysis capabilites. Minitab allows the user to create, manipulate and restructure data, produce a variety of graphs from simple charts to detailed diagrams and perform comprehensive statistical analysis. |
PGI Accelerator Server Compiler Suite Linux | Linux | The PGI Accelerator Server Compiler Suite allows users to use a C, C++ or FORTRAN compiler on any campus machine running Linux. The Accelerator features include support for GPU’s and multi-core CPU’s via CUDA-FORTRAN and CUDA-x86. See http://www.pgroup.com/products/pgiserver.htm for more details. |
Maple 2021 Network for Windows | Windows | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Endnote 20 | Windows | EndNote is a tool to search online bibliographic databases and to retrieve the references directly into Endnote. Endnote is also a reference and image database for searching for bibliographic references in your private reference library. |
Sample Power 3.0 | Windows | IBM SPSS SamplePower software enables you to quickly find the right sample size for your research, and test the possible results before you begin your study. |
Microsoft Office365 Pro Plus | Mac | Office365 ProPlus is a service available to registered students with an Office365 email account enabling them to use the latest full version of Microsoft Office. |
Read & Write Gold 11 | Windows | Read&Write Gold is designed to provide help to computer users with reading and writing difficulties. Among its many features are the ability to read text aloud and help construct words and sentences. It also has advanced spell checking, document scanning and internet tools. |
Microsoft Office Visual Studio Professional | Windows | Visual Studio Professional Edition is a comprehensive set of tools that accelerates the process of turning the developer's vision into reality. |
Autocad 2021 | Windows | AutoCAD is an industry leading 2D and 3D universal CAD design, drafting, modeling, architectural drawing and engineering software. |
Maple 2021 Single User for Windows | Windows | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Zoom | Windows | Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service you can use to virtually meet with others - either by video or audio-only or both, all while conducting live chats - and it lets you record those sessions to view later. |
SPSS 27.0 Single User | Windows | SPSS provides you with a broad range of capabilities for the entire analytical process. |
Maple 2021 Student Extension for Linux | Linux | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Endnote 20 | Mac | EndNote is a tool to search online bibliographic databases and to retrieve the references directly into Endnote. Endnote is also a reference and image database for searching for bibliographic references in your private reference library. |
Procite 5.0 | Windows | ProCite is a powerful Windows tool for researchers, librarians, writers, and students. |
McAfee Endpoint Security 10.6 Student Use for Mac | Mac | McAfee is anti-virus software for detecting, removing, and preventing computer viruses.The connection of laptops, tablets, mobile phones and other wireless devices to corporate networks creates attack paths for security threats. Endpoint security attempts to ensure that such devices follow a definite level of compliance to standards. |
Maple 2021 Single User for Mac | Mac | Maple is an algebraic and numerical mathematics package used for solving mathematical problems and creating interactive technical applications. |
Affinity Photo 1.8.5 | Windows | Smooth and most precise image editing software, this essential app will revolutionise the way you work, whether you are editing and retouching images, creating full-blown multi-layered compositions, or making beautiful raster paintings. |
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 | Windows | Office 2019 includes many of the features previously published via office 365, along with improved inking features, new animation features in powerpoint including the morph and zoom features, and new formulae and charts in excel for data analysis. |
Adobe Products | Mac | A new VIP Agreement has been arranged with Academia to allow the University to gain the highest level of discount when purchasing Adobe products. |
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 | Mac | Microsoft Skype for Business allows the participant to enjoy instant messaging (IM), audio and video calls, online meetings, availability (presence) information, and sharing capabilities all from one, easy-to-use program. |
If we don't have the software you need
Any staff member can make a request for a University site-license to be purchased for a software package. We will consider requests based on the following criteria:
- Cross faculty use
- Number of users/faculties currently using software
- Cost of site-licence
- Software comparison with software currently available via Pegasus
Please download the Software License Proposal Form, fill it in and email it back to us.
Important: licence agreements
The University provides downloadable software packages for use on University-owned computers free of charge to staff and students. In some instances, software may also be installed on personal devices.
You must always check the licensing terms and conditions when you download software from this page. A copy of the licensing terms and conditions will be emailed to you when you log in and download software. Terms and conditions for software vary, but generally:
Ansys software, free download For Mac Os
- The majority of software can not be used for commercial purposes
- You are only entitled to use the software for as long as you are a member of staff/student at Strathclyde.
- You must not distribute copies of software (or licence codes) to others, including former colleagues or contractors.
Ansys Academic License
Please remember, all downloads are logged and may be audited by our suppliers. One person misusing a licence—even accidentally—may result in access being withdrawn from everyone. If you are in any doubt, contact help@strath.ac.uk to check software is suitable for your needs.