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There are several ways to acquire software for your Smith owned or personally owned computer.  There is direct download, the Apple App Store, the ITS SmithSoftware webpage<\/a> and through the Self Service application for Macs. Self Service and the ITS SmithSoftware webpage<\/a> is only available while on campus unless you have installed the Ivanti Secure VPN client<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
<\/td>Application<\/th>Download<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>Adobe Products for Smith Owned Computers (Faculty and Staff)<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Anaconda - A distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Aquamacs<\/a> - An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more. Aquamacs is a modern editor based on GNU Emacs.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>ArcGIS<\/a> - Mapping without limits<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Arduino<\/a> designs, manufactures, and supports electronic devices and software, allowing people around the world to easily access advanced technologies that interact with the physical world.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>AstroImageJ<\/a> - ImageJ for Astronomy<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>AutoDesk<\/a> - AutoCAD and more software suite<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Brain Explorer<\/a> - A graphical and educatonal presentation of the brain and the disorders affecting it aimed at general practioners and specialists in training.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>ChemDraw<\/a> - Create chemically intelligent, publication-ready chemical structures and reactions, laboratory notes and experiment write-ups.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Chimera<\/a> - Interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>COMSOL - General-purpose simulation software based on advanced numerical methods<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Eclipse<\/a> - Provides IDEs and platforms for nearly every programming language and architecture.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Fetch - Mac File Transfer<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Fiji<\/a> - An ImageJ image processing package.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>FileMaker Pro<\/a><\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Fits Liberator<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>GraphPad - A versatile statistics tool purpose-built for scientists-not statisticians<\/td>Trial<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>HomeBrew
\n<\/td>		Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Igor Pro<\/a> - An extraordinarily powerful and extensible scientific graphing, data analysis, image processing and programming software tool for scientists and engineers.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Java Developement Kit<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Jupyterhub<\/a> - A multi-user web-based server that provides single-user \"notebooks\" where students can author code, text, and visualizations inside their own dedication virtual environment.
\n<\/td>		Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Kaleidagraph<\/a> - A thoughtfully designed graphing and data analysis application for research scientists.<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Logger Pro<\/a> - An award-winning, data-collection and analysis software for Windows and Mac computers.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Matlab<\/a> - A high-level, technical computing language and interactive environment. Used for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical modeling. It is site licensed on campus. Faculty and students are completely self-service with a Mathworks account.<\/a><\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Mathematica<\/a> - Computational software used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical and computing fields, based on symbolic mathematics. It is site licensed on campus. Completely self-service for students and faculty with Wolfram account.<\/td>Instructions<\/a>
\nDownload<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Microsoft Office<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>MySQL Workbench<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>NVivo - For qualitative and mixed-methods research<\/td>Contact ITS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Overleaf<\/a> - Online LaTeX editor.<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Processing<\/a> - A flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Pulse Secure VPN Client - Needed to access Smith on campus computers<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Python<\/a> - A programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>QGIS Project<\/a> - Create, edit, visualise, analyse and publish geospatial information on Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and mobile devices.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>R<\/a> - A software environment for statistical computing and graphics.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>REDcap - REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>RStudio and Shiny Server<\/a><\/td>More Information<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>SAO Image DS9
\n<\/td>		Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>SketchUp<\/a> - The easiest way to draw in 3D.<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>SolidWorks<\/a> - 3D CAD design software (Windows only).<\/td>SDK ID Link<\/a>
\nDownload<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>SolidWorks<\/a> - 3D CAD design software.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>Starry Night<\/a> - Not everyone is a astronaut. But we can all go to the Moon.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>StarStax<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Stata<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Time Lapse Assembler<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>TopSpin<\/td>Instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Visual Studio Code<\/a> - Code editing<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>VMWare<\/a> - Please fill out the linked form.<\/td>Request Form<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>WeBWorK<\/a> - An open-source online homework system for math and sciences courses.<\/td>Contact CATS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Xcode<\/a> - Create amazing apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.<\/td>Apple App Store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>Xquartz<\/a> - An open-source effort to develop a version of the X.Org X Window System that runs on OS X.<\/td>Download<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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