UQ software catalogue
UQ provides software for academic, research and administrative use.
Students may be eligible to access selected software for free. Visit free student software for personal use for more details.
Make sure you comply with usage restrictions and read the purchasing information below before proceeding. If the software you need is not listed in the catalogue, visit the Purchasing or requesting software page for information and next steps. Note that if you need additional software (even free and cloud software) you must comply with UQ’s Software Acquisition and Use Procedure.
For information on software for labs, visit the UQ Digital Workspace web page.
The UQ Library also provides access and support to a number of applications on library computers. Find more information on the Library website.
Purchasing
Software at UQ is covered by a range of funding arrangements that appear in the ‘Purchase’ column of the table:
- Centrally funded: this software is purchased by ITS and can be used by UQ staff or students. You can install these programs on UQ-owned computers. There may be restrictions on where you can install it and who can use it. Check the usage restrictions first.
- Funded site licence: this software has been purchased by a specific organisational unit, and they may have restrictions on who can use it and where. If you're not sure if you're allowed to use these programs you can submit an IT request for more information.
- Purchase through UQeMarket: this software is available for use at UQ, but you will need to purchase a licence through UQeMarket. For more information on how to access and use UQeMarket, see the instructions for UQeMarket purchases.
- Request a quote: this software is available for use at UQ, but is not covered by an existing UQ funding arrangement, and is not available through UQeMarket. You will need to request a quote from one of UQ’s preferred suppliers and then place an order through UniFi. See instructions for requesting a quote.
- Free: this software has no cost, but could have restrictions on how and where it can be used, such as research purposes at St Lucia campus only.
Software usage rules are listed in the ‘Usage restrictions’ column. Common restrictions include:
- Administration: University administration and professional staff may use
- Commercial: commercial research and consulting allowed
- None: no usage restrictions
- Research: academic research allowed (but not commercial)
- Teaching: teaching purposes.
Browse software categories
- Accessibility
- Business
- Collaboration and communication
- Educational and referencing
- Geographical and mapping
- Graphics, video and audio
- Operating systems and servers
- Scientific and engineering
- Security
- Statistical data analysis and modelling
- Storage
- Web and software development
Search for software
Search by software name, or by software suite such as 'Adobe', 'Microsoft', or 'Autodesk'. To view a list of software that comes pre-installed on UQ computers, search 'pre-installed'.
Accessibility | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Dragon Naturally Speaking Speech recognition | Staff and students | -- | Windows | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Dyslexie font Font for dyslexic users | Staff and students at St Lucia, Gatton and Herston | Teaching | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| JAWS screen reader Screen reader | Staff and students | -- | Windows | Request a quote | Self-service |
Business | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF reading and editing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC PDF reading | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Cisco AnyConnect Remotely connect to UQ network | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Flexera Agent Software and hardware auditing | Staff | Administration | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Microsoft Office Document management and email | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Microsoft Office for Mac Document management and email | Staff and students | None | Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Microsoft Project Project management and charts | Staff and students | None | Windows | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Visio Business diagramming | Staff and students | None | Windows | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Mindjet Mind Manager Business process mapping | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| MYOB AccountRight Accounting with business management | Staff and students at St Lucia | Teaching | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| MYOB Essentials Accounting basics | Staff and students at St Lucia | Teaching | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| NoMAD Network access management | Staff and students | None | Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
PuTTY | Staff and students | None | Windows | Free | Self-service |
| Self Service Self-install applications | Staff and students | None | Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| SmartDraw Business diagramming | -- | -- | Windows Online | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Software Center Self-install applications | Staff and students | None | Windows | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| UQ IMS Agent Internet connection management | Staff and students | None | Windows | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
Collaboration and communication | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Remote computer access | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Microsoft Teams | Staff | None | Windows | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Zoom Video conferencing and chat | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
Educational and reference | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Adobe Captivate Creating eLearning content | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Digital Editions Ebook reader | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Self-service |
| Camtasia Screen recording and video editing | Staff and students | Teaching Administration | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Chrome Internet browser | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Echo 360 Personal Capture (PCAP) Personal and classroom video capture | Staff and students | -- | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| EndNote Citation and reference management | Staff (including clinical and adjunct) and students | -- | Windows Mac | Funded site license | Self-service |
| Firefox Internet browser | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
| Leximancer Textual analysis visualisation | Staff and students | Teaching Administration | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| LinkedIn Learning Online learning platform | Staff and students | -- | Online | Funded site license | Access LinkedIn Learning online |
Geographical and mapping | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| ArchiCAD Architecture modelling | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows Mac | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
| Autodesk AutoCAD 2D and 3D drawings | Staff, students and visitors | Teaching Research | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac 2D and 3D drawings | Staff, students and visitors | Teaching Research | Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2D drawings | Staff, students and visitors | Teaching Research | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Autodesk AutoCAD LT for Mac 2D drawings | Staff, students and visitors | Teaching Research | Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Autodesk AutoCAD toolsets Specialised toolsets for AutoCAD | Staff, students and visitors | Teaching Research | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| ESRI ArcGIS Geographic information and mapping | Staff and students | Teaching Research Administration (limited) | Windows | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Google Earth Pro Geographic mapping and analysis | No restrictions | No restrictions | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Self-service |
| MapInfo Geographic mapping and analysis | -- | -- | Windows | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| NearMap Aerial imagery and digital maps | Staff and students | -- | Online | Centrally funded | Access NearMap online |
| PTC Creo 3D drawings | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
| QGIS Geographic information and analysis | No restrictions | No restrictions | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Self-service |
| Siemens Solid Edge 2D and 3D drawings | EAIT staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
Graphics, video and audio | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Adobe After Effects Motion graphics and visual effects | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Animate (Flash Pro) Interactive animations | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Audition Audio recording, mixing and restoration | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Bridge Centralised asset browser | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Character Animator Live motion capture, 2D puppets and multi-track recording | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Dimension 3D, photo-based mock-up editor | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Fireworks Bitmap and vector graphics | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Flash Builder Rich internet applications and cross-platform applications | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Illustrator Vector graphics and illustrations | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe InDesign Page design and layout for print and digital publishing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Lightroom Image optimisation and manipulation | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Media Encoder Output video files for different screens | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Photoshop Image editing and design | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Photoshop Elements Image editing and design | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Prelude Tagging and transcoding video rough cuts | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Premiere Video production and editing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Premiere Elements Video production and editing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Presenter Video presentations | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Scout Visual profiler for Flash content | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Adobe Express Premium Social graphics, web pages and video stories | Staff and students | None | Mobile devices Web-based | Centrally funded | Access Adobe Express online |
| Adobe SpeedGrade Colour grading and correction | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Audacity Audio recording and editing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Self-service |
| Blender 3D computer graphics | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| CSound Sound compiler and audio programming language | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| GIMP Image editing and drawing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| HandBrake Digital video file transcoder | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Self-service |
| Inkscape Image editing and illustration drawing | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Irfanview Image viewer and converter | Staff and students | Teaching Administration Research | Windows | Free | Self-service |
| iTunes Media player and library | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Self-service |
| SnagIt Screen capture | Staff and students | Teaching Administration | Windows Mac | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Vivotek LiveClient and Playback Live camera feed and recording | Staff | -- | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| VLC Media Player Video player and streaming server | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Free | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
Operating systems and servers | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Citrix Secure virtual application platform | Staff | Administration | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Linux software Operating system and utilities | Staff | Internal business | Linux | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Azure Cloud computing services | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Funded site licence | Via EAIT student software website |
| Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Server Computer management and utilities | Staff | Academic Research Administration | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Exchange Server Mail and calendar scheduling server | Staff and students | Academic Research Administration | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Sharepoint Server Intranet server | Staff | Academic Research Administration | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Operating system | Staff and students | Academic Research Administration | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Windows Server Server operating system | Staff | Academic Research Administration | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| VMware Computer virtualisation | Staff and students | Internal business | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| VMware: Fusion Pro Computer virtualisation | Staff and students | Internal business | Mac | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
VMware: Workstation | Staff and students | Internal business | Windows Linux | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
Scientific and engineering | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| ANSYS Engineering simulation and 3D design | EAIT staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows Linux | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Altium Designer Electronic design automation | EAIT staff and students | None | Windows | Funded site licence | Via EAIT student software website |
| BioRender Scientific diagrams and illustrations | Staff and students | Premium license limited to publication and teaching | Online | Centrally funded | Access BioRender online |
| CES Materials education software | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Funded site licence | Via EAIT student software website |
| ChemDraw Professional Biology and chemistry | Staff and students | Academic Research | Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| ChemOffice Professional Biology and chemistry | Staff and students | Academic Research | Windows | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Gaussian Computational chemistry and electronic structure modelling | Staff and students at St Lucia | Academic Research | Windows Mac Linux UNIX | Funded site license | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| LabView Systems engineering | Staff and HDR students | Teaching Research | Windows Mac Linux | Funded site license | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Matlab Mathematics and technical computing | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows Mac Linux | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| MNova NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance visualisation, analysis and reporting | Staff and students (from contributing organisational units) | Academic Teaching Research | Windows Mac Linux | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Oasys Structural, geotechnical and pedestrian simulation software | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Funded site licence | Via EAIT student software website |
| Ricardo WAVE Gas dynamics simulation | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Funded site licence | Via EAIT student software website |
| Siemens HEEDS Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens NX Additive Manufacturing (NX AM) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens NX Computer Aided Design (NX CAD) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens NX Computer Aided Manufacturing (NX CAM) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens NX Nastran Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Polarion Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Simatic IT UA DM (Discrete Manufacturing) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Simatic IT UA MI (Manufacturing Intelligence) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Simatic IT UA PI (Process Industries) Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Simcenter 3D Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Simcenter Amesim 2019 Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens STAR-CCM+ Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Teamcenter Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Tecnomatix Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Siemens Testlab Product lifecycle management | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| SimPlot Analysis of microbial sequences | Staff and students | None | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| SPACE GASS Structural engineering software | EAIT staff and students | Teaching Academic Research | Windows | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
| Vitech Core Systems engineering software | EAIT students | Academic Research | Windows | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
| Xilinx Vivado Design Suite Synthesis and analysis of HDL computer language | EAIT staff and students | Teaching Academic Research | Windows Linux | Free | Via EAIT student software website |
Security | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Cortex XDR Antivirus | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac Linux | Centrally funded | Pre-installed on UQ computers |
Statistical data analysis and modelling | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Alpha Pro Data analysis and interactive visuals | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| EViews Econometric analysis | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| GAUSS Mathematics and statistics | Staff and students | -- | Windows | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Gephi Network analysis and visualisation | Staff and students | None | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| GraphPad Prism Biostatistics and scientific graphing | Staff, adjunct staff and students | Academic Research | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| JMP Academic Suite Analytics, data management and business intelligence | Staff and students | Academic Research | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Maple Symbolic and numeric computing | Staff and students | -- | Windows Mac | -- | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Mathematica Image processing for geometry and data science | Staff | Teaching Research | Windows Mac Linux Online | Funded site license | Self-service |
| Microsoft Power BI Desktop Business analytics | Staff | None | Windows | Free | Self-service |
| Microsoft Power BI Pro Business analytics | Staff | None | Online | Submit an IT request (staff only) | Self-service |
| Nvivo Rich-text and multimedia analysis | Staff and students | Teaching Research Personal education development Administration Development | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Qualtrics Research | Staff and students | None | Online | Centrally funded | Access Qualtrics online |
| SAS Education Analytic Suite Analytics, data management and business intelligence | Staff and students | Academic Research | Windows Linux | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| SigmaPlot Scientific graphing and data analysis | Staff and students | Academic Research | Windows | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| SPSS Statistics Descriptive and bivariate statistics | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Stata for students Statistics and data science | Students | Research Coursework | Windows | Centrally funded | Access via Digital Workspace |
| Stata for staff Statistics and data science | Staff | -- | Windows | Purchase online | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Statistica Data analysis and modelling | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Tableau Analytics and business intelligence | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
Storage | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| 7-Zip File compression | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Free | Self-service |
| AARNet Cloudstor Cloud storage | Staff, adjunct staff and students | Teaching Research Administration | Windows Mac Linux Mobile Online | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Microsoft OneDrive File storage | Staff | None | Windows Mac Mobile Online | Centrally funded | Self-service |
Web and software development | |||||
| Product name | Allowed users | Usage restrictions | Platforms | Purchase | How to install |
| Adobe Dreamweaver Web development | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Edge Web development | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Gaming SDK Gaming software development | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| Adobe Muse Simplified website builder | Staff and students | None | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Self-service |
| FileMaker Relational databases and interfaces | Staff and students | Teaching Research Administration | Windows Mac | Request a quote | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Expression Web Web design | No restrictions | None | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Imagine Software design and development | Students | Academic | Windows Mac | Centrally funded | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft SQL Server Database management | Staff | -- | Windows | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio Professional Web and software development | Staff and students | None | Windows | Purchase through UQeMarket | Submit an IT request (staff only) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition Web and software development | Staff and students | Teaching Research | Windows | Free | Submit an IT request (staff only) |