How to get software
IT Services enables University members to obtain a variety of software products from the portals below
For the full software list consult the table below or scroll down for more information.
Student Benefit - Microsoft no longer distributes via OntheHub. New provisioning is under construction
IT Services Managed Staff Desktops, Library Reader PCs & Orchard
Software full list catalogue
- The list below shows the general availability for each software product.
- Your personal entitlement will depend on the status shown on your University Card (this will be verified when purchased via the IT Services Shop).
- This list is intended to show all software generally available throughout the University. If you are aware of software that should be included on this list please contact us at Software Licensing.
- All centrally funded software is on this list. If you don't find it here you will need to request it from your department, college, or self-fund the product. Do note, that for any new software which runs in the cloud (or part of) will need to go through a third party security assessment.
- Download links may be restricted access. ITSS indicates the link is only for registered IT Staff.
Software and validity | Additional details | License terms |
University units |
Staff | Students |
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1Password Annual renewal |
Please request a quote directly from Bytes (email oxforduni@bytes.co.uk or contact our Bytes account manager directly). Minimum 15 licenses in your initial order. |
Terms | Yes | Personal use is included in license | Personal use is included in license |
Adobe CLP Agreement Perpetual/non-subscription Contact oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Adobe CLP Agreement includes this software with perpetual licensing is not free of charge:
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Terms | Yes | No | |
Adobe VIP Agreement IT Services/CONNECT Managed Users have their own portal.
The online shop Adobe portal Each portal has its own renewal anniversary based on setup date |
Adobe VIP Agreement includes this software with subscription licensing:
Note: 2+ apps are the same cost as All Apps |
Terms | Yes |
Adobe
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ArcGIS Site-licensed |
Windows |
ESRI Terms |
ArcGIS Pro (ITSS) |
Yes | Yes |
BadCopy Pro (JuSoft) 4.1.0 build 125 |
File recovery software | Yes | No | ||
CasaXPS | Analysis techniques for both spectral and imaging data | ITSS | |||
ChatGPT ChatGPT Edu licensed to 31 August 2025 |
Discounted licenses are available through your department, see buying GenAI licenses. | N/A | Yes | No | |
ChemOffice and Crystal Maker (PerkinElmer)
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Database Integration, a Faster Interface & More Color Capabilities. Contact: Karl Harrison |
Same as Unit | |||
Copilot for Microsoft 365 (Microsoft) Licensed to 31 August 2025 |
Discounted licenses are available through your department, see buying GenAI licenses. |
N/A | Yes | No | |
Corel Academic Site Licence Site licensed |
Corel Painter, PaintShop Pro, CorelDraw Graphics Suite, PDF Fusion, VideoStudio Pro, Website Creator | Terms | ITSS | ||
0101/Crystalmaker Suite (CrystalMaker, CrystalDiffract, SingleCrystal) |
Visualization and analysis of crystal and molecular structures Annual site licence |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
EndNote Site-licensed |
Dept/College-owned Windows and macOS For University machines via ITSS for staff and students |
Terms | ITSS | ||
EndNote For personal use - same as above |
EndNote allowed for personal use |
Terms | Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed -no charge |
ENVI
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Image Processing and Analysis | Geography | |||
ERDAS IMAGINE | Windows and Unix | Earth Sciences | |||
File System Factory (Condrey) Annual renewal |
Yes | ||||
Imagine 'former' Microsoft software 'Azure Dev Tools for Teaching' |
Formerly DreamSpark We are working with our Microsoft colleagues to make this available as soon as possible |
Students only |
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Intel C/C++ for Linux Compiler | ARC | Free | |||
Intel Fortran for Linux Compiler | ARC | Free | |||
JRButils Managing Micro Focus v28 Retired product - last update July 2022 |
Formerly Novell | Terms | |||
JRButils for Active Directory v15 same as above
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Terms | ||||
Kofax Power PDF Advanced for Windows Site-licensed |
Kofax bought PDF- formerly Nuance
Mac licenses are not incl. and can be purchased from the |
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LabVIEW | Due to a significant price increase and subscription model, Physics will no longer support this software | Contact Supplier National Instruments | |||
MapInfo Pro Rental until 2017 |
includes Mapbasic via download Contact OUCE |
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MAPLE No longer renewed as |
Windows, Mac and Linux Contact Bytes oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
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Mathematica / Wolfram Site-licenced |
Windows, Mac and Linux. |
Terms | Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge |
Matlab Campus Licence Site-licensed |
Windows, Mac and Linux. Additional toolboxes included |
Agreement Details | Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge | |
Micro Focus Perpetual |
Formerly Novell Available for use as:
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Terms | Yes | ||
Microsoft 365 Site-licensed |
Includes Windows desktop OS, Microsoft Office desktop and online, SharePoint Designer and Core CALs. License covers staff included in annual headcount plus students |
Terms | |||
Microsoft Campus |
This has been superseded by our Microsoft 365 license (see above) | ||||
MS Windows educational software |
Windows - Students only We are working with our Microsoft colleagues to make this available as soon as possible |
WAH Terms | MS Azure Portal | MS Azure Portal | |
Microsoft Select Not included in Campus agreement |
Windows Server 3 ways to order: Please order directly from our supplier Bytes in one of the following ways: 1. Oracle Punchout 2. Direct via Bytes Portal - for those outside Oracle. Contact Bytes for access. 3. Quotes - email oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Terms |
No |
Yes - only University owned computers | No |
Microsoft Office 365 |
Office 365 apps are available to current students and staff on Nexus365 based on your University card status; Visual Studio, Project, Visio and other products are not included in Nexus365 For quotes contact Bytes: oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Nexus365 terms | Yes | Yes | |
NAG Annual renewal |
Serial Libraries, Data Mining Components, NAG Toolbox for MATLAB and FORTRAN Compiler |
Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Free (UG) |
NVivo Site licensed |
Windows and Mac Cloud collaboration is an optional extra run locally |
Terms | Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed - no charge |
OpenText Software Rental until 31/7/21 |
Now part of MicroFocus Exceed and OpenText Secure Shell |
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Origin Site licensed |
Windows - instructions and code The 'Request code' in the instructions above takes you to Origins site |
Yes | Yes | ||
Overleaf Site-wide subscription, expires 01/03/2025 |
Online only. | Terms | Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge |
OxMetrics Annual Licence |
Windows, Mac and Linux. Software Server |
Within Download | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oxygen XML Editor Site licensed |
Windows, Mac and Linux. | Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge | Site Licensed - no charge | |
Parallels for Mac |
Virtual Machine for Mac Educational subscription available via On The Hub Dept/Colleges |
Contact Bytes oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
OnTheHub | OnTheHub | |
PCounter site license
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Windows and Netware servers Perpetual for existing users |
Terms | Yes | ||
Portland C /C++ for Linux Compiler | Linux | Free | |||
Portland Fortran for Linux Compiler | Linux | Free | |||
SAS
No longer Site Licensed |
Departmental licence (only in Medical Sciences & Said Business School) For single licence contact SAS and ask for educational pricing |
Terms |
Medical Sciences Said Business School |
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Scientific Word Renewed until 2/2025 |
Windows and Mac. v6.x Courtesy of Social Sciences The owner of this product has retired and released the code for v5.x to GitHub |
Terms | Site Licensed - no charge |
Site Licensed - no charge | |
SigmaPlot Annual renewal 31/08/25 |
By contribution see ITSS Wiki On-Line / Local IT |
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Sophos Central
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Windows and Mac Managed by InfoSec |
Terms | Dept/College | Free | Free |
SpinRite v6.0 Version site licence |
Local IT | ITSS | |||
SPSS and AMOS Site licensed |
Windows and Mac AMOS Windows only |
Terms | Site Licensed - no charge | Site licensed - no charge | |
STATA The University does not have site licence for STATA. |
Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris. Individuals not covered by local licence may obtain academic pricing |
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Symantec Asset & Client Management Suite | Enables an accurate picture of assets throughout their lifecycle. | Yes | |||
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite v3.3 | Disk imaging software. | Yes | Yes | ||
VMWare | Virtualisation software |
Email Bytes for quote oxforduni@bytes.co.uk and request it is assigned to you |
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VPN Client | For Windows, Mac and Unix | Free | Free | Free | |
Windows desktop OS (Microsoft) |
Site-licence for University devices included in Microsoft 365 subscription (see above) | Yes | No | No | |
Zenworks Configuration Manager Perpetual with Maintenance |
Previously Zenworks for Desktops Desktop OS Management |
Terms | Yes |
Agreement details: Each software item is covered by a different software agreement. The column "Licence Terms" in the table above links additional details on who can use and install the software. Availability is shown for University Units, Staff and Students. Where software is centrally funded it is noted as "free". If a fee is required it is noted as "Yes". A blank cell means that we are unable to supply this software. Please note that "free" refers only to the software licence, media cost will apply where required.
The following software is available on ARC systems:
Domain of Application | Software |
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Structural Mechanics | Abaqus |
Computational Chemistry | ABINIT , ADF, CASTEP, Dalton, Gaussian03, Gaussian09, GAMESS, GROMACS, Namd |
Computational Genomics | Abyss, Beast, Impute, MrBayes, Orca, Velvet |
General Computing | Mathematica, MATLAB, Python |
Performance Compilers | Intel, PGI |
Performance Libraries | MKL, ACML, GSL, PETSc |
Medical imaging | FSL |
Statistics | R, Stata |
Software Development Tools | DDT, Intel Debugger, Valgrind |
Purchasing Software
The majority of software licences and associated media is distributed through our supplier Bytes. To obtain a quote email oxforduni@bytes.co.uk or use the Oracle Punchout. Colleges may request access to their online portal at the same email. Purchases through Bytes do not require a software card number and IT Services will not have a record of these purchases as we did in the past.
Adobe Cloud products and Kofax for Mac are exceptions and remain on the online shop (requires Oxford Cisco VPN). Users buying software on behalf of a department or college should use a purchase order or credit card.
Some software is obtained by individual departments of the University, not in IT Services. Full details of those agreements can be seen on the Oxford IT Staff wiki (only visible to Oxford IT Staff - please update any omissions this community resource).
Software Licensing Agreements
IT Services manage a variety of software agreements, available to the various parts of the University depending on the type of agreement and funding model. Some additional software agreements have been taken out by individual departments with usage rights for the whole University. The list above shows the general availability for each software product and is intended to show all software generally available throughout the University. Your personal entitlement will depend on the status shown on your University Card which will be verified when software is purchased via the IT Services Shop.
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