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.
Managed staff desktop service applications and software
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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Adobe CLPAgreement Perpetual |
Adobe CLP Agreement includes this software with perpetual licensing:
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Terms | Yes | No | |
Adobe VIP Agreement Subscription Named User Only Device see ITSS Wiki for local admin |
Adobe VIP Agreement includes this software with subscription licensing:
(Note: More than 2 apps are the same cost as All Apps) |
Terms | OnTheHub | ||
ArcGIS Renewed to 31/07/2023 |
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 | |||
ChemOffice and Crystal Maker (PerkinElmer) 08/2020 |
Database Integration, a Faster Interface & More Color Capabilities. Contact: Karl Harrison |
Same as Unit | |||
Corel Academic Site Licence Site licensed until 31/08/21 |
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 Perpetual - Renewal until 31/07/21 |
Dept/College owned Windows and macOS Free for University machines via ITSS for both staff and students |
Terms | ITSS | ||
EndNote For personal use - same as above |
EndNote is free of charge for personal use Windows and macOS |
Terms | Free | Free | Free |
ENVI 01/10/2020 |
Image Processing and Analysis | Geography | |||
ERDAS IMAGINE | Windows and Unix | Earth Sciences | |||
File System Factory (Condrey) Annual 31/10/21 |
Yes | ||||
Imagine Will change to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching |
Formerly DreamSpark Contact our supplier Bytes at oxforduni@bytes.co.uk to set up a local agreement |
OnTheHub | OnTheHub | OnTheHub | |
Intel C/C++ for Linux Compiler | ARC | Free | |||
Intel Fortran for Linux Compiler | ARC | Free | |||
JRButils Managing Micro Focus Perpetual with annual maintenance 30/06/21 |
Formerly Novell | Terms | |||
JRButils for Active Directory Perpetual with annual maintenance 30/06/18 |
Terms | ||||
Kofax Power PDF Advanced Perpetual with annual maintenance 20/03/22 |
Kofax bought PDF Converter from Nuance in Feb 2019 | ||||
LabVIEW | Not a site licence, apply to the Physics Department | Contact Physics | Apply to Physics | Apply to Physics | Apply to Physics |
MapInfo Pro Rental until 05/2017 |
includes Mapbasic via download |
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MAPLE Not renewed as site-licence. |
Windows, Mac and Linux Contact Maths department IT |
Terms | |||
Mathematica / Wolfram Site Licence - annual renewal on 01/11/21 |
Windows, Mac and Linux. | Terms | Free | Free | Free |
Matlab Campus Licence Annual site licence - renews on 31/07/21 |
Windows, Mac and Linux. Additional toolboxes included |
Agreement Details | Free | Free | |
Micro Focus Perpetual, annual maintenance required 31/07/21 |
Formerly Novell Available for use as:
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Terms | Yes | ||
Microsoft Campus Renewed for 3 years to 31/08/23 |
OS upgrades, Office, SharePoint Designer and Core CAL's Contact your local IT |
Terms | |||
Work at Home for Windows 10 Parallels for Mac |
WAH Terms | OnTheHub | OnTheHub | ||
Microsoft Select Perpetual |
All Microsoft Academic Products, including: Purchase from Bytes via Oracle Punchout Bytes Portal or Contact Bytes at oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Terms | No | No | |
Microsoft Office365 (via Nexus365) |
Office365 apps are available to current students and staff as part of Nexus365 which is Microsoft's Office365 subscription for The University. It is based on your University card status and can be downloaded to 5 different devices including home as well as University devices. Visual Studio, Project, Visio and other products are not included in Nexus365 and require a separate purchase from Bytes: oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Nexus365 terms | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nexus365 (See Microsoft Office365 above) |
University version of Office365 Up to 5 personal or University devices |
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NAG Annual renewal |
Serial Libraries, Data Mining Components, NAG Toolbox for MATLAB and FORTRAN Compiler |
Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Free (UG) |
NVivo Rental until 04/04/21 |
Windows | Terms | Free | Free | Free |
OpenText Software Rental until 31/07/21 |
Formerly Exceed & Hummingbird Exceed and OpenText Secure Shell |
Free | Free | ||
Origin Renewed to 2022 |
Windows On Line / Local IT |
Yes | Yes | ||
OxMetrics Annual Licence |
Windows, Mac and Linux. Software Server |
Within Download | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oxygen XML Editor Maintenance, annual 18/05/21 |
Windows, Mac and Linux. | Free | Free | Free | |
Parallels for Mac |
Virtual Machine for Mac Perpetual copies available via On The Hub Dept/College 12 month subscription via Bytes Oracle Punchout or oxforduni@bytes.co.uk |
Dept/College | OnTheHub | OnTheHub | |
PCounter Perpetual - no renewal as of 09/16 |
Windows and Netware servers No longer renewed |
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 Annual maintenance required 07/02/22 |
Windows and Mac. Courtesy of Social Sciences |
Terms | Free | Free | |
SigmaPlot Annual renewal 31/08/21 |
By contribution see ITSS Wiki On Line / Local IT |
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Sophos Central Rental to 11/9/21 |
Windows and Mac Managed by InfoSec |
Terms | Free | Free | Free |
SpinRite v6.0 Version site licence |
Local IT | ITSS | |||
SPSS, AMOS, Text Analytics for Surveys and Data Collection and Survey Visualization Rental until 01/12/21 |
Windows and Mac. | Terms | Free | Free | |
STATA |
Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris. The University does not have site licence for STATA. Some departments maintain a licence for their users please ask your Course Admin or contact your local IT in your dept. Individuals not covered by local licence may obtain academic pricing within the Educational section of the Timberlake website. |
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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. |
Central Purchasing (Oxford only) |
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VPN Client | For Windows, Mac and Unix | Free | Free | Free | |
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 via the IT Services Shop. The column "obtain From" in the table above shows any exceptions. To obtain software for use on a computer that is owned by yourself, you must present your University Card. Users buying software on behalf of a department or college should bring a departmental or college order and their software card number.
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).
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.
Get support
Local IT support provides your first line of on-the-spot help
Common requests and fault reports can be logged using self-service
The Central IT Service Desk is available 24x7 on +44 1865 6 12345
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