Software for Research and Teaching

The Center for Academic Technology provides a range of academic software, and troubleshooting services.

Faculty and Researchers
Students

NYUAD Licensed Softwares
Please note, you need to login with your NetID to access user guides.
- NYU ITS has arranged an Adobe agreement that covers both NYUAD issued and Home Use computers. The licence permits NYU faculty and non-contract staff to use Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite at no cost and then authenticate as NYU staff or faculty.
  
  Please see the NYU ServiceLink knowledge base for detailed instructions on how to access and download an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.
  
  Should you experience any issues with Adobe applications please visit the CAT team in the Library or contact them via email at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu.
- Aimsun Next is a multi-resolution, multi-modal modeling tool.
  
  Simulate mobility on any scale from whole regions to cities, zones, subnetworks, and all the way down to highways, corridors and individual junctions.
  
  Version: 22.1
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Altium Designer is one of the most popular of the high-end PCB design software packages on the market today. It is developed and marketed by Altium Limited. Including a schematic, PCB module, and an auto-router and differential pair routing features, it supports track length tuning and 3D modeling.
  
  Version: 21
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Ansys is an engineering simulation software for use across the product life cycle.
  
  Version: 2023 R2
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- ArcGIS is a suite of Geographical Information System (GIS) tools.
  
  ArcGIS Pro
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Standalone
  
  ArcGIS Pro is available to request from the NYU Libraries Data Services Team.
  Please visit their web page to access the request form here.
- Powerful workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of data.
  
  Version: 9
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation guide available on request: nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- 3D modeling software
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Please contact nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu for assistance with access to the Library’s Bloomberg terminals in C2-303 and Bahara. Remote access was withdrawn from July 1, 2022.
- The world's repository of experimentally determined organic and metal-organic crystal structures.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation on request: nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- ChemDraw Professional is the complete drawing tool of choice for chemists and biologists to create publication-ready, scientifically intelligent drawings for use in ELNs, databases, and publications, and for querying chemical databases, now including SciFinder©.
  
  Version: 22.2
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation guide is available on on the NYU Libraries page here.
- Simulate real-world designs, devices, and processes with multiphysics software from COMSOL.
  
  General-purpose simulation software based on advanced numerical methods.
  
  Fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling capabilities.
  
  Complete modeling workflow, from geometry to postprocessing.
  
  User-friendly tools for building and deploying simulation apps.
  
  Program Information
  
  Version: 6.1
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- DNASTAR Lasergene is bioinformatics software for molecular cloning, primer design, next-gen sequencing, multiple sequence alignments, and transcriptome analysis.
  
  Version: 17
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- EndNote is a tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations, and references.
  
  Version: X9 and 20
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation Guide (PDF)
- ETABS offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. There is no limit to the number of model windows, model manipulation views, and data views.
  
  Version: 2013
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Harris IDL is a scientific programming language used across disciplines to create meaningful visualizations out of complex numerical data. From small-scale analysis programs to widely deployed applications, IDL provides the comprehensive computing environment needed to effectively get information from data.
  
  Version: 8.8.3
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- JMP is a tool for expert data analysis, design of experiments, and Six Sigma implementation. Visit JMP Learning Library for additional resources: http://www.jmp.com/learn
  
  Version: 17
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- LabView is a graphical programming platform that helps engineers scale from design to test, and from small to large systems.
  
  Version: 2023 Windows / 2016 Linux
  
  OS: Windows, Linux
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- Lynda.com was upgraded to LinkedIn Learning on June 13, 2019.
  
  All NYUAD students, faculty, staff, and researchers are eligible for accounts with LinkedIn Learning, an online library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills, such as the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro and Microsoft Office. For access, visit LinkedIn Learning and select 'Sign in' and then 'Sign in with your organization portal' and enter nyu.edu on the next page. You'll then be prompted to log in with your NYU netID and password for full access.
- Maple is mathematical and analytical software.
  
  Version: 15
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Installation guide is available on request. Email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- A multi-scale materials simulation platform for product design and development. Users can BUILD the digital twin of the product at the desired scale, SIMULATE its properties and ANALYZE complex output in a human-readable form.
  
  Version: 4.4
  
  OS: Windows, Linux
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- A programming environment designed for mathematical computations.
  
  Version: 13.3
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Standalone. Please contact nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu for assistance with installing Mathematica.
- A programming environment designed for mathematical computations.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Standalone - Using netID@nyu.edu to authenticate.
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation guide is available on request. Email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- Max/Cycling'74 is an infinitely flexible space to create your own interactive software.
  
  Version: 8
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- MAXQDA is a software program designed for computer-assisted qualitative and mixed methods data, text, and multimedia analysis in academic, scientific, and business institutions.
  
  Version: 2022
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Minitab is statistical software for quality and process improvement.
  
  Version: 16
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Installation guide is available on request: nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- Mnova is a multivendor software suite designed for combined NMR, LC/GC/MS, and Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopic techniques.
  
  Version: 14
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- New Subscribers
  
  Register for the The New York Times Digital Edition and read it on a computer or mobile device. Once you are registered you may access The NYT Digital Edition anywhere in the world.
  
  To activate your account the first time, go to accessnyt.com.
  
  For Current Subscribers
  
  Reactivate Your Existing New York Times Subscription
  
  If you are already a New York Times subscriber, you need to reactivate your subscription to take advantage of the free one. Here’s how:
  
  Log out of nytimes.com on all your devices.
  
  Go to accessnyt.com.
  
  Find your school name by selecting “New York University” from the dropdown menu.
  
  Click “Already have an account? Log in here.”
  
  Input your existing New York Times login credentials.
  
  Select your status as “student” (enter your graduation date) or “faculty/staff.”
  
  Click “Login” and you will be directed to nytimes.com.
  
  By (re)activating your account, you reaffirm your consent to our Terms of Service and acknowledge our Privacy Policy.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact the NYU Libraries Troubleshooting Team at jira.edatabases@nyu.edu.
- LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Linux
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- Origin is the data analysis and graphing software of choice for over half a million scientists and engineers in commercial industries, academia, and government laboratories worldwide. Origin offers an easy-to-use interface for beginners, combined with the ability to perform advanced customization as you become more familiar with the application.
  
  Version: 2022b
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing the GRAMMY® winning DAW toolset and plugins the pros use to create your favorite songs and albums.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Installation Guide (PDF)
- Qualtrics is a tool for creating and administering web-based surveys for research, teaching, and administrative needs. Qualtrics is available to NYU faculty, staff, students and researchers as part of a university-wide license that is managed and supported by NYU Data Services in New York, a joint ITS and Libraries service.
  
  Qualtrics makes it easy to create surveys ranging from simple to complex, and includes features such as question mapping based on response type, the ability to export response data to statistical software such as SPSS and a collaboration feature for working with others.
  
  Access
  
  You can access Qualtrics using your netID and password, or searching for ‘Qualtrics’ in the Library’s Databases A-Z tab. For more information, please visit the NYU Qualtrics Help Guide, visit Qualtrics University for tutorials and FAQs, or email the Academic Technology team.
- Reason combines the synths, samplers, and drum machines of Reason with Record's audio recording and mixing features Record.
  
  Version: 10
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- 3D software to create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.
  
  Version: 7
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Rosetta Stone is interactive software for language learning. Our students are eligible to learn one language at a time and can choose from 22 different languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, and Tagalog. Note that Rosetta Stone is best for beginners. Advanced learners will be better served by SCOLA. To apply, students should complete the online request form (NetID and password required).
- SAP2000 offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. The customizable SAP2000 interface allows users to define window layouts and toolbar layouts.
  
  Version: 17
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Complete software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Solidworks is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program.
  
  Version: 2023 Network
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- SPSS is a statistical analysis package.
  
  Version: 29
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Standalone - ONLY available on NYUAD issued computers, a licence key will be provided on request to nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation on request: nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- A statistical analysis package.
  
  Version: 13
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection.
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Stata statistical software is a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
  
  Version: 18 MP
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- Create professional looking presentations for your classes fast using think-cell.
  
  OS: Windows, Mac (MS Office/Powerpoint is required)
  
  License: Standalone — a license key will be supplied by CAT team on request.
  
  Do you use PowerPoint to present in your classes? If so, think-cell — used by most consulting firms — might save you a significant amount of working time and enable you to create professional looking presentations for your coursework. Knowing think-cell could be a valuable skill as you enter the workplace since many employers, including top consulting firms and investment banks, use the software.
  
  think-cell is free to NYUAD students, faculty, and staff. It takes just minutes to learn by watching the short video tutorials available for each chart type. See below for helpful training resources and instructions on how to download think-cell.
  
  Why should you consider using think-cell?
  
  Creating your charts takes 70 percent less time.
  
  Create 40+ chart types, including waterfall, Gantt, and Mekko charts in just 2-3 minutes.
  
  90 percent less time when making alterations.
  
  Automate changes to your charts with think-cell.
  
  Gain professional skills.
  
  Become proficient with the charting software used by top consulting and investment firms.
  
  Better results
  
  Improve your class presentations and impress your audience.
  
  How to download think-cell
  
  Go to www.think-cell.com.
  
  You will need to enter your NYUAD email address (netID@nyu.edu)
  
  Learn More
  
  Find personalized think-cell help, a searchable user manual, and targeted video tutorials.
- Visual Studio is a Microsoft developer tool.
  
  Versions: Windows 2015, Mac 2019
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- New Subscribers
  
  Activate your Wall Street Journal subscription and read it on a computer or mobile device. Once you are registered you may access The WSJ anywhere in the world.
  
  Current Subscribers
  
  Reactivate Your Existing Wall Street Journal Subscription
  
  If you are already a Wall Street Journal subscriber, you need to reactivate your subscription to take advantage of the free one. Here’s how:
  
  Call 1-800-JOURNAL to cancel your personal subscription.
  
  Go to WSJ.com/NYU to activate your free Wall Street Journal university account.
  
  Select your “Account type” as either “Student” (enter your graduation date) or “Professor/Staff.”
  
  Input your email and create a password, then click “Create.”
  
  A confirmation page will confirm that your academic WSJ account has been activated. Click on “Okay, Let’s Go” to customize your experience.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact academicsupport@dowjones.com or 1-800-JOURNAL
- Version: 10.2
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation guide is available on request. eEmail us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
Please note, you need to login with your NetID to access user guides.
- Adobe Express includes all the same great functionality and content as Adobe Spark, plus so much more. You can still quickly and easily create graphics, collages, flyers, videos, and animations with access to millions of templates, images, icons, and effects. For an overview visit Adobe.com.
  
  Version: Express
  
  OS: Web and IOS based
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Access Guide (PDF)
- Aimsun Next is a multi-resolution, multi-modal modeling tool.
  
  Simulate mobility on any scale from whole regions to cities, zones, subnetworks, and all the way down to highways, corridors and individual junctions.
  
  Version: 22.1
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Altium Designer is one of the most popular of the high-end PCB design software packages on the market today. It is developed and marketed by Altium Limited. Including a schematic, PCB module, and an auto-router and differential pair routing features, it supports track length tuning and 3D modeling.
  
  Version: 21
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Ansys is an engineering simulation software for use across the product life cycle.
  
  Version: 2023 R2
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- ArcGIS Pro
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Standalone
  
  ArcGIS Pro is available to request from the NYU Libraries Data Services Team.
  Please visit their web page to access the request form here.
- Powerful workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of data.
  
  Version: 9
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation guide available on request: nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- 3D modeling software
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Please contact nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu for assistance with access to the Library’s Bloomberg terminals in C2-303 and Bahara. Remote access was withdrawn from 1st July 2022.
- The world's repository of experimentally determined organic and metal-organic crystal structures.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
  
  Linux Installation - on request please email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- ChemDraw Professional is the complete drawing tool of choice for chemists and biologists to create publication-ready, scientifically intelligent drawings for use in ELNs, databases, and publications, and for querying chemical databases, now including SciFinder©.
  
  Version: 22.2
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Installation guide is available on on the NYU Libraries page here.
- Simulate real-world designs, devices, and processes with multiphysics software from COMSOL.
  
  General-purpose simulation software based on advanced numerical methods.
  
  Fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling capabilities.
  
  Complete modeling workflow, from geometry to postprocessing.
  
  User-friendly tools for building and deploying simulation apps.
  
  Program Information
  
  Version: 6.1
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- DNASTAR Lasergene is bioinformatics software for molecular cloning, primer design, next-gen sequencing, multiple sequence alignments, and transcriptome analysis.
  
  Version: 17
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- EndNote is a tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations, and references.
  
  Version: X9 and 20
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Install Endnote here:
- ETABS offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. There is no limit to the number of model windows, model manipulation views, and data views.
  
  Version: 2013
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Harris IDL is a scientific programming language used across disciplines to create meaningful visualizations out of complex numerical data. From small-scale analysis programs to widely deployed applications, IDL provides the comprehensive computing environment needed to effectively get information from data.
  
  Version: 8.8.3
  
  OS: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- JMP is a tool for expert data analysis, design of experiments, and Six Sigma implementation. Visit JMP Learning Library for additional resources: http://www.jmp.com/learn
  
  Version: 17
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
- LabView is a graphical programming platform that helps engineers scale from design to test, and from small to large systems.
  
  Version: 2023 Windows / 2016 Linux
  
  Operating System: Windows, Linux
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Linux Installation Guide
- Lynda.com was upgraded to LinkedIn Learning on June 13, 2019.
  
  All NYUAD students, faculty, staff, and researchers are eligible for accounts with LinkedIn Learning, an online library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills, such as the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro and Microsoft Office. For access, visit LinkedIn Learning and select 'Sign in' and then 'Sign in with your organization portal' and enter nyu.edu on the next page. You'll then be prompted to log in with your NYU netID and password for full access.
- A multi-scale materials simulation platform for product design and development. Users can BUILD the digital twin of the product at the desired scale, SIMULATE its properties and ANALYZE complex output in a human-readable form.
  
  Version: 4.4
  
  OS: Windows, Linux
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- A programming environment designed for mathematical computations.
  
  Version: 13.3
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License Details: Standalone. Please contact nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu for assistance with installing Mathematica.
- A programming environment designed for mathematical computations.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License Details: Standalone — Using netID@nyu.edu to authenticate.
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation guide is available on request email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- Max/Cycling'74 is an infinitely flexible space to create your own interactive software.
  
  Version: 8
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- MAXQDA is a software program designed for computer-assisted qualitative and mixed methods data, text, and multimedia analysis in academic, scientific, and business institutions.
  
  Version: 2022
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Minitab is statistical software for quality and process improvement.
  
  Version: 16
  
  Operating System: Windows
  
  Licensing Details: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Installation guide is available on request email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu
- Mnova is a multivendor software suite designed for combined NMR, LC/GC/MS, and Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopic techniques.
  
  Version: 14
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- New Subscribers
  
  Register for the The New York Times Digital Edition and read it on a computer or mobile device. Once you are registered you may access The NYT Digital Edition anywhere in the world.
  
  To activate your account the first time, go to accessnyt.com.
  
  For Current Subscribers
  
  Reactivate Your Existing New York Times Subscription
  
  If you are already a New York Times subscriber, you need to reactivate your subscription to take advantage of the free one. Here’s how:
  
  Log out of nytimes.com on all your devices.
  
  Go to accessnyt.com.
  
  Find your school name by selecting “New York University” from the dropdown menu.
  
  Click “Already have an account? Log in here.”
  
  Input your existing New York Times login credentials.
  
  Select your status as “student” (enter your graduation date) or “faculty/staff.”
  
  Click “Login” and you will be directed to nytimes.com.
  
  By (re)activating your account, you reaffirm your consent to our Terms of Service and acknowledge our Privacy Policy.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact the NYU Libraries Troubleshooting Team at jira.edatabases@nyu.edu.
- LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Linux
  
  License: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Linux Installation Guide (PDF)
- Origin is the data analysis and graphing software of choice for over half a million scientists and engineers in commercial industries, academia, and government laboratories worldwide. Origin offers an easy-to-use interface for beginners, combined with the ability to perform advanced customization as you become more familiar with the application.
  
  Version: 2022b
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Pro Tools makes music creation fast and fluid, providing the GRAMMY® winning DAW toolset and plugins the pros use to create your favorite songs and albums.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Installation Guide (PDF)
- Qualtrics is a tool for creating and administering web-based surveys for research, teaching, and administrative needs. Qualtrics is available to NYU faculty, staff, students and researchers as part of a university-wide license that is managed and supported by NYU Data Services in New York, a joint ITS and Libraries service.
  
  Qualtrics makes it easy to create surveys ranging from simple to complex, and includes features such as question mapping based on response type, the ability to export response data to statistical software such as SPSS and a collaboration feature for working with others.
  
  Access
  
  You can access Qualtrics using your netID and password, or searching for ‘Qualtrics’ in the Library’s Databases A-Z tab. For more information, please visit the NYU Qualtrics Help Guide, visit Qualtrics University for tutorials and FAQs, or email the Academic Technology team.
- Reason combines the synths, samplers, and drum machines of Reason with Record's audio recording and mixing features Record.
  
  Version: 10
  
  Operating System: Windows & Mac
  
  Licensing Details: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
- 3D software to create, edit, analyze, document, render, animate, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces and solids, subdivision geometry (SubD), point clouds, and polygon meshes. There are no limits on complexity, degree, or size beyond those of your hardware.
  
  Version: 7
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- Rosetta Stone is interactive software for language learning. Our students are eligible to learn one language at a time and can choose from 22 different languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, and Tagalog. Note that Rosetta Stone is best for beginners. Advanced learners will be better served by SCOLA. To apply, students should complete the online request form (NetID and password required).
- SAP2000 offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. The customizable SAP2000 interface allows users to define window layouts and toolbar layouts.
  
  Version: 17
  
  OS: Windows
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
- Complete software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation.
  
  Version: 2023
  
  Operating System: Windows & Mac
  
  License Details: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
- Solidworks is a 3D mechanical CAD (computer-aided design) program.
  
  Version: 2023 Student
  
  Operating system: Windows
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
- Spartan Student Edition provides molecular modeling software and modern computational methods to explore general, organic, physical, and inorganic chemistry topics in undergraduate chemistry.
  
  Version: 9
  
  OS: Windows, Mac
  
  License: Network
  
  Windows Installation Guide (PDF)
  
  Mac Installation Guide (PDF)
- A statistical analysis package.
  
  Version: 13
  
  Operating System: Windows
  
  License Details: Access is provided through a license server, use outside of NYU networks requires VPN connection
  
  Windows Installation Guide
- Stata statistical software is a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
  
  Version: 18 MP
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac, Linux
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
  
  Linux Installation Guide
- Create professional looking presentations for your classes fast using think-cell.
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac (MS Office/Powerpoint is required)
  
  License Details: Standalone — a license key will be supplied by CAT team on request.
  
  Do you use PowerPoint to present in your classes? If so, think-cell — used by most consulting firms — might save you a significant amount of working time and enable you to create professional looking presentations for your coursework. Knowing think-cell could be a valuable skill as you enter the workplace since many employers, including top consulting firms and investment banks, use the software.
  
  think-cell is free to NYUAD students, faculty, and staff. It takes just minutes to learn by watching the short video tutorials available for each chart type. See below for helpful training resources and instructions on how to download think-cell.
  
  Why should you consider using think-cell?
  
  Creating your charts takes 70% less time
  Create 40+ chart types, including waterfall, Gantt, and Mekko charts in just 2-3 minutes
  
  90% less time when making alterations
  Automate changes to your charts with think-cell
  
  Gain professional skills
  Become proficient with the charting software used by top consulting and investment firms
  
  Better results
  Improve your class presentations and impress your audience
  
  How to download think-cell
  
  Go to www.think-cell.com.
  
  You will need to enter your NYUAD email address (netID@nyu.edu)
  
  Learn More
  
  Find personalized think-cell help, a searchable user manual, and targeted video tutorials.
- Visual Studio is a Microsoft developer tool.
  
  Versions: Windows 2015 & Mac 2019
  
  Operating System: Windows, Mac
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Windows Installation Guide
  
  Mac Installation Guide
- New Subscribers
  
  Activate your Wall Street Journal subscription and read it on a computer or mobile device. Once you are registered you may access The WSJ anywhere in the world.
  
  Current Subscribers
  
  Reactivate Your Existing Wall Street Journal Subscription
  
  If you are already a Wall Street Journal subscriber, you need to reactivate your subscription to take advantage of the free one. Here’s how:
  
  Call 1-800-JOURNAL to cancel your personal subscription.
  
  Go to WSJ.com/NYU to activate your free Wall Street Journal university account.
  
  Select your “Account type” as either “Student” (enter your graduation date) or “Professor/Staff.”
  
  Input your email and create a password, then click “Create.”
  
  A confirmation page will confirm that your academic WSJ account has been activated. Click on “Okay, Let’s Go” to customize your experience.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact academicsupport@dowjones.com or 1-800-JOURNAL
- Version: 10.2
  
  Operating System: Windows
  
  License Details: Standalone
  
  Installation guide is available on request email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu

Software Support

We provide support for the procurement, licensing, installation and troubleshooting of academic software supporting either the curriculum or research. A variety of academic software is available through site or network licenses. If the software you require is not listed below, email us at nyuad.academictech@nyu.edu with the name of the software, anticipated usage (curriculum or research), and any other relevant information.

Offsite Installation of Software

Installation of software on computers not located at the Library, is normally provided by utilizing TeamViewer, which provides secure remote support for license distribution. You may be asked to download the TeamViewer client and provide the secure code to perform this task.

Funding for Software

Funding for software that is used for research purposes will be billed to either the faculty research budget or to the relevant department if a previous agreement has been reached.

Software on Public Computers

A variety of software packages are also available for faculty, researchers, staff, and students to use on public use computers across the NYUAD campus. See our list of NYUAD Software on Public Computers.

Center for Academic Technology

The Center for Academic Technology (CAT) is the one-stop shop where NYU Abu Dhabi students, faculty, and staff can receive help with their academic technology needs.

The team supports students, faculty, and staff in using technology, software, and equipment for their teaching and research. This team also supports classroom technology services and audio-visual services on campus. They are located in the NYUAD Library.

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Why should you consider using think-cell?

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