Supported Software
Is This Software Supported:
This column indicates if a particular software title is supported for installation on CLA computer systems.
- Supported - this software is supported without any special conditions.
- Supported but needs special network settings implemented - this application is supported but the computer that will be using the software will need special network settings enabled. A HelpDesk ticket will need to be created in order for everything to be configured properly.
- Conditionally supported - this software is supported, but specific conditions are required for the installation. Conditions that apply for that software title can be found italicized between the parenthesis.
- not supported ..... - this software is not supported possibly due to one or more of the following restrictions:
- data categorization restrictions from the University that prevent the general use of the software.
- licensing terms that prevent the software from being used as intended on College systems, but alternative usage options apply (likley web interface).
- PII restrictions that prevent information stored by the application from being stored on University computers.
- manufacturer discontinued - this software is not supported and will not be installed in any manner. This is likely due to the software manufacturer no longer supporting the software and/or severe security vulnerabilities within the application.
Does This Software Require A License:
This column indicates if software is licensed or generally available for use. The College and/or University have already taken care of licensing for some software that does require a license. The IT staff can help you determine if software you are requesting will require any additional licensing purchase based on your particular situation and the software being requested. Licensing is correct as of the date of last update on the table below.
- no - this is likely free software or open licensed software that the University continues to qualify to utilize and which the MOSS team has vetted as not causing conflicts with other College software and is safe from a security standpoint. Most software under this category is generally available to all applicable College systems through either Software Center or Self Service.
- no; restrictions apply - this software does not require a license, but can only be used in very specific cases and by specific categories of people. For example, the student version of Lisrel cannot be used by any member of the Faculty or Staff and cannot be installed on any Faculty or Staff computer.
- yes - this software requires a license of some form. It is likely that this software is configured for installation via either Software Center or Self Service but will require a HelpDesk ticket request to have this software advertised to a particular computer. If additional license purchases are required, the IT staff will work with you through the HelpDesk request to figure out the best pricing options for you depending on your particular needs and available funds.
Can This Software Be Installed On A Personal Computer:
This column indicates our most current knowledge of if a particular piece of licensed software will allow for an installation on a personally owned computer. These are subject to change based on companies changing licensing terms with little or no warning. Licensing is correct as of the date of last update on the table below.
Personally owned computers are determined to be computers used only by members of the College faculty or staff that were not purchased or reimbursed with any type of funding through the University.
- yes - this software license allows for an installation on a personally owned computer. Please contact the HelpDesk to find out how to get the installation for your personal computer.
- yes; conditions apply - this software license allows for an installation on a personally owned computer under specific circumstances and/or can only be used under specific conditions. Please contact the HelpDesk to find out what the conditions for installation are and if you will meet them.
- no - this software license does not allow for installation on a personally owned computer.
Is This Software Available In Self-Service:
This column indicates if software is available for installation via one of the self-service portals which are Software Center in Windows and Self Service in Apple.
- Yes - this software is generally available to all applicable systems.
- No - this software is not currently available for installation via self-service. This is likely due to low rates of usage across the College, or licensing restrictions that require manual intervention at the time of installation. If you have software that you think should be in self-service, please submit the title of the software, a description of the use case, and a link to a location for the software in a HelpDesk ticket.
- Install through Creative Cloud Desktop app - this application is installed and patched through the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application. This will require an Adobe ID. To obtain an Adobe ID, you will need to submit a HelpDesk request indicating that you require an Adobe ID and which Adobe Creative Cloud application you need to use to complete your work.
- Windows only - this application is only available for installation via the Software Center.
- Mac only - this application is only available for installation via Self Service.
- HelpDesk request required - this application can be made available for installation but will require a request through the HelpDesk. This is usually due to specific licensing requirements attached to the application that require extra work on the part of IT or a budgetary purchase which IT will go through with you.
Is This Software Supported For Windows:
This column indicates if the application is supported for installation on the Windows OS.
Is This Software Supported for Macs:
This column indicates if the application is supported for installation on the Apple OS
Software table
This table will be updated at least once per semester
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| OS - Mac OS X 10.13.x High Sierra | "Latest" Apple operating system | supported | no | NA | Mac only | NA | yes |
| OS - Mac OS X 10.12.X Sierra | "Previous" Apple operating system | not supported | no | NA | no | NA | no |
| OS - Mac OS X 10.11.X El Capitan | "Previous -1" Apple operating system | not supported | no | NA | no | NA | no |
| OS - Mac OS 10.10.X Yosemite | Apple operating system | not supported | no | NA | no | NA | no |
| OS - Mac OS 10.9.X Mavericks | Apple operating system | not supported | no | NA | no | NA | no |
| OS - Windows 10 1803 64 bit | "Latest" Windows 10 operating system | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | no |
| OS - Windows 10 1709 64 bit | "Latest" Windows 10 operating system | supported | yes | NA | Windows only | yes | no |
| OS - Windows 10 1703 64 bit | "Previous" Windows 10 operating system | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | no |
| OS - Windows 10 1607 64 bit | "Previous -1" Windows 10 operating system | not supported | yes | NA | no | no | no |
| OS - Windows 10 1511 64 bit | Windows 10 operating system | not supported | yes | NA | no | no | no |
| OS - Windows 8 64 bit | Windows operating system | not supported | yes | NA | no | no | no |
| OS - Windows 7 64 bit | Previous Windows operating system | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | no |
| 7-zip | file and folder compression application for windows | supported | no | NA | Windows only | yes | NA |
| ActivePerl | Perl programming language | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Acqknowledge | life science based data acquisition and analysis application | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | PDF creation and editing | supported |
part of creative cloud |
yes | Install Through Creative Cloud Desktop app | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | PDF viewer | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Adobe Creative Cloud applications | Suite of applications for various tasks. To see everything included and for more information on those applications please see: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/desktop.html?promoid=KOVFF | supported |
yes |
yes | Install Through Creative Cloud Desktop app | yes | yes |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop | The application that is used to install, patch, and update all of the Adobe Creative Cloud applications once an Adobe ID is obtained. | supported | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Adobe Air | an adobe plugin required for some applications to run properly. | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| adobe digital editions | adobe e-reader applicaiton. | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Adobe Flash Player Active X Plugin | plugin for internet explorer web content, this is only required as a secondary installation on Windows 7 systems. | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | no |
| Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin | plugin for NPAPI format web content used with the Firefox web browser. | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Adobe Shockwave Player Plugin | plugin for playing shockwave enabled web content for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Amazon Music | amazon cloud music player | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Atom | cross platform text editor. More information can be found here: https://atom.io/ | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| ArcGIS | graphical mapping and analysis application | supported | yes | no | no | yes | no |
| Audacity |
cross platform audio editing application |
supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | no |
| Avizo | 3D visualization and analysis software | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| AVS Video Converter | Video conversion software | supported | yes | no | no | yes | no |
| BBEdit | Text Editor | supported | conditionally: limited feature free version | NA | mac only | no | yes |
| BlueJeans client | video conferencing application | not supported | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Bomgar | College of the Liberal Arts selected cross platform remote support tool | supported | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Box Drive | application to access Box folders as if they were a network mounted drive | supported - currently in beta | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Box Edit | Web plugin for Box to edit documents online | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Box for Office | plugin to integrate Box into Office | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | NA |
| Box Sync | application to synchronize your box.com data between your psu cloud account and a repository on your local computer. You can find out more about Penn State's box instance here: http://box.psu.edu/ | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| c-Cure | access control and security management application used with programming access to building card readers. | supported | yes | no | yes | NA | |
| Camtasia | video editor and screen recorder | supported | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Cisco AnyConnect | Penn State provided vpn client, necessary for remotely connecting to central Penn State resources | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | yes |
| CLAN (primarily psychology users) | Language Analysis application. For more information please go to http://childes.talkbank.org/ | supported | no | windows only | yes | yes | |
| Cloud storage solutions | cloud based data storage and synchronization applications. | Currently Box at Penn State is the only officially supported cloud storage solution | |||||
| Cygwin | a utility that allows for POSIX API functionality on Windows | supported | no | NA | no | yes | NA |
| datavyu | cross platform, java based video coding application. | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| DMDX | an application that is used in measuring reaction time to vidual and auditory stimulation. | conditionally supported (out of date software that currently only supports through windows 7, may fail on newer hardware) | no | no | windows 7 | NA | |
| Doceri Desktop | Interactive presentation tool that allows for desktop connection from an iPad. Find out more about Penn State's Doceri instance here: http://doceri.psu.edu/ | supported | no | submit HelpDesk request | yes | yes | |
| dragon naturally speaking | voice to text transcription software | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Dragonfly | software platform for the intuitive inspection of multi-scale multi-modality image data. Find out more about Dragonfly here: http://theobjects.com/dragonfly | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | no |
| Dropbox | cloud based file storage and synchronization application. This | conditionally supported (data categorization rules limit what Penn State data is allowed in dropbox) | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Dynare (matlab toolbox) | economics toolbox for the Matlab application | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| E-Prime | application used in coding and conducting behavioral research | supported | yes | no | submit HelpDesk request | yes | NA |
| EndNote | citation application | supported | yes | yes; conditions apply | submit HelpDesk request | yes | yes |
| ERDAS Imagine | geospatial data authoring software | conditionally supported (this has specific hardware requirements based on the version ordered) | yes | no | yes | no | |
| Evernote | cloud based data/note organization tool | conditionally supported (data categorization rules limit what Penn State data is allowed in dropbox) | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Eviews | econometric analys, forecasting & simulation application | supported | yes | windows only | yes | ||
| Exceed onDemand Client | remote desktop connection client | supported | no | yes | yes | yes | |
| Express Scribe | Transcription software | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Fetch | file transfer application for Mac OS | supported | no | Mac only | NA | yes | |
| FileMaker Pro | Database application | supported | yes | NA | no | yes | yes |
| FileZilla | cross platform file transfer application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| FreeSurfer | application for analysis and visualization of structural and functional neuroimaging data | supported | no | no | no | yes | |
| G*power | statistical power analysis application | supported | no | NA | Windows only | yes | NA |
| Gauss | statistical analysis application | supported | yes | submit HelpDesk request | yes | ||
| Geneious | molecular biology and NGS analysis application | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| GhostScript | pdf and postscript interpreter used with TeX compiling | supported | no | yes | yes | yes | |
| GIMP | open source image editor | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| GitHub Desktop | desktop application interface for GitHub repositories | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Globus Connect Personal | file sharing/transfer utility | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Google Chrome | cross platform web browser | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| google drive | cloud based storage | not supported due to data categorization requirements | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Google Earth Pro | Mapping application | supported | no | NA | Windows only | yes | yes |
| google hangouts | web based video, phone, and messaging application | supported | no | NA |
no |
yes | yes |
| GoToMeeting | web based video conference/presentation plugin |
supported but needs special network settings implemented |
no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Grapher (goldensoftware) | data graphing application | supported | yes | no | yes | no | |
| GSView | graphical interface for Ghostscript. Ghostscript is required for this to be installed. | supported | no | windows only | yes | NA | |
| hlm non-student | hierarchical linear and nonlinear modeling application | supported | yes | no | yes |
NA |
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| HLM Student | hierarchical linear and nonlinear modeling application | supported | no; restrictions apply | submit HelpDesk request | yes | NA | |
| HostExplorer | terminal emulation application for working with ISIS/IBIS | supported | yes | windows only | yes | NA | |
| IBM BigFix Client | agent that allows for communication and interaction with the BigFix systems management suite | required | yes | No | yes | yes | yes |
| IBM SPSS AMOS | structural equation modeling application | supported | yes |
yes; special purchase required |
windows only | yes | NA |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | statistical analysis application | supported | yes | yes; special purchase required | yes | yes | yes |
| iCloud | cloud based data storage and synchronization application | not supported due to data categorization requirements | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| ImageJ | image processing program for scientific multidimensional images | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Identity Finder (now Spirion) | sensitive data discovery and remediation utility | required | yes | No | yes | yes | yes |
| Inkscape | vector graphics editor | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| Inquisit | precision computer-based psychological testing suite of applications | supported | yes; limited use available without license | no | yes | yes | |
| iTunes for Windows | Apple's music player | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | NA |
| Java plugin | web browser plugin for java enabled content | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| KeePass | opensource password manager/safe | supported | no | NA | no | yes | NA |
| KeePassX | keepass equivalent for running on Apple computer systems | supported | no | NA | no | NA | yes |
| Knitrio (Artelys software; matlab toolbox) | Matlab toolbox for large scale mathematical optimizations | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| LastPass | web based password manager/safe | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| LISREL Student | structural equation modeling | supported |
no; restrictions apply |
submit HelpDesk request | yes | NA | |
| LISREL non-student | structural equation modeling and statistical analysis | supported | yes | no | yes | NA | |
| LIWC | computerized text analysis | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Live Essentials | see Windows Live Essentials | not supported, retired by Microsoft | |||||
| LyX | document processor | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| MacTeX | Apple distribution of TeX | supported | no | NA | Mac only | NA | yes |
| Mangold Interact | Observational software for qualitative and quantitative research on behavior | supported | yes | no | yes | NA | |
| Map PSU Space | utility to map penn state provided storage space | supported | no | NA | windows 10 only | yes | |
| Mathematica | technical computing application | supported | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Matlab | technical computing application | supported | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
| Matlab Toolbox: SPM 12 | matlab toolbox for statistical parametric mapping | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Matlab Toolbox: xjView | matlab toolbox for viewing SPM | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Matlab Toolbox: CONN | matlab toolbox for use with fMRI | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Matlab Toolbox: WFU_PickAtlas | matlab toolbox for use with fMRI | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Matlab Toolbox: EEGLAB | matlab toolbox for use with EEG, MEG and other electrophysiological data | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| MaxQDA | software for qualitative, quantitative & mixed methods research | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Mendeley Desktop | reference management and research sharing application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| MeshLab | graphical application for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office | cross platform productivity suite | supported | yes | yes; special purchase required | yes | yes | yes |
| MikTex | Windows distribution of TeX | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | NA |
| MindWare packages | suite of physiology analysis applications for life sciences | supported | yes | no | yes | NA | |
| Mozilla Firefox (ESR) | cross platform web browser | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| mplus | statistical modeling application | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Notepad++ | windows based source code editor | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | NA |
| OpenRefine (Google Refine) | tool for cleaning messy data | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| OpenSesame | application for creating experiments for psychology, neuroscience, and experimental economics. More information can be found here: http://osdoc.cogsci.nl/ | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| PaperCut Client | print management software used by some departments within the college | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Praat | computer based phonetics application | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| prezi; desktop | presentation tool | not supported due to licensing restrictions | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| prezi; web based | presentation tool | supported | no | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| PSU FIT Reports | application used by Penn State budget administrators | supported | no | windows only | yes | ||
| PSU FIT Tool | application used by Penn State budget administrators | supported | no | windows only | yes | ||
| PsychoPy | open-source application for running neuroscience, psychology and psychophysics expermients. More information can be found here: http://psychopy.org | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Psychtoolbox (matlab toolbox) | matlab toolbox for vision and neuroscience research | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| PuTTY | ssh and telnet client | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | no |
| Python | programming language | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | yes |
| Python (Anaconda) | python programming language bundled with R | supported | no | NA | windows only | yes | yes |
| Q GIS | geographic information system | supported | no | no | yes | yes | |
| QuickTime for windows | former video application for windows provided by Apple |
not supported; manufacturer no longer supports |
NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| R | statistical computing and graphic application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| R Studio | graphical interface for the R application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| R Tools | tools for building packages to be used with the R application | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Respondus | tool for creating and managing exams used with online learning systems |
supported |
no | no | yes | no | |
| SAS | data management and analysis application | supported | yes | yes; conditions apply | windows only | yes | no |
| Sassafras K2 | software reporting and management application | required | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
| Scientific Workplace - SWP | LaTeX editor | supported | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| scrivener | word processing and organizational software for writing fiction and screenplays | conditionally supported (out of date software; supports through Mac OS X 10.10 & Windows 7) | yes | no | |||
| SecureDoc | full disc and file/folder level encryption application | not supported | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| SilverLight | web based plugin for various applications | supported | no | NA | Mac only | yes | yes |
| skydrive; onedrive | cloud based data storage and synchronization tool | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| Skype | computer based video, phone, and messaging application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| slack | team centered communication application | supported | no | NA | no | no | yes |
| Snagit | screen capture and recording application | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Spirion (formerly Identity Finder) | sensitive data discovery and remediation utility | required | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Spotify | streaming music player | supported | no | NA | no | yes | yes |
| SSH | secure shell file transfer application | supported | no | windows only | yes | ||
| Stat Transfer | data transfer between various statistical application formats | supported | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Stata | statistical software application | supported | yes |
no |
yes | yes | yes |
| stuffit expander | file and folder compression application for Apple OS | supported | no | Mac only | NA | yes | |
| sublime text | text editor | conditionally supported (can be downloaded for a limited trial but for continued use must purchase a license; this has to be manually tracked) | yes | no | no | no | |
| sugarsync | could based data synchronization application | not supported due to data categorization requirements | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| surfer (goldensoftware) | map data visualization application | supported | yes | no | yes | no | |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection | Anti-virus application | required | no | yes; one installation on personal machine per FTE | yes | yes | yes |
| Team Viewer | remote support application | supported | NA | NA | NA | no | no |
| TexShop | TeX previewer for Mac OS | supported | no | NA | Mac only | NA | yes |
| TeXstudio | LaTeX editor | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| TextWrangler | Decommissioned by company in favor of BBEdit | no | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| tinn-r | graphical interface for the R application | supported | no | NA | no | yes | NA |
| TN3270 (Host Explorer for Mac) | terminal emulation application for working with ISIS/IBIS | supported | no | Mac only | no | yes | |
| Trillian | chat and video application and aggragator | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| turbo tax (any other tax software) | tax preparation software | not supported due to PII requirements | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| TrueCrypt | file encryption application | not supported; manufacturer no longer supports | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| UCS Connector for Outlook | plugin to allow Outlook to communicate with the UCS instance at Penn State | supported | no | yes | windows only | yes | no |
| VLC Media Player | cross platform multimedia player | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |
| WebEx | web based video conference/presentation plugin | supported but needs special network settings implemented | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Windows Live Essentials |
not supported, retired by Microsoft |
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| WinEDT | text editor for Windows used with LaTeX | supported | yes | windows only | yes | NA | |
| Windows Movie Maker | Part of Windows Live Essentials | not supported, retired by Microsoft | |||||
| xming | x11 display server for Windows | supported | no | no | yes | no | |
| Xquartz | x11 display server for Apple | supported | no | NA | Mac only | no | yes |
| Zoom client | video conferencing | supported | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Zotero | web based reference management and research sharing application | supported | no | NA | yes | yes | yes |