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Self help articles for Library and IT support

Software for your device

We have a variety of software that you can use on your own laptop or PC to help with your studies.

Go to the University’s Work at Home site where you can find instructions and download the software.

Software on Campus A-Z 2024-25

Title

Campus Locations

Study At Home Links

Training and Support

3DS Max (v2025)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Acrobat (v24.1)

All student PCs

Aeroqual S500 (v6.5)

DYB LabPlus, SMB104, SMB203

After Effects (v24.4.1)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Anaconda (v3.10.9)

All Rolle, All BGB, All SMB, All LNK, All Emdeck, All Main Campus Open Access

Android Studio IDE (v2022.3)

SMB104, SMB108, RLB209, RLB205a, RLB210

Animate (v24.0.3)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

ANSYS Granta Edupack (v2024 R2)

All library, All BGB, All SMB, Sassafras, SCB lecterns, RLB lecterns, Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns

Granta

ANSYS Workbench (v2024 R2)

All library, All BGB, All SMB, Sassafras, SCB lecterns, RLB lecterns, Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns

ArcGIS Pro (v3.1)

All library, Sassafras, SCB lecterns, Rolle lecterns, RLB lecterns, All BGB, All SMB, Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns

ArcGIS ArcGIS Support

ArchiCAD (v26)

RLB009, RLB201, RLB502

Arduino IDE (v2.3.2)

All student PCs

Arlequin (v3.5.22)

SMB104, SMB105, All BGB, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211

Audacity (v3.6.4)

Emdeck211, DYB701, Main campus open access

Audition (v24.4.1)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

AutoCAD (v2025)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

AutoCAD Architecture (v2025)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Autograph (v5)

All Rolle

Axure RP (v10)

All SMB

BaseCamp (v4.7.0)

DYB LabPlus

Binocular Vision Analyser (v2.9)

ICP301

Bioedit (v7.7.1.0)

All student PCs

Biovia Draw (v2024)

All Main Campus PCs

Blender (v4.1.1)

BGB004F, Emdeck211, RLB009, RLB201, RLB205a, RLB209, RLB210, RLB Lecterns, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns, SMB107a, SMB108, UC: Blender

Bridge (v14.1.0)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Carestream 8 (v3.10.0.3)

Devonport DEF, Derriford DEF, Exeter DEF, Truro DEF

Carestream R4 Tutor (v8.4.1)

All student PCs

Character Animator (v24.2)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Chem4Word (v3.3.5)

All student PCs

Chitubox (v2.1.0)

All BGB, All library, All Emdeck, All RLB, sassafras

Chromas lite (v2.6.6)

All main campus PCs

Cinema4D (v2024.4.1)

RLB009, RLB209, RLB210

Clear Pronunciation 2 (v6.0.9)

All Student PCs

CloudCompare (v2.12.4)

MB111, Sassafras

CostX (v7.2)

RLB 502

Creative Cloud (v6.2.0)

All student PCs

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Crumble (v1.4.13)

Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns

Delft 3D (v4.03.00)

All BGB, All Library, All SMB

DESeq2 (Bioconductor R package) (v1.38.3)

All BGB, All Emdeck, All Library, All CKY, All Rolle, All PSQ, All RLB, All LNK

Design Builder (v7)

CKY Refectory, CMS Lecterns, All library, All Emdeck, PSQB103, RLB501, RLB502, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns, SMB100, SMB108

Design Builder Results Viewer (v3.1)

CKY Refectory, CMS Lecterns, All library, All Emdeck, PSQB103, RLB501, RLB502, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns, SMB100, SMB108

Dimension (v3.4.11)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

DnaSP (v6.12.03)

All BGB, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, SMB104, SMB105

DNV Bladed (v4.11)

Library 008, Rolle302, FZB304, Rolle202, Kirkby Terrace 2

Dreamweaver (v21.4)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Endnote (v21) 

All Student PCs 

Endnote

Endnote Desktop support

Endnote Online support

Workshops and 121s

Enscape (compatable with Vray) (v3.5.3.117852)

BGB004F, All Library, RLB201, RLB212, RLB502

FaultKin (v8.1.2)

SMB104, SMB105, DYB701

Figma (v124.1.11)

All RLB, ALL SMB

FileOpen Plugin

Main Campus Open Access (BGB201, CKY108, CKY239, CKY417, All Library PCs, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, RLB FS1, RLB FS2, SU Open Access)

Free download See our Library Guide for help in accessing British Standards using FileOpen

FinchTV (v1.4.0)

All BGB, DYB701, DYB LabPlus, Emdeck007, Emdeck101, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, LNK106, LNK Lecterns, SMB100, SMB104, SMB105, SMB Lecterns

Flood Modeller (v7.1.1)

All Library, All SMB, All BGB, Emdeck211, PSQB103 and Sassafras.

FormIT Pro (v2024)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

FortiClient (v7.2.5)

None FortiClient

Fusion 360 (vCurrent)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Geodetic Resources (v3.1)

All MB

Geoid Model EGM2008 (v3.0.0)

All MB

GitHub Desktop (v3.2.4)

Emdeck007, Emdeck211, EMD Lecterns, RLB110, RLB111, RLB201, RLB209, RLB Lecterns, All SMB, Main Campus Open Access

Glean (v2025)

None Glean is granted by application to those who have declared a disability to us and international students 

Google Earth pro (v7.3.3)

All Student PCs

GPS Pathfinder Office (v5.9)

FZB310, FZB302, FZB Lecterns, DYB LabPlus, DYB FieldTrip

GridInquest 2 (v1.0.1e)

MB111, MB Lecterns

Helix PV4 (v2023)

RLB201, RLB205a, RLB209, RLB210

Hess Screen Test Chart (v2.9)

ICP 301

IES Virtual Environment 2021 (v21.2.0.0)

RLB501, RLB502

IHS Kingdom (v2023)

SMB104, SMB203, UC: IHS Kingdom

Illustrator (v28.5)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G, Davy Field Trip Laptops

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

ImageJ (vCurrent)

CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, FZB302, SMB100

ImageJ Fiji (vCurrent)

CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, FZB302, SMB100

InCopy (v19.4)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

InDesign (v19.4)

All RLB, All Library, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Infinity Analyze (v6.5.6)

DYB LabPlus

Intel Quartus II (v20.1)

Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck211, All LibrarySMB100, SMB011, SMB211

IntelliJ IDEA 2023 (v2023.2)

SMB107, SMB108

JAGS (v4.3.1)

All Student PCs

Jamovi (v2.3.28.0)

All Library, All SMB, CKY108, CKY235, CKY236, CKY237, CKY239, CKY417, CKY512, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, CKY517, CKY519, CKY Lecterns, CKY Refectory, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, PSQA104, PSQ Lecterns, Sassafras

Keil uVision (v5.38)

Main Campus Open Access

Kestrel Communicator (v2.1.1)

DYB LabPlus, SMB104, SMB203

Kestrel Link (v1.04.04)

All Student PCs

Krita (v5.2.2)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

Lego WeDo 1 (v1.2.3) 

Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns

Lego WeDo 2 (v2.0.1.9.385)

Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns

Lightroom Classic (v13.3.1)

All student PCs

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Loadmaster Stability Programme (v5.23)

Rolle302, MB111, MB Lecterns, Emdeck211

LUSAS (v20)

Library, SMB100, SMB104, SMB105, SMB107A, SMB108, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211

Lusas

Maple (v2024.1)

All Student PCs

MasterSeries (v2022)

MB111, MB Lecterns, All BGB, All SMB, All Library

MATLAB + Plugins (vR2024a)

All Student PCs, MB Laptops

MATLAB

Maxsurf (v24.0.0.722)

See more information on Maxsurf below

All BGB, All SMB, All Library

Maya (v2025)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Mbed Studio (v1.4.5)

Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, RLB110, RLB111, RLB201, RLB209, RLB Lecterns, All SMB, RLB 210, Main Campus Open Access

Media Encoder (v24.4.1)

All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, LNK107, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G

Mega 11 (v11.0.13)

All student PCs

Meshlab (v2023.12)

RLB201, RLB209 and RLB210

MeshMixer (v3.5)

All BGB, All Emdeck, All Library, All RLB, Sassafras

Meshroom (v2023.3.0)

RLB201, RLB209 and RLB210

Microsoft Office 365 (v16.0.16731.20600)

      

All Student PCs

Microsoft 365 UoP Workshops and 121s

Microsoft Power BI

None Click here and sign in with your UoP email address and password to get started with Power BI

Microsoft Project (v2021)

All Student PCs, Sassafras (Note: Desktop application only and not part of Office 365.  Open from the PC 'Start' menu)

Microsoft Teams (v1.5.00.8070)

All Student PCs

Microsoft Teams

MikTeX (v24.1)

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE, LNK LabPlus, Radiology, PSQ LSRC, RLB209, RLB210, DYB 217)

Minitab (v19.1)          

All Student PCs (Exc. DYB LabPlus, JBB CSRC, PSQ LSRC, Radiology)

Minitab

MOVE Suite (v2022)

SMB104, SMB203

MRIcroGL (v1.2.20220720)

LNK106, PSQB103

MudBox (v2024)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Node JS + Vue CLI (v18.17.1)

RLB209, RLB210, SMB201

Notion Desktop (v2.0.45)

RLB210, RLB209, RLB201

NVivo (v14.233.3.61)

All BGB, All CKY, All Emdeck, All Plymouth Open Access, All LNK, All RLB, All Rolle, MB111, PSQ Lecterns, Sassafras

NVivo

OBS Studio (v29.1.3)

RLB Gaming Labs

Observing Children Moving (v1.0)

Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle Lecterns, Thomas Pitts

OpenSesame (v3.3.14)

All Library, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, LNK All, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304

Optix (v6.7.7.0)

CEE Clinic

Oxford Medical Simulation (vMB7.023664)

Main Campus Open Access

Photoshop (v25.9)

All student PCs

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

PMx (v1.8)

All Library, DYB701, DYB LabPlus, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, FZB302, FZB304, FZB309, FZB310, FZB304-Specialist, Kirkby Terrace 2, Rolle304, Sassafras

Prelude (v22.6.1)

All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G, LNK107

Premiere Pro (v24.4.1)

All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G, LNK107

Adobe CC is £43 - purchase here

Premiere Rush (v2.10)

All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G, LNK107

Proteus VSM (v8.14)

SMB100, SMB105, SMB Lecterns

PureRef (v1.11.1)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

PuTTY (v0.78)

All SMB, Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, RLB110, RLB111, RLB201, RLB 209, RLB Lecterns, Main Campus Open Access

QGIS (v3.34.8)

All Student PCs (Exc. Dental), UC: QGIS

QINSy (v9.5.6)

All MB

Qt (v6.6.0)

SMB107, SMB108

QUARC (v2023 SP1)

SMB105

Quarto (v1.5.54)

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE, LNK LabPlus, Radiology, PSQ LSRC, RLB209, RLB210, DYB217)

QuizOne (v1.0.0)

All Student PCs

R (v4.3.1)

All student PCs (Exc. All PDSE, LNK LabPlus, Radiology, PSQ LSRC, RLB Gaming Labs, DYB217, Optometry, JBB CSRC Laptops)

RACK 2 (v2.3.0)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

RAxMLGui (v2.0.10)

All Student PC's (Exc. dental)

Reality Capture (v1.4.0)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

Revit (v2025)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

RhinoCam (v2023)

BGB004F, RLB502, RLB009

Rhinoceros 3D (v7.31)

All Library, BGB004F, RLB009, RLB201, RLB209, RLB212, RLB213, RLB407, RLB502, Sassafras, SM108

Road to IELTS (v6.1.1)

All student PCs (Exc. Dental)

Rockworks20 (v20.11.30)

All Library, DYB LabPlus, FZB302, FZB310, FZB Lecterns, SMB104, SMB203

RStudio (v2024.04.2)

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE, LNK LabPlus, Radiology, PSQ LSRC, RLB Gaming Labs, RLB209, RLB210, DYB 217, Optometry, JBB CSRC Laptops)

UoP Workshops and 121s

RT0x0 (v19.2.4.4)

Steam Lab Laptops

Rtools (v4.3)

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE, LNK LabPlus, Radiology, PSQ LSRC, RLB209, RLB210, DYB217)

Safe Exam Browser (SEB) (v3.5.0.544)

All Student PCs

Scratch (v3.29.1)

RLB110, RLB111

SigmaPlot (v14.5)

All Library, CKY514, CKY519, CKY513, CKY515

SIMUL8 (v2023)

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE)

Sketchbook (v8.7.1.0)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

Slicer for Fusion 360 (v1.0.0.0)

All BGB, All Library, All Emdeck, All RLB, Sassafras

SMART Lumio (v23.1)

All Rolle lecterns with boards

SNAP (Sentinel Application Platform) (v9.0.0)

All BGB, All MB, All PSQ, All Rolle, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, CKY Lecterns, LNK106, LNK107

Snort (v2.9.20.1)

SMB108

SolidCam (v2022)

BGB106, RLB009, SMB108

SolidWorks (v2024 SP03.1)

All BGB, All Emdeck, All Library and Hi-Spec, All SMB, RLB009, RLB212, RLB213, RLB502, Sassafras

SECAM technician

Sonarwiz (v7.11.00)

MB111

Spectrus Processor (v2023.2.4)

CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, DYBY701, DYB LabPlus, DYB Lecterns, Emdeck007, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, LNK106, LNK107, LNK Lecterns, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns, SMB104, SMB203

SPM12

All Library, Emdeck211

SPSS AMOS (v28)

All Library, All SMB, CKY108, CKY235, CKY236, CKY237, CKY239, CKY417, CKY512, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, CKY517, CKY519, CKY Lecterns, CKY Refectory, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, PSQA104, PSQ Lecterns, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Sassafras

SPSS AMOS

SPSS Modeler (v18.2.2)

All Library, All SMB, CKY108, CKY235, CKY236, CKY237, CKY239, CKY417, CKY512, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, CKY517, CKY519, CKY Lecterns, CKY Refectory, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, PSQA104, PSQ Lecterns, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Sassafras

SPSS Statistics (v28)

         

See below information on SPSS for Mac

All Library, All SMB, CKY108, CKY235, CKY236, CKY237, CKY239, CKY417, CKY512, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, CKY517, CKY519, CKY Lecterns, CKY Refectory, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, PSQA104, PSQ Lecterns, Rolle202, Rolle302, Rolle304, Sassafras

SPSS Statistics

StepOne and StepOnePlus (v2.3)

SMB104, SMB105

Stereonet (v11.5.1)

SMB104, SMB203, DYB701

Storyboard Pro (v22)

RLB All (Exc. RLB210, RLB209, RLB201)

Strawberry Perl (v5.38.2.2)

All Student PCs (Exc. DYB 217, PDSE, LNK LabPlus, PSQ LSRC, Radiology, RLB209, RLB210)

Structures (v1.5.5)

All Steam Lab Laptops

Study Skills Success (v5.0.5)

All Student PCs

Substance 3D Designer (v13.1.2)

High Spec machines only
All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G,  LNK107

Substance 3D Modeler (v1.10.0)

High Spec machines only
All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G,  LNK107

Substance 3D Painter (v10.0.0)

High Spec machines only
All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G,  LNK107

Substance 3D Sampler (v4.4.1)

High Spec machines only
All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G,  LNK107

Substance 3D Stager (v3.0.2)

High Spec machines only
All Library, All RLB, All SCB Lecterns, BGB004C, BGB004F, BGB004G,  LNK107

Tangix TesterPRO Client (v8.3.4.2136)

BGB203, BGB204, BGB205

Tense Buster (v5.0.5)

All Student PCs

Thomson Test Chart 2020 (v1.8.9)

ICP302

TM150.20 (v1.2.2)

All Steam Lab Laptops

ToupCam (v2.0)

All Steam Lab Laptops

ToupView (v4.12.26095)

All Steam Lab Laptops

Trimble Business Centre (v5.0)

MB111

Turning Point 8 (v9.4.26)

None

Turning Point 8

Twin Motion (v2024.1.1)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

UGENE (v50.0)

CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, Emdeck007, LNK106, LNK107, Rolle202

Unit 4 Report Engine (v9.6.313)

Staff

Unity Editor (v2022.3.34f1 LTS)

RLB201, RLB203 (MAC only), RLB0209, RLB210.

Unity Hub (v3.8.0)

RLB201, RLB203 (MAC only), RLB0209, RLB210.

Unreal Engine (v5.2.1)

RLB201, RLB0209, RLB210, RLB212, Library High performance PCs

Vensim PLE (v9.4.1)

All Library, CKY513, CKY514, CKY515, Emdeck007, Emdeck010, Emdeck011, Emdeck211, Emdeck Lecterns, Rolle302, SMB100, SMB Lecterns

Visual Studio (v2022)

SMB104, SMB105, SMB108, SMB107A, RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

Visual Studio Code (v1.93.1)

All student PCs

Wacom Tablet Driver (v6.3.46.1)

RLB205a, RLB209, RLB210, RLB212, RLB213, RLB407, RLB501, RLBfs2, RLB Lecterns, Rolle302, Rolle304, Rolle Lecterns

Waveform (v13.1.2)

RLB201, RLB209, RLB210

Wireshark (v4.0.7)

SMB108

WP3X0 (v5.18.0)

All Steam Lab laptops

WP5X0 (v3.3.3)

All Steam Lab Laptops

ZBrush (v2024.0.4)

RLB201, RLB205a, RLB209, RLB210

Zoom Desktop Client (v5.16.22201)

               

All Student PCs (Exc. PDSE), Staff

Zoom

SPSS for Mac

Please note that the latest Mac operating systems 'Sonoma' and 'Sequoia' are not compatible with SPSS 28. However, we have 3 workarounds for you 

1. Sign in using the Remote Desktop links and app. 

OR

2. You can use Sassafras to use the software by remotely logging into one of the University's remote access PCs. Please note, you will need to have the Forticlient VPN installed and running to click the link for Sassafras. 

OR

3. You can click on the Word file below to access the instructions to apply a fix to make Sonoma and Sequoia compatible with SPSS 28.  This should enable you to run the application on your Mac.

MAXSURF

MAXSURF is free to use for academic purposes. 

You will need to create an account with Bentley, and log in with Bentley each time you use the software. 

Bentley automatically opens on start up on any student open access PC.

Find a PC and Software on Campus

There are 210 PCs in the Library, available to University of Plymouth students and staff.

Click here to find an available PC on campus