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Software Available for Students
Below is a list of software that current Rice students can obtain for free or purchase at a discounted rate. Installation on personally owned computers is the responsibility of the student. OIT is not responsible for installation on personal computers.
All information is subject to change.
| Applications | How to Obtain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Absolute Home & Office Standard Features: Locate/Lock/Delete/Recover |
Purchase |
Purchase required. Students may purchase standard or premium for personal device to secure, locate and control missing or stolen computers. https://homeoffice.absolute.com Absolute Home & Office Standard For more information, visit the vendor website: Absolute |
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Absolute Home & Office Premium Features: Locate/Lock/Delete/Recover/Service Guarantee |
Purchase |
Purchase required. Students may purchase standard or premium for personal device to secure, locate and control missing or stolen computers. https://homeoffice.absolute.com Absolute Home & Office Premium For more information, visit the vendor website: Absolute |
| Adobe Creative Cloud |
Purchase | Purchase required. Students may purchase Adobe Creative Cloud from Rice On the Hub |
Ansys (Free version) |
Download |
No purchase required. Credentials required to access free tutorials and training. This software has limited features. |
| ArcGIS Pro (ESRI) | Download |
No purchase required. Installation available for personally-owned computers. The download link provides instructions for installation. |
| AspenOne |
Download | No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. The download link provides instructions for installation. |
| AutoCAD | Download | No purchase required. Free student software from Autodesk Education Community |
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
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Download | No purchase required. Azure software and the cloud platform are accessible via the online portal. Verified students can get free access to Azure and $100 in credit. One-stop access to additional training and learning materials via Microsoft Learn. |
| ChemDraw Professional Version 19.1 (Windows or Mac) |
Registration | No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. Site licenses for version 19.1 and later are administered through Flexnet Operations. |
| Cisco VPN | Download | No purchase required. Students must accept the Virtual Private Network (VPN) Agreement in order download VPN software. Visit KB for more information on VPN. |
| EndNote (Windows or Mac)
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Purchase | Purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. |
| Gurobi (Windows, Linux, Mac)
|
Download |
No purchase required. Register with your NetID@rice.edu email for free access. For more information: Quick Start Guides |
| JMP | Windows: Download Mac: Download |
No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. The download link provides instructions for installation. |
| LabVIEW |
Windows: Download
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No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. |
| Maple | Purchase | Purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. |
| Mathematica / WolframAlpha Pro (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
|
Download | No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. |
| MATLAB TAH | Portal | No purchase required.
For existing MATLAB accounts from a previous institution:
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| Microsoft | Office 365 (Windows or Mac) |
Office 365 Login OIT Ticket |
Current Rice students only. (Visiting studetnts are not assigned a Microsoft 365 license.)
For more information: Getting Started with Office 365
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| Microsoft Windows (10/11) Education |
Download |
No purchase required. |
| Overleaf (LaTeX) |
See Fondren Library's page: |
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| Palisade DecisionTools |
OIT Ticket |
Installation available for personal computers by request only. ***Note: Jones Graduate School of Business must submit a request to jgshelp@rice.edu to obtain software.*** |
| Parallels | Purchase | Purchase required. Parallels can be purchased from Rice On the Hub. |
| Putty (Windows only) |
Download | No purchase required. |
| R Studio Desktop | Download | No purchase required for R Studio Open Source Version |
| Rhino | No purchase required for 90-day evaluation versions. Saving and plug-ins will not work after 90 days unless you purchase. |
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| Rice On the Hub |
Webstore | Discounts are available on academic software purchased through Rice On the Hub by registering an account with your Rice email address. If you do not see items to purchase, you must reset your eligibility. |
| SAS | Download | No purchase required. Register with your NetID@rice.edu account to access the software. Visit the SAS Academic Hub for information on free e-learning and teaching materials. |
| SolidWorks 2022-2023 Student Premium Edition |
OIT Ticket Download |
No purchase required. Not intended for research purposes. Rice students and educators can participate in the SolidWorks Student License Program by registering with your Rice NetID and password.
https://www.solidworks.com/support/system-requirements |
| ssh/sftp (Windows only) |
Download | No purchase required. Rice NetID and password are required to download. For more information: Obtain and install ssh for Windows. |
| Stata | Purchase | Purchase required. For more information: Stata Campus GradPlan pricing. |
| TK Solver 6 Academic | Purchase | Purchase required. Special offer - $10 for one year license for ME Design Tool students. This license can be renewed on a yearly basis for $10 each year until graduation. Contact Kari Johnson: 815-963-2220 or email: kari.johnson@uts.com to place the order for the TK Solver 6 Academic software. Once the order has been placed Kari will provide instructions on how to download the software and how to get a license. Students who have already purchased the academic license for $69, UTS will refund the difference of $59 and provide you with a new license. |
V-ray |
Download | No purchase required. This will download a 30-day trial version. |
| V-ray Plug-in for Rhino | Version 5/32-bit Download Version 5/64-bit |
No purchase required. For more information: V-Ray for Rhino 6 3.60.03. |
| WolframAlpha Pro | Download | No purchase required. Installation available on personal computers. |
| Xming X for Windows | Download | No purchase required. Installation available on personal computers. |
| Zoom Video Communication | No purchase required. All students have Zoom License accounts (formerly call Pro accounts). Getting Started with Zoom Zoom for Rice Students Using Zoom in Canvas |