Software for College-Owned Machines
The following software is available for installation on some College-owned computers (see the licensing info for each entry for more detail). We are moving toward self-service installation of commonly requested software that can be done at your convenience. If the software you want is not available in self service, please submit a ticket to request it. We also have an explanation of the levels of support we offer for different titles. In many cases, there is training available through our LinkedIn online learning subscription.
Accessibility
SensusAccess
A web-based, self-service application that allows users to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate and accessible formats.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Any via Web / Full Support
- License type: College faculty, staff, and students at MIDD & MIIS
- Resources: SensusAccess at Middlebury
Administrative
Banner
View and maintain college data concerning students, faculty, staff, alumni, vendors, and more.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Any via Web / Banner Admin, Web / Full support
- License type: Limited access
- Resources: Banner Admin Learning Resources
25Live
View room schedules and availability.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Any via Web / Full support
- License type: Anyone can view
- Resources: Basic User’s Guide
Database
Access
A Microsoft database management system used by software developers and data architects to develop application software. “Power users” can use it to build software applications.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / 2016 / Install only
- License type: Campus license for college-owned Windows computers
- Resources: Microsoft’s Access Support, Learn Access 2016: The Basics (online course), and Access 2016 Essential Training (online course)
Filemaker Pro
A database program that allows the creation of data entry forms, viewing and maintenance of data, as well as report creation.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 16 / Install only
- License type: limited individual licenses
- Resources: Vendor’s Help Site, Learning FileMaker 16 (online course), and Filemaker Pro 16 Platform: Advanced Features (online course)
Design
AutoCAD
AutoDesk makes their computer-aided design (CAD) software available free of charge for educational users with an individual account. It cannot be installed by ITS.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / current / Unsupported (see Resources)
- License type: Free for educational use
- Resources: Design Software for Personally Owned Computers
GIS
ArcGIS
Manage, analyze, and display geographic information.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / ver 10.5 / Install only
- License type: Midd VT site license
- Resources: ArcGIS Essential Training (online course) and Up and Running with ArcGIS (online course)
QGIS
A cross-platform, free, and open-source desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that provides data viewing, editing, and analysis.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Install Only
- License type: Free
- Resources: Vendor’s Support Site and Up and Running with QGIS (online course)
Grading
Canvas
Learning management system with grade keeping.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: browser-based / Install only
- License type: Site license
- Resources: Vendor’s Quick Tour
Image Creation and Manipulation
Adobe Illustrator
A vector graphics application that lets you create logos, icons, sketches, typography and complex illustrations for print, web, interactive, video and mobile.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / CC / Full support
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s Illustrator Support, Using Illustrator for Posters, Illustrator 2020 New Features (online course), and Illustrator 2020 Essential Training (online course)
Adobe Photoshop
An imaging and design application used to create and enhance your photographs, website and mobile app designs, 3D artwork, videos and more.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / CC / Full support
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s Photoshop Support, Photoshop 2020 New Features (online course), Photoshop 2020 Essential Training: The Basics (online course), and Photoshop 2020 One-on-One: Fundamentals (online course)
Learning
LinkedIn Learning online training
Learn new skills using video-based online courses with exercise files.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Full support
- License type: College faculty, staff, and students at MIDD & MIIS.
- Resources: LinkedIn Learning at Middlebury College and How to use LinkedIn Learning (online course)
Math
Maple
Analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2017 / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Vendor’s Online Help Site
Mathematica
Ideal for use in engineering, mathematics, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, and a wide range of other fields, it makes possible a new level of automation in algorithmic computation, interactive manipulation, and dynamic presentation.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 11.1.1 / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned AND personally-owned computers
- Resources: About Mathematica at Midd, Vendor’s Support Site, Mathematica 11 Essential Training (online course), and Mathematica 11 Machine Learning (online course)
MATLAB
It is used for machine learning, signal processing, image processing, computer vision, communications, computational finance, control design, robotics, and much more.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2017 / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Vendor’s Documentation, Learning MATLAB (online course), and MATLAB 2018 Essential Training (online course)
Music/Audio
Audacity
Free, open source, cross-platform software used for recording and editing sounds.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 2 / Install only
- License type: Free
- Resources: Vendor’s Support Site and Learning Audacity (online course)
Office Productivity
Adobe Acrobat DC (aka Pro or Writer)
Open and edit PDFs; export PDFs to other formats.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / DC / Full support
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s Acrobat DC Support, Acrobat DC Essential Training (online course), Acrobat DC: Creating Forms (online course), and Acrobat DC: Creating Accessible PDFs (online course)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Open PDF files for viewing only.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / DC / Install only
- License type: Free
- Resources: Adobe’s Acrobat Reader Support and Up and Running with Acrobat Reader DC (online course)
Adobe Indesign
Adobe’s page design and layout toolset to create and publish printed books, brochures, digital magazines, iPad apps, eBooks, and interactive online documents.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / CC / Full support
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s InDesign Support, InDesign 2020 New Features, InDesign Quick Start (online course), and InDesign 2020 Essential Training (online course)
EndNote
Generate bibliographies and manage references. NOTE: We are moving away from EndNote in favor of Zotero.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / X8 / Install only
- License type: Limited individual licenses
- Resources: Vendor’s Support Site
Excel
Microsoft’s spreadsheet application used to keep track of data, perform calculations & create charts based on data, and create limited databases.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2016 / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Microsoft’s Excel Support, Up and Running with Excel 2016 (online course), Learn Excel for Mac 2016: The Basics (online course), Excel 2016 Essential Training (online course), and Excel for Mac 2016 Essential Training (online course)
Final Draft
Write and format a screenplay to meet industry submission standards.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 9 / Install only
- License type: 20 concurrent use license
- Resources: Vendor’s Support Site and Screenwriting with Final Draft (online course)
Keynote
Keynote is presentation software developed by Apple Inc. as a part of the iWork productivity suite. Create presentations using slides that can incorporate charts, images, and audio/video.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Current / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Mac Apps Support for Keynote, Keynote 6: From Outline to Presentation (online course), and Keynote 6 Essential Training (online course)
Apple Mail is the default email client that comes with every Mac using OS X 10.0 or later. Integrates with Calendar and Contacts.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Current / Install Only
- License type: Free
- Resources: Mac Apps Support for Mail
Numbers
Numbers is a spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. as part of the iWork productivity suite. It is used to keep track of data, perform calculations, create charts based on data, and create limited databases.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Current / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Mac Apps Support for Numbers and Numbers 3 Essential Training (online course)
Office Proofing Tools
Perform spelling and grammar checks for installed languages.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2016 / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Office 2016 for Mac
Outlook
Microsoft’s email software used to manage email, calendars, and tasks.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2016 / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Microsoft’s Outlook Support, Learn Outlook 2016: The Basics (online course), Learn Outlook for Mac 2016: The Basics (online course), Outlook 2016 Essential Training (online course), and Outlook for Mac 2016 Essential Training (online course)
Pages
Pages is a word processor developed by Apple. It is part of the iWork productivity suite and runs on the OS X and iOS operating systems.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Current / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Mac Apps Support for Pages and Pages 5 Essential Training (online course)
Powerpoint
Microsoft’s presentation software used to create presentations using slides that can incorporate charts, images, and audio/video.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2016 / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Microsoft’s Powerpoint Support, Learn PowerPoint 2016: The Basics (online course), Learn PowerPoint for Mac 2016: The Basics (online course), PowerPoint 2016 Essential Training (online course), and PowerPoint for Mac 2016 Essential Training (online course)
Publisher
Publisher is Microsoft’s entry-level desktop publishing application. Adobe Indesign is the supported alternative at Middlebury as it is available for both Macs and PCs and provides a robust export feature.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / UNSUPPORTED
Word
Word is Microsoft’s word processing program used to create, edit, and save documents.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / 2016 / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Microsoft’s Word Support, Learn Word 2016: The Basics (online course), Learn Word for Mac 2016: The Basics (online course), Word 2016 Essential Training (online course), and Word for Mac 2016 Essential Training (online course)
Operating System
Important note: The Technology Helpdesk will not install nor troubleshoot older operating systems (such as Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.14 - Mojave) that are no longer supported by the vendor and thus cannot be patched for vulnerabilities. See Levels of Support for more information.
Linux
Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: UNSUPPORTED
- License type: Free
- Resources:
macOS 10.14
Apple released Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave) on September 24, 2018.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / UNSUPPORTED
macOS 10.15
Apple released Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) on October 7, 2019.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Full Support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
macOS 11
Apple released Mac OS 11 (Big Sur) on November 12, 2020.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Full Support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
macOS 12
Apple’s latest OS release is Mac OS 12 (Monterey), released on October 25, 2021.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Full Support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources:
Windows 7
Windows 7 is an operating system released by Microsoft on October 22, 2009. It is no longer being installed or re-installed; Windows 10 is the recommended operating system. (Note: Microsoft’s support of Windows 7 ends January 2020.)
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / UNSUPPORTED
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is an operating system released by Microsoft on October 17, 2013.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / UNSUPPORTED
Windows 10
Windows 10 is an operating system released by Microsoft on July 29, 2015. It is the recommended operating system for college-owned Windows computers.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / Full support
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Learn about Win 10, Windows 10 New Features (online course), Windows 10 Essential Training (online course), and Windows 10: Tips and Tricks (online course)
Windows 11
Windows 11, Microsoft’s newest operating system, was released on October 5, 2021. It is not yet recommended for installation on college-owned Windows computers.
Scientific
ChemDraw Professional
Draw accurate, chemically-aware, scientific structures.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 15.x / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned and personally-owned computers
- Resources: ChemDraw Professional at Middlebury and Vendor’s Support Site
Security
Sophos
Anti-virus software that receives regular virus definition updates and provides a way to scan your computer and remove or quarantine known threats.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Current / Full support
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources:
Statistical
R
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. One of R’s strengths is the ease with which well-designed publication-quality plots can be produced, including mathematical symbols and formulae where needed.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Current / Install only
- License type: Free
- Resources: Vendor’s Manuals and Vendor’s FAQs & HowTo Docs, Learning R (online course), and R Statistics Essential Training (online course)
SPSS
IBM SPSS Statistics is an integrated family of products that addresses the entire analytical process, from planning to data collection to analysis, reporting and deployment.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 24 / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Vendor’s Customer Resources and SPSS Statistics Essential Training (online course)
Stata
Stata is a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 15 / Install only
- License type: 50 concurrent user license
- Resources: Vendor’s Resource Links, Introduction to Stata 15 (online course), and Advanced and Specialized Statistics with Stata (online course)
Stat/Transfer
Used to move data easily between worksheets, databases, and statistical packages.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / ver 13 / Install only
- License type: Limited individual licenses
- Resources: Vendor’s FAQs and Vendor’s Support Site
Survey
Qualtrics
Create and manage surveys.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Full support
- License type: College faculty, staff, and students at MIDD & MIIS
- Resources: Qualtrics Info in TDX Knowledge Base
Video
Adobe Premiere
Adobe’s video editing software suitable for both amateur enthusiasts and professionals.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / CC / Install only
- License type: Campus license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s Premiere Support, Premiere Pro New Features (online course), Learning Premiere Pro (online course), and Premiere Pro 2020 Essential Training (online course)
Final Cut Pro
Video editing software that we are phasing out. Premiere is cross platform and more widely used.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / X / UNSUPPORTED
Quicktime Player for Mac
Quicktime is a multimedia development, storage, and playback technology from Apple that allows you to combine sound, text, animation, and video in a single file.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / Current / Install only
- License type: Free
- Resources:
Quicktime Player for Windows
Quicktime is a multimedia development, storage, and playback technology from Apple that allows you to combine sound, text, animation, and video in a single file. The Windows version of this software contains vulnerabilities and is potentially harmful. The VLC program has been identified as a proper alternative.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win only / POTENTIALLY HARMFUL
- License type: Free
VLC Media Player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / current/ Install only
- License type: Free
- Resources:
Web Browser
Chrome
Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google and is used to browse web sites on the internet. Non-preferred due to issues with Webmail and other Middlebury services. Supported only for use with Perceptive Content 7.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Limited Support
- License type: Free
- Resources: Google Chrome Help and Learning the Chrome Browser (online course)
Firefox
Firefox is a free, open source Web browser based on the Mozilla code base and offers many customization options and features.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / latest version or ESR / Full Support
- License type: Free
- Resources: Mozilla Firefox Help and Learning the Firefox Browser (online course)
Safari
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple and is used to browse web sites on the internet.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Mac only / latest / Full Support
- License type: Free
- Resources: Apple Safari Help
Web Publishing
Adobe Dreamweaver
A development tool used to create, publish, and manage websites and mobile content. This software is used infrequently at Middlebury and only for specific types of non-Drupal websites. (Drupal and WordPress are the most common choices for website management as they are easier to use.)
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / CC / Install only
- License type: Site license for college-owned computers
- Resources: Adobe’s Dreamweaver Support, Dreamweaver CC New Features (online course), Dreamweaver CC Essential Training (online course), and Creating a First Website in Dreamweaver CC 2017 (online course)
Drupal
Free, open source software that can be used to easily create and manage many types of websites. Most of Middlebury’s websites are created and maintained using Drupal.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Full support
- License type: Free
- Resources: Drupal Support
WordPress
WordPress is an online, open source website creation tool.
- Platforms/Versions/Support Level: Win/Mac / Full support
- License type: Free
- Resources: Documentation in TDX Knowledge Base
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