Software Information
ITS supports a variety of public domain and site-licensed software for the Mason Community. Individual departments purchase and administer the distribution of other licenses. ITS provides the following:
- Assist with software configuration
- Ensure compliance with applicable policies, regulations, and laws
- Realize potential cost savings
- Facilitate and expedite the procurement process with existing vendors
Software Purchasing & Licensing Information
The distribution and support of licensed software vary according to the application; specifics are provided on individual software information pages listed on the Software Information page in the TeamDynamix Service Catalog. For software not listed on this page, contact IT Support at 703-993-8870.
Mason-Managed Computer Software Loads
Mason-managed computers are pre-loaded with software and can load additional software from their respective self-services.
Mason Self-Service (Mac)
Mason Self-Service is installed on Mason-owned Macs enrolled in Jamf Pro; it allows users to download approved software on demand.
Software Center (Windows)
Software Center is a Windows application on managed, Mason-owned computers. Software Center allows users to download approved software on demand. If you would like to use Software Center on your Windows computer, go to the Desktop Support page to enroll.
Classroom & Lab Software Loads
Mason has virtual and physical lab spaces on several campuses for students to use. Hours of Operation and information about labs and lab services are available on the Computer Labs & Classrooms Information page.
Academic Year 2024-2025
| Title | Publisher | Version | Classrooms | Computer Labs | CLUB | STAR | PCVL |
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| Office Suite Professional | Microsoft | 2021 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Chrome | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
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| Firefox | Mozilla | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| OneDrive | Microsoft | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| 7-Zip | Igor Pavlov | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Eclipse | Eclipse Foundation | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Edge | Microsoft | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Reader | Adobe | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| NetBeans | Apache | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Filezilla | Filezilla Project | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gimp | Gimp Development Team | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Earth Pro | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
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| HonorLock | HonorLock | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| jGrasp | Auburn University | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Capture | Kaltura | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| LockDown Browser | Respondus | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Visual Studio Code | Microsoft | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Notepad++ | Don Ho | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| PollEverywhere | Poll Everywhere | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Putty | Simon Tatham | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| VLC | VideoLAN | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Zoom Workplace | Zoom | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| OpenJDK | Oracle | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Zotero | Corporation for Digital Scholarship | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| Windows Subsystem for Linux | Microsoft | Latest | X | X | X | X | X |
| ArcGIS Pro | ESRI | 3.3 | X | X | X |
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| Mathematica | Wolfram | 14 | X | X | X |
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| Matlab | Mathworks | R2024a | X | X | X |
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| SAS | SAS | 9.4 | X | X | X |
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| SPSS | IBM | 29 | X | X | X |
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| Audacity | The Audacity Team | Latest | X | X | |||
| Creative Cloud | Adobe | 2024 | X | X | X | ||
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Latest | X | ||||
| Camtasia | TechSmith | 2021 | X | ||||
| Resolve | Blackmagic Design | Latest | X | ||||
| Epic Games Launcher | Epic Games | Latest | X | ||||
| Unreal 5 | Epic Games | Latest | X | ||||
| jEdit | jEdit Project | Latest | X | ||||
| Makerbot Print | Makerbot Industries, LLC | Latest | X | ||||
| Respondus Test Generator | Respondus | Latest | X | ||||
| Unity | Unity Technologies | X | |||||
| AutoCAD | Autodesk | 2025 | X | X |
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| Inventor | Autodesk | 2025 | X | X |
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| Civil3d | Autodesk | 2025 | X | X |
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| 3DS Max | Autodesk | 2025 | X | ||||
| Maya | Autodesk | 2025 | X | ||||
| MotionBuilder | Autodesk | 2025 | X | ||||
| Pro Apps Bundle | Apple | Latest | X | ||||
| Avid Pro Tools | Avid | Latest | X | ||||
| Microsoft Project | X |
Microsoft Quick Links
Classroom/Lab Software Installation
ITS manages and maintains the equipment and software in university classrooms and labs. For details, see the Classroom Software service.
IMPORTANT
Due to the high volume of requests each semester, requests for software installation in classrooms and labs are due by the following dates:
- Fall Semester: July 15
- Spring Semester: December 1
- Summer Semester: April 15
Architectural Standards Review Board (ASRB) Ready List
| Solution | Tags | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acquia Content Hub | acquia, cloud, content, discovery, distribution, drupal, hub | Approved |
| Agisoft Metashape Pro Lime Virtual Outcrop | 3d, agisoft-metashape-pro, digital-geologic-mapping, geology, lime-virtual-outcrop, outcrop-photogrammetry | Approved |
| Aira Access | aira, aira-access, campus, mapping, smartphone | Approved |
| ArcGIS On-Line | arcgis, on-line, storymap | Approved |
| ATLAS.ti | analysis, atlas, atlasti, criminology, data-analysis, research | Approved |
| Atomos Cloud Studio | atomos, cloud, cloud-based, video, video-capture | Approved |
| Audacity | atv, audacity, in-class, lab-computers, projects | Approved |
| Avid Pro Tools | audio-editing, audio-mixing, audio-recording, avid-pro-tools, music-theory | Approved |
| BioSig-ID - BSI | assessment, authentication, biometric, biometrics, biosig-id, blackboard, gesture, sacs, student | Approved |
| Bluebeam | bluebeam, drawings, marking-up, review | Approved |
| BookWright | 2d-modeling, 3d-model, spatial-visualization | Approved |
| Broadbean | advertising, advertising-push, broadbean, job-postings, marketing | Approved |
| Bulk Edit | bulk, bulk-edit, edit, pmo, projects, sharepoint | Approved |
| Calendly | calendly, scheduling, scheduling-platform | Approved |
| CAS | cas, cas-authentication, library, room-reservation, springshare | Approved |
| CivilGEO | capstone, civil, civilgeo, engineering, geohecras | Approved |
| CollegeVine | admissions, collegevine, informational, recruitment, salesforce, sessions, zoom | Approved |
| Construct | construct, design, ece-370, robot, robotics | Approved |
| Construct 3 OptiTrack Motive Adobe Substance Painter | adobe, adobe-substance-painter, construct3, motion, motion-capture, optitrack | Approved |
| CorelDraw 2019 | corel, coreldraw, draw, engineering, mechanical | Approved |
| Cvent | conference, cvent, event, registration, ticketing | Approved |
| Dante Virtual Sound Card | dante, sound-card, virtual | Approved |
| DeepFreeze | computer-managment, deepfreeze, microsoft, pc, reboot, restore | Approved |
| Dubbot | accessibility, compliance, crawl, dubbot, governance, regulations, web | Approved |
| Echo360 and zoom integration tool | echo360, integration, recording, upload, zoom | Approved |
| EEG | caption, eeg, falcon, lexi, live-caption, rtmp | Approved |
| Factile | classroom-game, factile, jeopardy-like | Approved |
| Findtime | findtime, microsoft-addin, outlook | Approved |
| Flip (FlipGrid) | microsoft, video-assignments, video-editing, video-sharing | Approved |
| Forms & Kahoot Plugins | forms, kahoot, plugin, powerpoint | Approved |
| Furhat social robot | furhat, robot, robotics, social | Approved |
| Genetec | access, cameras, campus, cctv, genetec | Approved |
| GitHub GitHub Desktop | github, github-desktop, lab, laboratory | Approved |
| GoPro Cloud | cloud, gopro, studio-software, video | Approved |
| Gradescope (enterprise-wide license agreement) | assignement-grading, exam-grading, gradescope, grading, homework-grading | Approved |
| GrammarlyGO with AI | ai, grammerly, writing-check, writing-feedback, writing-quality | Approved |
| Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) | aws, catalog, edc, enterprise, Informatica | Approved |
| Integration from Mason Alert to Access Control systems. | access, alerts, ehs, police | Approved |
| JackTrip | classroom, cloud, jacktrip, music, musicians, recitals, remote | Approved |
| Kahoot | interaction, kahoot, on-line, quizzes | Approved |
| Leganto module | alma, blackboard, laganto, library, lists, readings | Approved |
| Leonardo Elsag CarSystem | leonardo-elsag-carsystem, license-plate-reader, police | Approved |
| Lexipol | lexipol, management, police, policies, policy, training, web-based | Approved |
| employment-focused, linkedin, linkedin-professional, microsoft, social-networking | Approved | |
| Microsoft 365 - Power Automate Premium Connector | microsoft-365, power-automate | Approved |
| Microsoft Bookings | appointments, bookings, microsoft, office365, scheduling | Approved |
| Microsoft Loop | loop, microsoft, microsoft-365, productivity, wiki | Approved |
| Microsoft Office 365 integration with Zoom | add-in, microsoft, office365, plug-in, zoom | Approved |
| Microsoft Planner | management, microsoft, microsoft-planner, planner, pm, tool | Approved |
| MicroSoft Project On-Line | office365, online, pmo, project | Approved |
| Microsoft Teams | calendar, chat, collaboration, conferencing, messaging, microsoft, ms-teams, on-line | Approved |
| Mural | collaboration, diagrams, facilitation, mural, process-maps, virtual, whiteboards | Approved |
| Muse Score for the School of Music (CVPA) | eula, muse, muse-score, music, music-notation, notation | Approved |
| Nearpod | collaboration, integration, learning, nearpod, zoom | Approved |
| Neat Video | denoiser, neat-video, video-de-noiser, video-filter, visible-noise | Approved |
| NVivo | analysis, nvivo, qualitative, research, software | Approved |
| Packback | ai, guideance, packback, teaching, writing, writing-feedback, writing-quality | Approved |
| Path Finder for Mac | files, finder, mac, pathfinder, search | Approved |
| PlantNet | app, photo-library, plant-identification | Approved |
| Polar Team Pro | athletes, athletics, basketball, monitoring, ncaa, performance, polar, team, wbb | Approved |
| Poll Everywhere | poll-everywhere, polling-tool, survey-tool | Approved |
| Power Virtual Agents | chatbot, power-virtual-agents | Approved |
| Qualtrics | data-collection, evaluations, survey, survey-research | Approved |
| QUARC Essentials | computer-labs, quanser-cubes, quarc, quarc-essentials | Approved |
| RaeNotes Transcription Service | coaching, icf-certification, transcription | Approved |
| Shadow Health | health, nursing, online, shadow, shadowhealth, shadow-health, training | Approved |
| Simunto | datasets, simunto, spatio-temporal | Approved |
| smartsheet | applications, client, cloud, management, project, smartsheet, track, tracking | Approved |
| Snap&Read Universal Co:Writer Universal | chrome, co-writer, plug-in, snap-read, text-to-speach | Approved |
| Spectrolite for MACs | printmaker, risograph, spectrolite, spectrolite-mac | Approved |
| SPSS | license, spss, statistical | Approved |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | cad, design, drafting, sketchup, technical, theatre, trimble | Approved |
| Vimeo Premium Squadcast Zoom | business, community, live-streaming, outreach, podcast, remote, squadcast, vimeo, zoom | Approved |
| Visio Data Visualizer | diagrams, excel, microsoft, visio, visio-data-visualizer, visio-plugin, visualizer | Approved |
| VS Code - Visual Studio Code - from Microsoft | code-management, microsoft, source-code-editor, visual-studio, vs-code | Approved |
| VSim Laerdal | covid-19, laerdal, nursing, self-directed, training, vsim, webinars | Approved |
| When I Work | communication, scheduling, staff, staff-scheduling, wheniwork, when-i-work | Approved |
| WSJ - on-line Wall Street Journal | journal, subscription, wsj | Approved |
| zFairs | engineering, judges, projects, science, students, virtual-fairs, zfairs | Approved |