1 | Software | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | ABBYY Fine Reader | Document Editor | The FineReader application converts scanned images into editable file formats. The latest version, FineReader 12, recognizes printed text in 190 languages. Available on Windows. |
3 | Adobe Acrobat Pro | Multimedia | Acrobat can view, print, create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files. |
4 | Adobe Creative Cloud | Multimedia | Adobe Creative Cloud includes Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro DC, Experience Design, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate, Dreamweaver, Adobe Muse, Fuse, Adobe Audition, Bridge, Flash Builder, InCopy, Prelude, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Spark, Scout, SpeedGrade, Story Plus, PhoneGap Build, Prelude Live Logger, Gaming SDK, Extension Manager, and ExtendScript Toolkit. Available on Mac and Windows. |
5 | Agisoft Metashape | 3D modeling | Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data to be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of objects of various scales. |
6 | ArcGIS | Data Analysis | A Geographic Information System (GIS) used for creating and using maps; compiling geographic data; analyzing mapped information; sharing and discovering geographic information; using maps and geography. |
7 | Audacity | Multimedia | Audacity is an open-source, free Audio editor that can edit and output a wide variety of sound files. Available on Mac. |
8 | Camtasia | Multimedia | Software for creating video tutorials and presentations directly via screencast, or via a direct recording plug-in to Microsoft PowerPoint. Available on Windows. |
9 | Final Cut Pro | Multimedia | Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional video editing software. Version X (10) is a major redesign over prior versions, optimized for the multi-core processor of the Apple Pro Tower. Available on Mac. |
10 | Finale | Multimedia | Finale is a music composition tool that allows music transcription, notation, playback, and publishing. Available on Mac. |
11 | Gephi | Visualization | An open-source visualization and exploration software for all kinds of graphs and networks. Available on Windows. |
12 | Gimp | Multimedia | GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Available on Mac. |
13 | Google Earth | Reference | A virtual globe, map and geographical information program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. |
14 | Handbrake | Multimedia | HandBrake is a free, open-source, downloadable video transcoder that allows you to convert almost any video file type to any other video file type. Available on Mac. |
15 | iBooks Author | Multimedia | iBooks Author allows anyone to create iBooks Textbooks and just about any other kind of book for iPad and Mac. It can also be used to create galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, mathematical expressions, and more. Available on Mac. |
16 | LaTeX/MiKTeX | Document Editor | LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. Available on Windows. |
17 | Logic Pro X | Multimedia | Logic Pro X is a professional level music production application based on the same core as Garage Band, but with considerably more functionality. Create synthesized sounds, mix MIDI inputs, handle multi-channel surround-sound, or emulate characteristics of different spaces. Available on Mac. |
18 | Mathematica | Data Analysis | A computational software program used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical and computing fields, based on symbolic mathematics. Developed by Wolfram Research, and uses the programming language Wolfram. |
19 | MatLab | Data Analysis | Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, Fortran and Python. |
20 | Microsoft Office Professional | Document Editor | An office suite of desktop applications developed by Microsoft that contains Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. |
21 | Microsoft Visual Studio | Software Development | Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows and web services. |
22 | NVivo | Data Analysis | Software for qualitative data analysis. |
23 | OpenRefine | Data Analysis | Open Refine is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data. Available on Windows. |
24 | Oxygen XML Editor | Document Editor | Oxygen XML Editor is used for XML development and authoring. Available on Windows. |
25 | Python/Anaconda | Programming | Python is an object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive programming language that is the foundatation for many scientific and analytic tools. Available on Windows. |
26 | QGIS | Visualization | QGIS is an open source geographical system that allows you to create, edit, visualize, analyze and publish geospatial information. Available on Windows. |
27 | R Studio | Programming | RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management. |
28 | SAS (Renewal in Process) | Data Analysis | A software suite developed by SAS Institute for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. |
29 | Stata | Data Analysis | Stata is a general-purpose statistical software package, users work in research. Capabilities include data management, statistical analysis, graphics, simulations, regression analysis (linear and multiple), and custom programming. Available on Mac. |
30 | Tableau | Visualization | Tableau is a data visualization software that can help analyze and share your data and make a variety of visualizations. Available on Mac and Windows. |