Summary
The software programs listed below are available in the PSU cluster computer labs. These programs are available for all current PSU students, faculty, and staff.
*Software may not be pre-installed at all locations
NOTE: Log on in USNH Computer labs managed by ET&S require that Users enter in their username@usnh.edu
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Assistance with these applications is available via the Technology Help Desk in The HUB.
In addition, we also offer other course-specific software available that faculty have provided us for use by students in particular courses. If you require assistance with one of these programs, please contact your instructor.
Apple Macintosh Software
| Software |
Purpose |
| Acrobat Acrobat DC |
Create, edit and manage PDF documents |
| Atom |
Text editor |
| Audacity |
Audio recording and editing |
| Dreamweaver CC |
Website creation |
| Garage Band |
Music and podcast creation |
| Google Chrome |
Web browser |
| Google Earth |
Global mapping and satellite imagery |
| iBooks Author |
Digital book creation |
| Illustrator CC |
Graphics editor and design software |
| iMovie |
Video editing |
| InDesign CC |
Layout and publishing creation for print and digital media |
| Lightroom |
Photo editing and organization |
| Media Encoder CC |
Converting and exporting media files |
| OBS Studio |
Live streaming and video recording |
| Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) |
Productivity suite |
| Photoshop CC |
Digital image creation, editing and manipulation |
| Premiere Pro CC |
Video editing for film, television and the web |
| Python3 |
Versatile, high-level, interpreted programming language |
| R & R-Studio |
Integrated development environment (IDE) for R programming language |
| Sonic Pi |
Code based music creation and performance tool |
| XD CC |
Web interface design and prototyping tool |
| Zoom |
Cloud based video conferencing tool |
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Microsoft Windows Software
| Software |
Purpose |
| Adobe After Effects |
Creation of motion graphics and visual effects |
| Adobe Animate |
2D animation creation |
| Adobe Audtition |
Digital audio workstation |
| Adobe Bridge |
Organize and manage digital assets |
| Adobe Creative Cloud |
Suite of Adobe software and services |
| Adobe Dreamweaver |
Website creation |
| Adobe InDesign |
Layout and publishing creation for print and digital media |
| Adobe Lightroom |
Photo editing and organization |
| Adobe Media Encoder |
Converting and exporting media files |
| Adobe Photoshop |
Digital image creation, editing and manipulation |
| Adobe Premiere Pro |
Video editing for film, television and the web |
| Anaconda |
Open-source data science and artificial intelligence distribution platform |
| Android Studio |
Integrated development environment for apps on the Android OS |
| ArcGIS |
Geospacial platform and suite of software for mapping and geographic data |
| Arduino |
Open-source platform for building electronic projects |
| Atom |
Text editor |
| Audacity |
Audio recording and editing |
| CrowdStrike Falcon |
Antivirus software |
| Filezilla |
Open Source file transfers |
| Firefox |
Web browser |
| EASy68K |
Write, assemble and run 68000 assembly language programs |
| Gimp |
Graphics editor |
| Google Chrome |
Web browser |
| Google Earth Pro |
Global mapping and satellite imagery |
| ImageJ |
Image processing by the National Institutes of Health |
| JMP |
Statistical program for data analysis |
| Krita |
Digital painting and 2D animation |
| Lock Down Browser |
Respondus/Canvas Browser |
| LogicWorks |
Circuit design and simulation tool |
| Matlab |
Programming and numeric computing platform |
| Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) |
Productivity suite |
| Microsoft Edge |
Web browser |
| OBS Studio |
Live streaming and video recording |
| OpenShot |
Open-source video editor |
| PuTTY |
Open-source terminal emulator and network file transfer |
| QGIS |
Open-source creation of spatial data |
| R & R-Studio |
Integrated development environment (IDE) for R programming language |
| Read & Write |
Text to Speech sofware |
| Stata |
Data analysis |
| Sonic Pi |
Code based music creation and performance tool |
| Spartan Student |
Molecular modeling and computational chemistry |
| SPSS Statistics |
Data analysis |
| SSH |
Cryptographic network protocol |
| VLC |
Media access and playback |
| Xming |
X window server |
| Zoom |
Cloud based video conferencing tool |
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Further Readings
Computer Lab Management Service
Computer Lab Software Request Service
Need additional help?
Visit the Technology Help Desk Support page to locate your local campus contact information or to submit an online technology support request. For password issues you must call or visit the Help Desk in person.