Software

Last updated on April 20, 2023

UW–‍Madison provides no-charge software through our Campus Software Library.

Benefits

• Get site-licensed productivity, research, and utility software
• Protect your computing devices with easily downloadable anti-virus software

Requirements

• NetID
• Active Wiscard

Options

• Campus Software Library (login required)
  • The Campus Software Library provides no-charge access to security, productivity, research, and utility software. Installation and use restrictions vary by product.
• Microsoft 365 (login required)
  • Microsoft 365 is a suite of web-based tools hosted by Microsoft. In addition to email and calendaring features, Microsoft 365 provides multiple online applications such as OneDrive, the Office Suite and additional productivity tools.
• TechSmith Camtasia (login required)
  • TechSmith Camtasia is a software suite for creating video tutorials and presentations directly via screencast, or via a direct recording plug-in to Microsoft PowerPoint. (Available on the Campus Software Library to currently employed faculty, instructional staff, and associated support staff.)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (login required)
  • Creative Cloud is Adobe's suite of software for graphic design, image and video editing, and web development, along with a set of mobile applications and cloud services.
    • Creative Cloud is available to currently employed faculty and staff for installation on both personally- and University-owned machines.
    • Creative Cloud is available on the Campus Software Library to students enrolled in UW–‍Madison courses requiring it; instructors can submit their courses by following this procedure. Students can read about how to activate and access Adobe for classes or a campus job.
• For additional information about the software available at UW–‍Madison, please contact the software licensing team.

Available to

• Faculty
• Researchers
• Staff
• Students

Service category

• Endpoint computing