Software Available to Students, Faculty or Staff

Below is a list of software that is widely used by ISU students, faculty and staff.  Also listed is the availability of software by groups, if the software is available at no additional charge or if there is a cost when the software is requested by a user in a department.  All software listed is only available while the user is attending or employed at Indiana State University.  Once the user has left ISU, the software must be removed if being used on a personal computer.

 

List of available software.

Software Name

Type

Available To

Notes

Office 365

Productivity

Students and Employees               

This includes apps such as Word, Excel, OneDrive, Teams, and many others. Please review the FAQ for more information.

X-Protect

Anti-Virus, Mac

Students and Employees

X-Protect is included in the MacOS. 

Windows Defender

Anti-Virus

Students and Employees

Windows Defender is included in the Windows OS.

Zoom

Video Conferencing

Students and Employees

The login site for Zoom is https://indstate-edu.zoom.us.

Windows 11 Education

OS

Students

You will need to create a ticket to have the OS installed.

LockDown Browser (Respondus)

Exam Proctoring

Students

Click here to download the LockDown Browser.

ArcGIS (Student version)

Geographic Information

Students

Please contact the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at ISU-EES@mail.indstate.edu, 812-237-2444, or Science Bldg. 159

Autodesk

Architecture, Engineering, Construction

Students

Available from the vendor at Autodesk Education Community Resources.

SPSS/MiniTab (Student version)

Statistical

Students and Employees

Minitab is a software product that helps you to analyze data. Only faculty can request access on behalf of students. More information can be found: SPSS / Minitab Academic Requests,  Accessing Minitab for Students and Connecting to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

Adobe Acrobat

PDF Reader

Employees

Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite or Adobe Sign

Adobe Creative Cloud

Productivity

Employees

Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite or Adobe Sign

Company Portal

ISU App Store

Employees

Pre-approved software for ISU: Company Portal Quick Start Guide

 

Evisions Application Launcher (Argos)

Productivity

Employees

 A utility developed by Evisions to facilitate the launching of its client applications—such as Argos: Evisions Application Launcher

 

Perceptive Content

Productivity

Employees

Designed to help organizations capture, manage, and automate documents and workflows. More information can be found here: Perceptive Content – Create/Modify Account Services and How to install the Perceptive Content Desktop Client

ScreenBeam

Conference Room/Screen Sharing Tool

Employees

Software used for screen sharing in Conference Rooms. Available in the company portal.

Solstice

Conference Room/Screen Sharing Tool

Employees

Software used for screen sharing in Conference Rooms. Available in the company portal.

VLC

MP4 Player

Students and Employees

A video player. Available in the company portal.

Zotero

 

Productivity

Employees

A tool designed to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Available in the company portal.