Student Software Access

To better allow for teaching in times of disruption, the Event and Classroom Management (ECM) Public Computing Team has outlined ways to access the software you have access to on our computers in labs and classrooms. Below is information about remotely accessing the computers on campus and information about software that you can install on your own computer.

Additionally, here is further information on Learning During Times of Distuption.

Remote Access to Lab Computers

ECM offers a small pool of computers to provide remote access to lab software via desktop.rochester.edu. 

Find more information about how to access at Virtual Desktop Tutorials.

Software for Personally Owned Machines

Some software requires licensing. To access "See Blackboard for..." links, visit https://learn.rochester.edu and log in with your Active Directory account. The information is available under the Services tab, then the Software sub-tab.

Table of software titles and links to installation sources and information
ProductVendor URL or Install SourceInstall Notes
Abaqus/CAEUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.edu
Adobe Creative CloudUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.eduPersonal licenses are made available to declared FMS & DMS majors, and by instructor request for certain courses.
Anaconda 3anaconda.com/download
AnalySeriescode.google.com/archive/p/analyseries
Android Studiodeveloper.android.com/studio
AntconcUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.edu
Arandgithub.com/jesstierney/arand
ArcGIS Protech.rochester.edu/software/arcgisSee also: LibGuides GIS Software
Arduino IDEarduino.cc/en/Main/Software
aspenONEUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.eduLocal installation also available, aspenONE install instructions
Audacityaudacityteam.org
AutoCADautodesk.com
BEAST/Beautibeast.community
Blenderblender.org
BlueJbluej.org
BBEditbarebones.com
Cambridge Structural DatabaseContact Bill Brennessel for remote access options
Chemdrawtech.rochester.edu/software/chemdraw
Chemistry Gamesumich.edu/~elements/
Code::Blockswww.codeblocks.org
CodeV/LightToolsAvailable to optics students via desktop.rochester.edu
Comic Lifeplasq.com/apps/comiclifeSee Blackboard for License Key
Creo/ProESee Blackboard for install media
Cygwincygwin.com
DirectRTUse MPlus Access Only pool of desktop.rochester.edu
DIVA-GISdiva-gis.org
Eclipseeclipse.org
emacsgnu.org/software/emacs
ENVIUse desktop.rochester.edu - request access via Greg Heyworth
Epic Games Launcherepicgames.com
Epic Unreal Enginewiki.unrealengine.com
EstimateSrobertkcolwell.org
Flutterflutter.dev
Game Maker Studiogms.yoyogames.com
gccgcc.gnu.org
GhostScriptghostscript.com
GIMPgimp.org
Gitgit-scm.com
GMTgeneric-mapping-tools.org
Google Earth Progoogle.com/earth
HandBrakehandbrake.fr
imageJimagej.nih.gov
Irfanviewirfanview.com
Java Development Kitadoptopenjdk.net
Java Runtime Environmentadoptopenjdk.net
JESgithub.com/gatech-csl/jes
JMPtech.rochester.edu/software/jmp
Jublerwww.jubler.org
Kornucopiagears.me.rochester.edu/software/kornucopia
LabVIEWtech.rochester.edu/software/labview, srigc.com/software-downloads
MAMPmamp.info
Mathematicatech.rochester.edu/software/mathematica
MATLABtech.rochester.edu/software/matlab
MediaLabUse MPlus Access Only pool of desktop.rochester.edu
MeshLabmeshlab.net
Meshmixermeshmixer.com
Meshroomalicevision.org
Mesquitegithub.com/MesquiteProject, 
mesquiteproject.org/
MiKTeXmiktex.org/download
MinGWmingw-w64.org
Minitabtech.rochester.edu/software/minitab
Mnovamestrelab.com/download/mnovaLicense Information
MplusUse MPlus Access Only pool of desktop.rochester.edu
Nastran/Patrangears.me.rochester.edu/software/msc
NetBeans IDEnetbeans.apache.org
Neuronnrn.readthedocs.io
NoMachinewww.nomachine.com
Northfield Investment SuiteUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.edu
Notepad++notepad-plus-plus.org
NXgears.me.rochester.edu/software/nx
Office365tech.rochester.edu/services/office-365-proplus
OptiLayerAvailable to optics students via desktop.rochester.edu
Optiwave OptispiceAvailable to optics students via desktop.rochester.edu
OrCADorcad.com
OSLO EDUlambdares.com
puTTYputty.org
PyCharmjetbrains.com/pycharm
Repetier-Hostrepetier.com
QGISqgis.org
Rwww.r-project.orgInstall notes
R Studio Desktoprstudio.com/products/rstudioInstall notes
Racketracket-lang.org
Robocoderobocode.sourceforge.ioExtract .jar to c:\robocode
rsoftAvailable to optics students via desktop.rochester.edu
SAOImageDS9ds9.si.edu
SAStech.rochester.edu/software/sas
Serial Clonerserialbasics.free.fr
SigFitsigmadyne.com/download/instructor will provide download password and license server information
slic3rslic3r.org
Solidworkssolidworks.com/SDKSee Blackboard for License Key
SPSSUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.edu
STATAUse General - Public Computing pool of desktop.rochester.edu
Sublime Textsublimetext.comSet the default "Layout" (under the View menu) to single column
SuperCollidersupercollider.github.io
Tableautableau.com/academic/students
TeXmakerxm1math.net/texmaker
Visual Studio Codecode.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Communityvisualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community
VLCvideolan.org/vlc
Windows Subsystem for LinuxAdditional component in Windows Features
WinSCPwinscp.net
Xmingsourceforge.net/projects/xming
Zemax OpticStudioAvailable to optics students via desktop.rochester.eduContact instructor for local install intructions

If you are experiencing an issue with ECM supported software, please call the ECM Help Desk at (585) 275-9014 or submit a ticket directly using the online service request form.

For non-ECM supported computers on River Campus, please call the University IT Help Desk at (585) 275-2000 or contact your departmental desktop support staff directly.