Available Software
Announcements
Applications that only run on Windows are available online via https://virtualdesktop.stanford.edu.
The Apporto Virtual Cloud Windows Desktop can also be launched on the macOS cluster computer through the dock. Please see below.

All other academic applications are also available on the Apporto Virtual macOS Cloud Desktop at https://virtualdesktop.stanford.edu in addition to the cluster computers.
Use a Campus Computer
Cluster computer software is available on in-person Cluster Computers and remotely at virtualdesktop.stanford.edu. Check the complete list of cluster software below. Stanford affiliates can log in to a cluster computer with their Stanford account from a personal computer. The virtual desktop program is a free service open to Stanford affiliates. Please visit virtualdesktop.stanford.edu for more information.
Looking for a specific application? Click here or scroll down to see a table listing of software applications available on cluster computers.
Additionally, the Stanford AppStore is now available on the cluster computers. Use the following instructions to install the thousands of free and open source applications available on Homebrew (https://brew.sh).
- Log in to a cluster computer. Then open the Stanford AppStore on the user dock.
- In the Stanford AppStore, search for “Homebrew” and click install in the “Install Homebrew Packages” policy.
- On the next page, click on the "Install" button again and then enter the Homebrew package name (from https://brew.sh).*
- Lastly, wait for the application to finish installing and a pop will show up with a log of the installation results. Once successful, you should be able to find the application in Finder under the Applications folder. For command line apps you can access them in the Terminal app.
* Note: Not all Homebrew packages will work on the cluster computers and LTS Technical Systems does not support any of the user installed homebrew packages. For support for those packages, please contact the developer of those packages.

Software for Students’ Own Computers
- Essential Stanford Software offers Stanford-licensed software free to students
- Stanford Software Licensing Webstore has software for personal purchase at discounted prices, including:
- Adobe CC which students may purchase for $85/year
- MATLAB and Simulink are free to students through the Stanford MATLAB portal
- SolidWorks is offered free to students by the Terman Engineering Library
Request Cluster Software
To request new software, software updates, or software removals on the Public Computers, please visit the Cluster Software Change Request page.
Visit our Find Computers page to find cluster computers for your use.
Software Applications on Cluster Computers
Category | Application | Mac Cluster | Windows Virtual Cluster | Media Station | Checkout Laptop | Classroom Desktop |
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macOS 12.xx | Windows Server | macOS 12.xx | macOS 12.xx | macOS 12.xx | ||
Utilities | Bookscanner7145 | |||||
Utilities | 7-Zip | |||||
Utilities | Panopto Recorder | X | ||||
Office/Productivity | ABBYY FineReader 15 Corporate Edition | X | ||||
Music | Ableton Live 11 | X | X | X | X | |
Internet/Communications | Adium | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | Adobe CC - Acrobat Pro DC | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - After Effects CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Animate CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Audition CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Dreamweaver CC 2021 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Extend Script Toolkit CC | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Illustrator CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - InCopy CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - InDesign CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Lightroom Classic CC | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Media Encoder CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Photoshop CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Media Production | Adobe CC - Premiere Pro CC 2023 | X* | X | |||
Office/Productivity | Adobe Reader DC | X | X | X | X | X |
Computer Programming | Android Studio | X | X | X | X | |
GIS | ArcGIS Pro 3.x | X | ||||
Chemistry | AspenPlus Suite V12 | X | ||||
Computer Programming | Atom | X | X | X | X | |
Internet/Communications | Audacity | X | X | X | X | |
Create Space | Bantam Tools | X | ||||
Academic | BlueBook | X | ||||
Utilities | Bookscanner 7145 | |||||
Chemistry | ChemOffice/Draw Professional 21 | X | ||||
Utilities | Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (VPN) | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | Compressor | X | X | |||
Create Space | Cricut | X | ||||
File Transfer | Cyberduck | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | Autodesk Eagle | X | ||||
Media Production | Autodesk Fusion 360 | X | ||||
Media Production | Autodesk Revit 2023 | X | ||||
Media Production | Houdini SideFX | X | X | |||
Create Space | Digilab 3D Slicer | X | ||||
Office/Productivity | EndNote Plug-Ins | |||||
GIS | ENVI 5.6 & IDL 8.8 | X | ||||
Utilities | Epson Scan | X | X | X | X | |
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | EquateIO | X | X | X | X | |
Security | CrowdStrike | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | Final Cut Pro X | X | ||||
Music | Finale 27 | X | ||||
Internet/Communications | Firefox | X | X | X | X | X |
Media Production | GIMP | X | X | X | X | |
Computer Programming | Git | X | X | X | X | |
Internet/Communications | Google Chrome | X | X | X | X | X |
Cloud File Storage | Google Drive File Stream | X | X | |||
GIS | Google Earth Pro | X | X | |||
Media Production | Handbrake | X | X | X | ||
Media Production | iLife - GarageBand | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | iLife - iMovie | X | X | X | X | |
Media Production | InkScape | X | X | X | X | |
Media Viewer | IrfanView | |||||
Office/Productivity | iWork 2022 | X | X | X | X | |
Computer Programming | Java SE Development Kit 11 | |||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | JMP Pro 16 | X | ||||
Office/Productivity | MacTeX | X | X | X | X | |
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | Mathematica 13 | X | ||||
Create Space | Matter And Form | X | ||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | MATLAB R2022b | X | X | X | X | |
Chemistry | Mestrenova 14 | X | ||||
Office/Productivity | Microsoft Office 365 | X | X | X | X | X |
Office/Productivity | Microsoft Project | X | ||||
Utilities | Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection | X | X | X | X | |
Utilities | MIT Kerberos | |||||
Media Production | Motion | X | X | |||
Computer Programming | Notepad++ | |||||
Accessibility | NVDA | X | ||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | Nvivo 1.x | X | X | |||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | Open Refine | X | ||||
Chemistry | OriginPro 2023 | X | ||||
Internet/Communications | Pidgin | |||||
Utilities | PuTTY | |||||
Computer Programming | PyCharm (Community Edition) | X | X | X | X | |
Computer Programming | Julia | X | ||||
Chemistry | PyMOL | X | ||||
Chemistry | PyRosetta 4 monolith | X | X | X | X | |
Computer Programming | Python 2.7 | X | X | X | X | |
Chemistry | Python 3.9 | X | X | X | X | |
Chemistry | Python Celltool 2.0 | X | X | X | ||
Chemistry | Cell Profiler | X | ||||
Chemistry | Ilastik | X | ||||
GIS | QGIS LTR | X | ||||
Computer Science | QT Creator 6 | X | ||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | R 4.x.x | X | X | X | ||
Accessibility | Read&Write | X | X | |||
Office/Productivity | Refworks Write-n-Cite | |||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | RStudio | X | ||||
Computer Programming | Ruby | X | X | X | X | |
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | SAS 9.4 | X | ||||
Music | Sibelius | X | X | X | X | |
Internet/Communications | Slack | X | X | X | X | |
CAD/Engineering | SolidWorks | X | ||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | SPSS Statistics 29 | X | ||||
Qualitative, Statistical, and Mathematical | Stata 17 | X | X | X | ||
Utilities | The Unarchiver 4.x.x | X | X | X | X | |
Create Space | Tinkercad | X | ||||
Create Space | Ultimaker Cura | X | ||||
Media Player | VLC | X | X | X | X | |
Utilities | Wacom Tablet Drivers 6.3 | X | X | X | X | |
Computer Programming | Xcode | X | X | X | X | |
Utilities | XQuartz | X | X | X | X | |
Internet/Communications | Zoom | X | X | X | X |
Software Table Last Updated: 04/05/2022
* Named user license required. Please checkout license from the Tech Desk at Lathrop Learning Hub. Only available for users that need sound who need to use Adobe CC products remotely.
Note: Unless otherwise indicated above the latest version of the software should be deployed.