General

These programs are for use by anyone in the University and are not restricted by department. The list includes programs for editing documents and graphics, accessibility, referencing, compressing files and web design.
7-Zip

7-Zip

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

7-zip is a program for compressing and uncompressing files using zip and other file formats.

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Access 2010

Posted by fh56 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

Access is a database program in the Microsoft Office suite.

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Acrobat X Pro

Acrobat X Pro

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

Acrobat Pro is a program for creating and editing PDF documents that can then be viewed on most computers. The program supplements the built-in PDF creation capability of the Microsoft Office programs.

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Audacity

Audacity

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

Audacity® is used for recording and editing audio for use with podcasts, talks and music.

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Batik SVG Toolkit

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

Batik is a Java-based toolkit for applications or applets that want to use images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).

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BravaDWG Viewer

Posted by su31 at Oct 08, 2012 04:35 PM |

BravaDWG Viewer is a program for viewing documents, images and CAD drawing file types.

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Captivate

Captivate

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

Captivate allows you to capture interactions with your computer and turn it into a movie which can subsequently be used for educational demonstrations etc. The movies can be edited and incorporated into web pages.

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CDBurner XP

Posted by su31 at Apr 10, 2013 03:05 PM |

CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. It can also be used to create ISO files or bootable discs.

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Contribute

Contribute

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

Adobe Contribute enables you to easily create, manage and edit web pages on websites that don’t use the Plone system.

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Digital Editions

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

Digital Editions allows you to read certain types of eBook or Secure Electronic Documents (SED) such as those used by the British Library.

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DjVu Viewer plugin

Posted by su31 at Oct 08, 2012 04:35 PM |

DjVu Viewer plugin 6.1.4 enables you to view high resolution images in your browser.

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Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

Dreamweaver is a web page and website editor for editing HTML and CSS files for use on websites that don’t use the Plone system.

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EndNote

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

EndNote is a program that allows you to organise your references and format them in the reference style of your choice. It includes a Word add-in to so that you can cite while you write.

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Excel 2010

Posted by fh56 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

A spreadsheet software that allows you to store, manipulate and analyse data.

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FileMaker Pro

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

FileMaker Pro is a database program that has built-in security and sharing capabilities as well as tools that let you export information to other programs.

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FileOpen

Posted by fh56 at Mar 22, 2012 03:20 PM |

FileOpen is an Acrobat Reader plug-that allows you to open secure digital documents.

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Firefox

Firefox

Posted by fh56 at May 04, 2012 04:05 PM |

Firefox is a customisable web browser with a selection of free add-ons and is provided as an alternative to Internet Explorer.

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Flash Player

Posted by fh56 at Mar 09, 2012 03:00 PM |

A media player for displaying content created with Adobe Flash.

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Google Sketchup

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

Google Sketchup is a drawing program allowing you to model real life objects.

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Illustrator

Illustrator

Posted by mh329 at Mar 09, 2012 04:05 PM |

Illustrator is a sophisticated vector drawing program that can be used to draw illustrations, maps, diagrams, charts and logos.

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