The following software is guaranteed to be present in Technology Solutions managed classrooms and computer labs.
As of the 2024 Fall semester, the default selection of software present on lab and classroom PCs has been streamlined in order to provide a faster and more powerful computer experience for instructors. The list of apps below is reflective of that update.
To request installation of software not listed below, please submit a request using our web form.
For Spring Semester, the software installation request submission time frame ends 5 weeks before the start of the semester.
For Summer Session 1 (4-week) and Summer Session 2 (8-week), the software installation request submission time frame ends 3 weeks before the start of the semester.
For Fall Semester, the software installation request submission time frame ends 5 weeks before the start of the semester.
Windows labs and classrooms
- 7-Zip
- Audacity
- Echo360 Universal Capture
- Foxit PDF Reader
- Google Chrome
- iClicker Cloud
- Microsoft Office 365
- Mozilla Firefox
- Notepad++
- UIC Virtual Lab desktop shortcut
- VLC Media Player
Mac computer labs
- Adobe Creative Cloud Products*
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Animate
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Bridge
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InCopy
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Prelude
- Adobe Premiere
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Kurzweil 3000
- Microsoft Office 365
*Adobe CC apps and other applications marked with an asterisk can be downloaded and installed on-demand on any Mac by opening "Software Center.app" in the Applications directory. You can choose which programs to download and install.