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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 365 (Office) Full
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Notepad++
- Sysmon
- Splunk Universal Forwarder
- UIC Virtual Lab desktop shortcut
- VLC Media Player
Mac computer labs
- Adobe Creative Cloud Products*
- Acrobat Pro
- After Effects
- Animate
- Audition
- Bridge
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- InCopy
- InDesign
- Lightroom
- Media Encoder
- Photoshop
- Prelude
- Premiere
- Firefox ESR
- Garageband*
- Google Chrome
- iMovie
- iWork Suite (Keynote, Numbers, Pages)
- Kurzweil 3000
- Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
*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.