Software

Overview

Free alternatives to popular software

Look here for some suggestions on alternatives to expensive commonly used software.

Site License

A site license is a purchase agreement where the rights are acquired to freely duplicate and distribute a software product over an entire site.

Volume Purchase

A "volume purchase" is a purchase agreement where the rights are acquired to duplicate and distribute a fixed number of copies of a software application with a limited number of authorized copies.

Campus Licenses

ArcGIS for Personal Computers

All students, staff, and faculty at UCSB are eligible for a 12-month license to ArcGIS for their personal computers. Refer to the Library Esri ArcGIS website for details.

Matlab

The campus now has a site license for MATLAB and all of its toolboxes. Anyone at UCSB can use MATLAB for non-commercial purposes on as many machines as they like - both on campus and at home. Visit the UCSB MathWorks page to download MATLAB.

AntiVirus

Trelix AV is available to all University-owned computers at UCSB through a site license arrangement. Installation of Trelix is required for all machines when they are added to the network. Please contact us if you believe Trelix not present on a University-owned computer.

Mathematica for Faculty, Staff, Employed Grad Students

See the Campus Office of Software Licensing page on Mathematica for more information.

SAS

For information on the campus SAS license, see the Campus Office Of Software Licensing page on SAS or contact help@grit.ucsb.edu for details of purchase and installation.

SPSS Statistics Premium

See the Campus Office of Software Licensing page on SPSS for more information

STATA 

See the Campus Office of Software Licensing page on STATA for more information

Department Licenses

MCCA

MCCA is a Microsoft licensing agreement for departments and groups that is renewed on a yearly basis. Windows and Microsoft Office licenses are provided free of charge for University-owned computers in participating groups. Current participants: Geography, MSI, Earth Science?

ENVI/IDL

We have 100 seats for ENVI/IDL. Contact help@grit.ucsb.edu if you'd like more information.

Antivirus Software

Trelix Antivirus is both available for installation and required on University-owned computers; Windows Defender can be used on privately-owned Windows computers. Antivirus software is required on all computers attached to the GRIT Network.

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

For viewing PDFs, Acrobat Reader is provided free of charge by Adobe.

Acrobat Pro

For editing PDFs, Acrobat Pro is currently available for $20/person/year via campus licensing agreement. Contact help@grit.ucsb.edu for more information.

Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator...

Apps other than Acrobat are bundled into the Adobe Suite and run $200/person/year. Please contact us for more information.

Endnote

OnTheHub

There is a UC-wide site that has been set up for students, faculty and staff who want to acquire Endnote. The site will offer a download of the software once you make a purchase.

Ordering Software

Non Gateway Software Orders

If you do not have access to the campus Gateway Procurement System, the alternative is to order through SHI. Please submit a web request for a software quote and we'll gather the purchasing details (software title, product ID, part number, price) and forward that information to you. You can then provide your purchasing group with the product details for processing. This service is provided free of charge.

Once purchased, the software can be downloaded from the SHI website. However, the lending library of software will continue to be available through the Campus Office of Software Licensing. You will need to provide the COSL with the SHI purchase order number as they will need to verify the software license.

Software License Tracking

End users are responsible for maintaining records of software purchases and complying completely with the terms of all software licenses. These rights and restrictions are defined by a combination of Federal Copyright Laws and the End User License Agreement (EULA) for the particular software package.

Software Removal Upon Departure

Campus software agreements require that any software purchased through the Software Depot/COSL on a grant and installed on a non UC-owned computer be removed by the user at the time of departure from UCSB. This agreement applies to all departmental software (Matlab, Mathematica, ESET, etc.) as well. The software is the property of the university and must remain with the university.