Standard Software
Monash desktops and notebooks are installed with the following software as a campus wide standard. This standard applies to all computers and notebooks designated to staff and students in the teaching, learning and administrative environments on campus. Take note that assets under the research environment do not qualify for this standard software.
| Software | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7zip | 16.04 | 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | 2018.11 | Adobe Reader DC is the PDF Reader which enables you to connect to and share online. |
| Adobe Digital Editions | 4.5.7 | Adobe Digital Editions is an ebook reader software program from Adobe Systems, used for acquiring, managing, and reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. |
| Adobe Flash Player | 24 | Adobe Flash Player is freeware software for using content created on the Adobe Flash platform. |
| Adobe Shockwave Player | 12 | Shockwave Player displays Web content that has been created using Adobe Director including dazzling 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. |
| AutoCAD | 2018 | AutoCAD is a computer-aided design and drafting software application. |
| CCLeaner | 5.3.8 | CCleaner helps you clean web history and cookies and optimizes file storage to help make the computer perform faster. |
| Google Chrome | latest | Web browser made by Google, including Zoom conferencing plugin for video/audio conferencing. |
| Internet Explorer | 11 | Web browser made by Microsoft |
| Mozilla Firefox | latest | Web browser made by Mozilla |
| VLC Player | 2.2.6 | VLC media player is a free and open-source, portable and cross-platform media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. |
| MPC-HC | 1.7.13 | MPC-HC (Media Player Classic - Home Cinema) is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. |
| Mendeley Desktop | 1.17.12 | Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage, connect and collaborate with over six million researchers worldwide. |
| Sophos Endpoint Security | 10.7.2 | Sophos is a product for communication endpoint, encryption, network security, email security, mobile security and unified threat management. |
| QuickTime Player | 7.7.9 | QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. |
| Roxio Creator | 10.4 | Roxio Creator is a proprietary optical disc authoring program produced by Roxio. |
| MATLAB | 2018b | MATLAB is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment that allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, etc. |
| Microsoft Office | 2016 | Productivity suite from Microsoft, able to handle word processing, spreadsheet and presentation creation and formatting. |
| Microsoft Project | 2016 | Microsoft Project is a administrative tool from Microsoft for project planning and control. |
| Microsoft Visio | 2016 | Visio allows you to produce technical diagram or chart designs |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | 24 | IBM SPSS provides a range of techniques, including ad-hoc analysis, hypothesis testing and reporting, to make it easier to access and manage data, select and perform analyses |
| IBM AMOS | 24 | IBM Amos lets you easily use structural equation modeling (SEM) to test hypotheses on complex variable relationships and gain new insights from data. |
| Nvivo | 12 | NVivo is a software for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required. |
| PollEverywhere | 2.1.0 | Polling software that integrates with MS Powerpoint, Keynote and Google Slides to create live response polls, quizes, surveys etc. |
| Prezi Classic | 6.20.2 | A presentation creation software that features a map-like overview that lets users pan between topics, zoom in on details, and pull back to reveal context. |
| Endnote | X8 | EndNote is a software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references on the Windows and Macintosh desktop. |
| Chemdraw Pro | 17 | ChemDraw Professional is the complete drawing tool of choice for chemists and biologists to create publication-ready, scientifically intelligent drawings for use in ELNs, databases and publications and for querying chemical databases |
| Mathematica | 11.0.1 | Wolfram Mathematica is a mathematical symbolic computation program, sometimes termed a computer algebra system or program, used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields. |
| Turning Point | 5 | TurningPoint interactive polling solution collects audience responses to create an interactive learning environment, collect data and assess responses. |