Available Tools and Software

How to Access Tools and Software

In support of Queen’s Strategic Plan, the university has increased funding for enterprise-wide teaching and learning software. The increase in funding allows IT Services to provide the Queen's community access to tools and software at no cost.

Many of the programs listed below are available for download through the Software Centre unless otherwise specified. Tools that do not require a software download can be accessed using the description below.

If you currently have a copy of any of the listed software installed on your computer, please check the Software Centre for new license codes.

You can also check out what software is supported by IT Services on the Supported Software page.

Queen's Software Centre

Product	Platforms	Licensed for	How to Download
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Fill out the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC request form to obtain a license Once you have obtained a license, visit the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC FAQ page for instructions on how to sign in to your Adobe cloud account and download the product. Visit the Adobe website to determine minimum system requirements and for tutorials about product usage.
Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Submit an Adobe Creative Cloud request form Follow the instructions in the Getting Started section of the Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps service page
Adobe Express	Web browser, iOS, Android	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Submit an Adobe Express request form Following the instructions in the Getting Started section of the Adobe Express service page
Adobe Sign (included with Acrobat Pro DC)	Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Send documents out for other people’s signatures Please visit the Adobe website if you simply need to fill and sign a pdf with your own signature (this is available at no cost)
ArcGIS	Windows	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For software tutorials visit the Esri page
Articulate 360 Suite	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Submit an Articulate 360 request form (login required) in ServiceNow Once you've been provisioned with your Articulate 360 account, login using your NetID@queensu.ca email address and password at the following URL to access the web applications: https://id.articulate.com/ To install the desktop applications, see the article: Articulate 360: Installing and Updating the Desktop App
Camtasia	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit TechSmith
Crowdmark	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Log in to Crowdmark You will be prompted to sign in with onQ - note that you needn't be an active onQ user, as this simply redirects you to sign in to the Crowdmark service through the Queen's Single Sign-On page
EndNote	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit Clarivate Analytics
ESET Mac Antivirus	macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit ESET
ProctorU	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Each Faculty / School is coordinating the processes for implementing remote proctoring technologies and determining which tool will be available for courses that require proctored tests and exams. Instructors should consult with their Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) about the use of Examity in their courses.
Feedback Fruits	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	FeedbackFruits is automatically integrated with all onQ courses. For more information on adding a FeedbackFruits activity to your course, follow the instructions on the onQ support site.
Maple	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit Maplesoft
MATLAB * Download includes 48 toolboxes	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit Mathworks
Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Access via the Education Hub Store For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Windows or Mac, OneNote (features vary), Teams, OneDrive for Business, and Access and Publisher (PC only).	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Installation issues: IT Support Centre Tutorials: Microsoft
Minecraft Education	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from Minecraft Education Downloads page For installation issues, contact Minecraft Education Support For tutorials, visit Minecraft Education Support Centre
NameCoach	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Log in to NameCoach
Microsoft Defender Antivirus	Windows	Faculty Staff Students Departments	For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre View the Installation Tutorial
NVivo	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit the NVIVO Resource Library
Overleaf	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Log on at https://www.overleaf.com/edu/queensu View instructions on an institutional login
ProctorTrack	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Each faculty / school coordinates their own processes for implementing remote proctoring technologies and determining which tool will be available for courses that require proctored tests and exams. Instructors should consult with their Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) about the use of Proctortrack in their courses.
SAS	Windows, Unix (Sun Solaris)	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit SAS
Snagit	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit TechSmith
SPSS	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Download from the Software Centre For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit SPSS
Windows 10 Education	Windows	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Faculty/staff can download from the Software Centre Students can download from Azure Dev Tools for Teaching via the Education Hub Store For installation issues, contact the IT Support Centre For tutorials, visit Windows Help Center
Zoom	Windows, macOS	Faculty Staff Students Departments	Visit the Zoom Service page for more information Login for Zoom Signing into Zoom at Queen's Using Single Sign on (SSO)

*If you wish to purchase an additional MatLab toolbox, please contact MathWorks (producers of MATLAB) directly.

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