Software recommended

Software@KU: Provided | Recommended | Training | Labs

The following list of software is supported by KU Information Technology. Adhering to this list ensures that users have a known source of support at KU Information Technology, and improves interoperability of various hardware platforms and software versions. If you have questions about software on this list, please contact the IT Customer Service Center at 864-8080.

NOTE: Windows Vista, the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system is not compatible with some software programs used on campus. KU Information Technology recommends that campus users continue using Windows XP at this time. More information.

Please contact your local technical support staff person before installing any software on a university owned machine.

Category	Windows XP	Mac OS X
Antivirus	Sophos*	Sophos*
Bibliographic Management	Endnote X*	Endnote X*
Database	Microsoft Access
Database	FileMaker Pro	FileMaker Pro
Email	Microsoft Outlook*	Microsoft Entourage*
	Outlook Express	Mac Mail (Available in Mac OSX)
	Thunderbird
File Compression	WinZip	StuffIt Expander (free), Standard Edition or Deluxe. The Mac OS Finder also does zip compression and decompression.
FTP Clients	WinSCP (free)	Fugu (SFTP), Fetch (SFTP)
Multimedia Players	Adobe Flash Player (free)	Adobe Flash Player (free)
	Apple QuickTime Player (free)	Apple QuickTime Player (free)
	Real Player (free)	Real Player (free)
	Microsoft Windows Media Player (free)	Flip4Mac WMV
Presentation	Microsoft PowerPoint	Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet	Microsoft Excel	Microsoft Excel
SSH/Telnet Clients	PuTTy (free and supports SSH2)	Terminal (Available in Mac OSX)
Statistical	SPSS, SAS	SPSS*
Video Editors	MovieMaker(Win XP)	Apple iMovie HD
Web Authoring	Macromedia Dreamweaver	Macromedia Dreamweaver
Web Browser	Firefox (free)	Firefox (free)
Word Processing	Microsoft Word	Microsoft Word

* Software provided by KU for free or at a reduced cost. See Software Provided page for more information.