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Below is a list of the software titles available from the College of Visual Arts and Design. This software is available in our classrooms and classlabs, Computer Lab, Digital Fabrication Lab, and through the UNT Online Computer Lab unless noted.

7-Zip

Mac\Windows

7-Zip is a file archiver utility used to place groups of files within compressed containers known as "archives". (Free and Open-Source)

Adobe Creative Cloud*

Mac\Windows

Adobe Creative Cloud is a set of applications used for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography, along with a set of mobile applications and some optional cloud services.

Alertus Desktop 

Mac\Windows

Alertus Desktop is an emergency mass notification system used by the UNT campus.

Audacity

Mac\Windows

Audacity is an digital audio editor and recording application software (Free and Open Source).

AutoCAD

Windows

AutoCAD commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application.

AutoCAD Architecture

Windows

AutoCAD Architecture is a version of AutoCAD, with tools and functions especially suited to architectural work.

AutoCAD LT

Windows

AutoCAD LT is a light version of AutoCAD primarily focused on 2D work.

AutoCAD Map 3D

Windows

AutoCAD Map 3D is a GIS software application used for GIS mapping

AutoCAD Mechanical 2023

Windows

AutoCAD Mechanical is a version of AutoCAD, with tools and functions especially suited to mechanical engineering.

AutoCAD MEP 2023

Windows

AutoCAD Mechanical is a version of AutoCAD, with tools and functions related top mechanical, engineering, and plumbing.

Autodesk 3DS Max

Windows

Autodesk 3DS MAX is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images.

Autodesk Advance Steel 2023

Windows

Autodesk Advance Steel is a CAD software application for 3D modeling and detailing of steel structures and automatic creation of fabrication drawings.

Autodesk Arnold for Mac

Mac

Autodesk Arnold is an advanced Monte Carlo ray tracing renderer.

Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac

Mac

AutoCAD commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application.

Autodesk CAMplete TruePath 2023

Windows

Autodesk CAMplete provides G-code post processing, verification, and simulation.

Autodesk Civil 3D 2023

Windows

Autodesk Civil 3D software is a solution that creates civil engineering design and documentation that supports Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows.

Autodesk Design Review

Windows

Autodesk Design Review CAD viewer software lets you view, mark up, print, and track changes to 2D and 3D files for free—without the original design software.

Autodesk DWG TrueView

Windows

Autodesk Design Review CAD viewer software lets you view, mark up, print, and track changes to 2D and 3D files for free.

Autodesk FBX Review

Windows

Autodesk FBX Review software is a stand-alone tool that lets users view 3D models and animations across many platforms without using a 3D authoring tool.

Autodesk FeatureCAM Ultimate

Windows

Autodesk FeatureCAM software helps manufacturers to automate CNC programming.

Autodesk Flame for Mac

Mac

Autodesk Flame software is a powerful 3D compositing, visual effects, and editorial finishing tool with an integrated environment that accelerates creative workflow.

Autodesk Fusion 360

Windows

Autodesk Fusion 360 is a commercial computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, and printed circuit board design software application, developed by Autodesk.

Autodesk Inventor Professional

Windows

Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD software is used for product design, rendering, and simulation.

Autodesk Maya

Windows

Autodesk Maya is a professional 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering toolset.

Autodesk Maya for Mac

Mac

Autodesk Maya is a professional 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering toolset.

Autodesk Meshmixer

Windows

Autodesk Meshmixer is a prototype design tool based on high-resolution dynamic triangle meshes.

Autodesk MotionBuilder

Windows

Autodesk MotionBuilder is a 3D character animation software produced by Autodesk. It is used for virtual cinematography, motion capture, and traditional keyframe animation.

Autodesk Mudbox

Windows

Autodesk is a proprietary computer-based 3D sculpting and painting tool.

Autodesk Mudbox for Mac

Mac

Autodesk is a proprietary computer-based 3D sculpting and painting tool.

Autodesk Netfabb Premium

Windows

Autodesk Netfabb software offers a complete toolset for design and implementation for additive manufacturing.

Autodesk ReCap

Windows

Autodesk ReCap helps designers and engineers capture high quality, detailed models of real-world assets.

Autodesk ReCap Photo

Windows

Autodesk ReCap Photo processes photographs that are taken from drones to create 3D representations of current conditions of sites, objects, and more.

Autodesk Revit

Windows

Autodesk Revit is a building information modelling software tool for architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers, designers and contractors.

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2023

Windows

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional is structural load analysis software that verifies code compliance and uses BIM-integrated workflows to exchange data with Revit.

Autodesk VREDPro 2023.1

Windows

Autodesk VRED is 3D visualization software for designers and engineers.

Axure RP 

Mac\Windows

Axure RP is a software for creating prototypes and specifications for websites and applications.

BBEdit 

Mac

BBedit is a professional HTML and text editor for macOS.

Blender 

Mac\Windows

Blender is a 3D creation suite (Free and Open-Source)

Brackets

Mac\Windows

Brackets is a source code editor with a primary focus on web development. (Free and Open Source)

Capture One

Mac

Capture One is a photography software suite.

Cecilia 5 

Mac\Windows

Cecilia is an audio signal processing environment aimed at sound designers (Free and Opensource).

CLO3D

Mac\Windows

CLO3D is a 3D fashion design software program creating virtual, true-to life garment visualization with cutting-edge simulation technologies for the fashion.

Cura Ultimaker (Lulzbotz Edition)

Mac\Windows

Cura Ultimaker is an open-source slicing application for 3D printers.

darktable

Mac\Windows

darktable is a photography workflow application and raw developer, virtual light table and darkroom for photographers (Free and Open-Source).

GIMP

Mac\Windows

GIMP is a raster graphics editor used for image manipulation and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks (Free and Open Source).

HandBrake

Mac\Windows

Handbrake is a transcoder for digital video files (Free and Open-Source).

Hugin Panorama Editor

Mac\Windows

Hugin is a cross-platform panorama photo stitching and HDR merging program (Free and Open Source).

IanniX

Mac\Windows

IanniX is a graphical sequencer for digital art (Free and Open-Source).

Inkscape 

Mac\Windows

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor used to create vector images, primarily in Scalable Vector Graphics format (Free and Open-Source).

iWork 

Mac

iWork is an office suite of applications created by Apple Inc. for its macOS and iOS operating systems.

Kdenlive **

Mac\Windows

Kdenlive is a video editing software application (Free and Open-Source).

Krita 

Mac\Windows

Krita is a raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation (Free and Open-Source).

LightStanza

Mac\Windows

Light Stanza is a lighting design software application for interior designers.

MadMapper ***

Mac\Windows

MadMapper is a reference application for video mapping and projections, Led installations and laser shows.

MakeHuman

Mac\Windows

MakeHuman is a 3D computer graphics application designed for the prototyping of photorealistic humanoids.

MeshLab

Mac\Windows

MeshLab is a 3D mesh processing software system that is oriented to the management and processing of unstructured large meshes and provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, and converting these kinds of meshes (Free and Open-Source).

Metashape Pro

Mac\Windows

Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data to be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of objects of various scales.

Microsoft Office 365

Mac\Windows

Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of applications for word processing, spreadsheet, email and more.

Microsoft Teams 

Mac\Windows

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration application offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration.

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Mac\Windows

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud application.

Modul8 ***

Mac\Windows

Modul8 is a software for live visual performances.

Notepad++

Mac\Windows

Notepad++ is a text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows (Free and Open Source)

Open Broadcaster Software 

Mac\Windows

Open Broadcaster Software is a software application for video recording and live streaming (Free and Open-Source).

Optitex 2D-3D Pattern Design

Windows

Optitex is an integrated 2D/3D computer-aided design (CAD) solutions for the fashion and apparel, automotive, upholstery, and industrial fabric sectors.

PreForm 

Mac\Windows

Preform is a print preparation software application for 3D printing.

Processing 

Mac\Windows

Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code (Free and Open-Source).

PTGui ***

Mac

PTGui is a proprietary panorama photo stitching program.

Pure Data

Mac\Windows

Pure Data is a visual programming language for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works (Free and Open-Source).

Respondus LockDown Browser 

Mac\Windows

Respondus is a secure testing solution used on campus.

Rhino 3D - with Bongo, Flamingo, and Revit.Inside add-ins

Mac\Windows

Rhinoceros is a commercial 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design software application.

Shotcut

Mac\Windows

Shotcut is a cross-platform video, audio, and image editing program (Free and Open-Source).

Signal Culture

Mac\Windows

Signal Culture Cookbooks are a collection of techniques and creative practices employed by artists working in the field of media arts.

SketchUp Pro

Mac\Windows

SketchUp is a suite of subscription products that include SketchUp Pro Desktop, a 3D modeling Computer-Aided Design (CAD) program for a broad range of drawing and design applications.

3D Slicer

Mac\Windows

3D Slicer is a software application for visualization, processing, segmentation, registration, and analysis of medical, biomedical, and other 3D images and meshes; and planning and navigating image-guided procedures (Free and Open-Source).

Touch Designer Pro***

Mac\Windows

Touch Designer is a node based visual programming language for real time interactive multimedia content. It's been used by artists, programmers, creative coders, software designers, and performers to create performances, installations, and fixed media works.

Unity 

Mac\Windows

Unity is a cross-platform game engine and development platform.

VCV Rack Free

Mac\Windows

VCV Rack is a free and open-source cross-platform software modular synthesizer (Free and Open Source).

VLC Media Player

Mac\Windows

VLC Media Player is a cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols (Free and Open-Source).

Webcamoid

Mac\Windows

Webcamoid is a full featured and multiplatform webcam suite (Free and Open-Source)..

Xcode 

Mac

Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment for macOS, used to develop software for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

ZBrush 

Mac\Windows

ZBrush is a digital sculpting tool that combines 3D/2.5D modeling, texturing and painting.

Zoom 

Mac\Windows

Zoom is a proprietary videotelephony software program.

*     In order to use the Adobe Creative Cloud in the UNT Online Computer Lab you will need to purchase a personal subscription: UNT offers discounted subscriptions for students.

**   The current Mac version of this software package is not compatible with the new silicon processors (M1 and up). The Windows version is available in Citrix.

*** Limited licenses are available for this application; it is used in specific classrooms and spaces.

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