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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.