General Information

• LSU offers Active Students, Faculty, & Staff a secure web site where you can Download FREE & DISCOUNTED Software.
  • TigerWare provides an array of Software compatible with the following Operating Systems:
    • Windows Computers,  Macintosh Computers,  &  Linux Computers.  
  • TigerWare also offers information on LSU Education Discounts for Computer Hardware.
     
• TigerWare is a tool that is funded by the LSU Student Technology Fee (STF).
   

Who Can Download?

A valid myLSU ID & Password are needed to download licensed software from TigerWare.

• Available to Active Faculty, Students, & Staff for Campuses:
  • LSU Baton Rouge Campus
  • LSU Law Center
  • LSU Ag Center
• Incoming LSU Students when the first day of your first semester at LSU begins. 
   

Software Availability, Licensing Information & Lab Location

All Available Software Packages, Installation Files, & Lab Locations

Commercial Software & Licensing Information
 

General Information

Office 365 ProPlus is a new subscription plan for Office 365. It enables users or businesses to extend their Office productivity software (including Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and others) to allow installations to up to 5 different devices per user. The account is tied to the user, not to any one device, so it allows seamless interaction between working on home devices and on mobile devices. It also allows users to deactivate their software in the case that any one of their devices is compromised or if a person leaves the business.

General Information

Windows 10 is a Microsoft Operating System (OS). Along with it's many similarities to Windows 7, including the re-introduction to the Start menu, Windows 10 also introduces Microsoft Edge, a new browser experience that allows users to easily share notes and opinions with others. Other features include:

• "Multi-doing", which allows up to four things on a screen at one time
• A new Windows Store that will come with every Windows 10 device
• Built in apps that use OneDrive to sync and back up information across all Windows 10 devices.

General Information

SPSS is a modular, tightly integrated, full-featured product line for the analytical process-planning, data collecting, data access, data management and preparation, data analysis, reporting, and deployment.

• Compatible with the following Operating Systems: 
  • Mac, Windows, & Linux.
     

No Personal Devices

Software License Information:  

• LSU is ONLY Licensed for the LSU Main Campus in Baton Rouge, LA.  This is in accordance with the Software License Agreement between LSU & IBM (SPSS & AMOS). In addition to this campus restriction, no personal devices are allowed to install or use the software.
• If you are working from home, you are required to access this software only from an LSU-owned device provided by your department, or you may remote

ArcGIS Pro is a suite of geographical and spatial software tools from Esri that allow advanced functions and give access to a wide range of extensions for all types of projects. There are two ways to access Pro, explained in the instructions below.

To Access ArcGIS Pro:

 Method 1: ArcGIS website

1. Please visit the following link: https://lsu-its.maps.arcgis.com

2. Click "Sign in with myLSU ID" to sign into ArcGIS Pro.

• If you are having trouble signing in, please see the following article: ArcGIS: Forgot Password.
   

3. Access online apps by opening the waffle menu at top right of the page. Further details may be found in the following articles:

• How to sign in: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/get-started/install-and-sign-in-to-arcgis-pro.htm

• Overview of available features: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/get-started/what-is-agol.htm
• List of guides on how to create maps, scenes, and notebooks, or access other apps: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/get-started/get-started.htm

 
Method 2: ArcGIS Desktop sign in

1. Open ArcGIS Desktop. If you do not yet have ArcGIS Desktop installed, please visit the following link: https://tigerware.lsu.edu/Software/57/ArcGIS-Desktop 

2. On the main menu, click File, then select Sign in to sign into ArcGIS Pro.

3. Enter lsu-its as the Organization ID if needed.

• If you are having trouble signing in, please see the following article: ArcGIS: Forgot Password.
   

3. You should now be signed into ArcGIS Pro and have access to Pro tools. Further details may be found in the following article: https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/web-maps-and-services/signing-into-arcgis-online-in-arcgis-for-desktop.htm

General Information

Mathematica is a major software tool for computations as well as the only development platform fully integrating computation into complete workflows. It is very versatile and can perform tasks including computing and manipulating calculus equations, plotting and modeling engineering problems, matrices and linear algebra, statistics, polynomial algebra, number theory, data visualization, and function manipulation.

There is also a new offering, Mathematica Online, which allows access to Mathematica anywhere through a web browser. For information, please see the Mathematica Online: LSU Overview.
 

General Information

The VMware Academic Program (VMAP) is a comprehensive usage program designed specifically for the academic community. In addition to free licenses for instruction and research, VMware also provides academic institutions and affiliated organizations special discounts on VMware software and support when deployed as a part of their IT infrastructure.

Note that as of May 8, 2022, all VMWare software is no longer available via OnTheHub, and will need to be requested on an individual basis.

VMware includes licenses for the following products:

• Fusion
• Workstation
• Server