| Software | Description | License type | Where students can access | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobat Creative Cloud | A suite of applications for graphic design, video editing, photography, along with a set of mobile applications and also some optional cloud services. | Subscription based (Arranged by ITS and department) | SCC, vSCC, Dept Lab, LIB | Official website |
Adios |
A flexible and high-performance software framework specifically designed for managing and moving scientific data in high-performance computing (HPC) environments. |
Open-source (Built by ITS) |
Student HPC Platform (Installed applications) |
Student HPC Platform |
| Anaconda3 | A popular open-source distribution of the Python and R programming languages. It provides a comprehensive ecosystem of packages, tools, and libraries that are widely used in data science, machine learning, and scientific computing. | Freeware |
Dept Lab/ product website, LIB
Student HPC Platform (Installed applications) |
|
| Apptainer | A free and open-source container platform that allows you to create and run applications in isolated images (also called “containers”) in a simple, portable, fast, and secure manner. | Open-source (Built by ITS) | Student HPC Platform (Installed applications) |
|
| Audacity | A free, open-source audio editing software that allows users to record and edit sound files. | Freeware |
Dept Lab/ product website, LIB |
|
Autoconf |
A widely used tool in the software development process that helps automate the configuration process of software projects. |
Open-source (Built by ITS) |
Student HPC Platform (Installed applications) |
Student HPC Platform |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | A computer-aided design (CAD) software used for creating 2D and 3D designs. | For academic and educational use only (Arranged by ITS and department) |
SCC, vSCC, Dept Lab |
Official website |
| Automake | A tool that forms part of the GNU build system, along with Autoconf and Make, to automate the generation of Makefiles for software projects. |
Open-source (Built by ITS) |
Student HPC Platform (Installed applications) |
Student HPC Platform |
| Bing Chat | An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Microsoft. | Freeware |
Product website |
Official website |
| Blackboard Learn | A web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system.
|
For academic and educational use only (Arranged by ITS) |
LEARN@PolyU |
Software tools for students
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