Software for Personal Use
Staff and students at Heriot-Watt University can obtain free and discounted software for your personal use.
Microsoft Office
All students and staff are allowed to install Microsoft Office on personal devices free of charge under the terms of our Office 365 agreement - see table below.
Other software offers
Staff and students can also access the free or discounted software listed below.
| Name | Description | Who's eligible? | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS for Desktop Education Student Edition |
Contact IT Helpdesk to obtain licenses and installation instructions See ArcGIS for Desktop |
UK campus based students only | Free |
| Microsoft Azure for Education (previously Imagine and Dreamspark) |
Lots of Microsoft software (including Windows 10, Project and Visio). See Microsoft Azure Or contact the IT Helpdesk for details. |
Computing, Science and Engineering (e.g. EPS, MACS, EGIS, IPE, SLS) students and academic staff (for academic activities only) | Free |
| EndNote Desktop |
Install one copy of the software on your own computer for personal use. Contact ISHelp@hw.ac.uk to obtain licenses and installation instructions. For more information see EndNote page. |
All Heriot-Watt staff and students | Free |
| EndNote Online | Go to EndNote Online sign up/login screen | All staff and students | Free |
| Labview | Download available from National Instruments Contact ishelp@hw.ac.uk for more info. |
Edinbugh campus EPS & EGIS students only | Free |
| Maple |
Available for Linux, Mac and Windows 32 and 64 bit platforms. | UK campus based staff & students only | Free |
| Matlab & Simulink |
May be installed on personal devices for academic work and study purposes only. See Matlab & Simulink for details |
The university has a global license for MATLAB and Simulink covering all campuses. | Free |
| Microsoft Office | Full version of Office for PC, Mac, iPhone, and Android platform - all are available for offline use. See Microsoft Office - for free... for more info. See User Guides & Handouts for info on how to install. |
All students and staff. |
Free |
| MindGenius | Download this software for home use. See MindGenius for details |
All staff and students | Free |
| Origin |
Download this software for home use Contact ishelp@hw.ac.uk for more info. |
Edinburgh campus staff and students only IDL students on course delivered by Edinburgh campus |
Free |
| QSR NVivo | Download this software for home use. See NVivo for details |
UK staff and students | Free |
| SPSS | Download this software for home use. See SPSS for details. |
All staff and students | Free |