Software & Apps

Adobe Creative Cloud

Software collection for graphic design, photography, video editing, and web development. 

 

BioRender

BioRender is a web-based app to help create scientific figures up to 50X faster than traditional tools.

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Blue (Course evaluations)

Blue is a course evaluation system by eXplorance. Tufts began moving to the Blue system in Summer 2016.

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Bongo

Create a variety of video assignments and track student progress in Canvas.

Box

Store, access, and share content securely at Tufts and beyond. (Similar to: Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive)

Canvas

Learning management system that provides a collaborative space for course content, assignments, and grading.

Easy Generator

Create online learning modules with high interactivity and rich content

Echo360

Record, edit, and publish live lectures and screencasts.

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GitHub

A code hosting platform for version control and collaboration; enabling you and others to work together on projects from anywhere. 

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Hypothes.is

A digital platform which allows for the addition of a conversation layer over the entire web that works everywhere

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Jabber Chat

Communicate online via instant messaging and group chat. (Similar to Google Chat, Facebook Messenger, MS Teams, Slack)

JumboSearch (library catalog)

A one-stop search for Tufts library holdings, including books, e-books, videos, images, articles, and digital media.

Kaltura Capture

Quickly capture video from your computer screen, webcam, or both and upload to your Canvas course site. (Formerly CaptureSpace Lite)

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Kaltura Tools (Media Gallery and My Media)

Create, upload, organize, and distribute video, audio, and other media for use in Canvas course sites.

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LabArchives

Research data management system that provides electronic lab notebook functionality for research projects, data, and collaboration.

Maple

A software package used by mathematicians, engineers, and scientists to perform symbolic and numerical computing tasks.

Mathematica (desktop & online)

A software package used by engineers, economists, mathematicians, and scientists to perform a range of specific technical computing tasks. Wolfram…

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MATLAB

A software package used to perform a range of specific technical computing tasks, including matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data,…

Microsoft Office 365

A suite of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and email software that is available for free to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.

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Microsoft Project

Project management and collaboration tool that integrates with other Microsoft products.

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Microsoft Teams

Communicate and collaborate online via instant messaging, voice, and discussion channels. 

O'Reilly Online Learning

O'Reilly Online Learning is an e-reference library housing a collection of technical books, videos, case studies, and interactive tools for…

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Poll Everywhere

Send a variety of question types directly to student devices during lectures and get real-time feedback and analysis.

Prism

Provides scientific graphing, nonlinear regression, understandable statistics, and data organization.

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Remote Computing Infrastructure

Tufts students, faculty, and staff can access most university software remotely for teaching, learning, research, and general-purpose needs. This…

Reserve Tufts

Find, reserve, or manage spaces on the Medford and Boston campuses.

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SIMULIA Abaqus FEA

Provides solutions for non-linear problems, large-scale linear dynamics applications, and routine design simulations.

Student Information System (SIS)

Provides students with course registration, course catalogs and schedules, financial aid information, grades and transcripts, and more.

Tufts Learning Center

Develop your personal and professional skills with training programs offered to Tufts employees.

TurnItIn

Check student work for plagiarism and incorrect citations.

Udemy Business

On-demand learning with access to thousands of constantly updated courses online.

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Visual Classrooms

Visual Classrooms is a classroom response system that allows students to interact individually and in groups using whiteboards, multi-media and…

VoiceThread

Post video and audio files to spark discussion and collaboration among students.

Wikis

Create private collaborative websites that can be edited and maintained online by multiple users (Similar to: Wikipedia). Wikis can be made…

Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|Alpha Notebook

Access the Pro version of WolframAlpha.com for expert-level computation and knowledge in any standard web browser, including step-by-step…

WordPress

Create simple websites—ideal for blogs, portfolios, and projects. (Similar to: Drupal, Google Sites, Medium, Squarespace)

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Zoom

Tufts recommended and supported tool to host and attend audio and video conferences, presentations, and meetings. (Similar to Webex, Skype, Google…

Not finding what you are looking for?

If you can’t find the software you’re looking for, contact Tufts Technology Services Desk at 617-627-3376 or it@tufts.edu for assistance.