All software on this page is managed by the Software Asset Management Office.
For help regarding software, contact the UWM Help Desk.
Some software will offer a home use option as indicated by an asterisk ” * “.
ArcGIS ProgramsSoftware Overview
With ArcGIS, you can
- Collect information in the field and share the information with decision makers across your organization.
- Monitor events, activities, and assets through interactive dashboards.
- Map and enrich your business data right inside your business apps.
- Discover and share maps on the go.
- Create engaging and fun map stories that you can share.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Is the software available at Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, ArcGIS is available for use in UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Software Overview
With ArcGIS Online, you can
- Use and create maps and scenes
- Access layers and analytics on ready-to-use maps
- Publish data as web layers
- Collaborate and share
- Access maps from any device
- Make maps with your Microsoft Excel data
- View status reports
To learn more about ArcGIS Online, please refer to ArcGIS Online website.
How to get this Software
UWM instructors can create an online account by:
- Go to http://uwm.maps.arcgis.com/home
- Click Sign In on the upper right corner.
- Click USING YOUR UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE ACCOUNT
- Login using your UWM credentials.
Additional Resources
Premium ArcGIS Online Content
There are six premium content packages included in UW-Milwaukee’s ArcGIS Online subscription. These include:
- Geocoding,
- Network Analysis,
- Spatial Analysis,
- GeoEnrichment,
- Demographics, and
- Elevation Analysis.
Premium ArcGIS content consumes a large amount of credits but is quite reasonable when working with small data sets. We recommend that if you are doing heavy processing with lots of data, do so offline with ArcGIS Desktop and then upload your content to ArcGIS Online.
For help with ArcGIS online and to see what credits are available, contact the UWM Help Desk.
Software Overview
With ArcGIS Pro, you can
- Explore, visualize, and analyze data
- Create 2D maps and 3D scenes
- Share your work to ArcGIS Online or your ArcGIS Enterprise portal
How to get this Software
To download ArcGIS Pro,
- Log into ArcGIS Online.
- Select the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee option when prompted.
- Login using your UWM credentials.
- Click on your name in the upper right corner to view options and select My settings.
- Choose Licenses on the left side.
- Scroll down and find the link to download next to ArcGIS Pro.
- Click Download.
- For detailed instructions with images visit our documentation.
Software Overview
Esri offers free access to self-paced, online, training courses on topics ranging from Data Collection to creating 3D City Models.
How to get this Software
If you would like access to Esri Self-Paced E-Learning, create an ArcGIS Online account by following the instructions in the ArcGIS Online section above and visit the Esri Self-Paced E-Learning site to get started.
Software Overview
Create stunning designs with AutoCAD® design and documentation software. Speed up documentation and detailing work with productivity tools and share your work with TrustedDWG™ technology.
How to get this Software
For University use
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
AutoCAD is available in the UWM computing labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
For Home use
UWM instructors can gain access to Autodesk products using this link. Instructors will be required to create a free Autodesk account in order to download the software.
Software Overview
UW-Milwaukee has purchased the Adobe Creative Cloud suite license for university computers. The Adobe Creative Cloud brings together everything you need to create your greatest work. Creative Cloud gives users access to a collection of software for graphic design, picture editing, video editing, and web development.
How to get this Software
For University Use
UWM faculty can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
Full-time UWM faculty and staff can now get Adobe CC for Home Use at no cost. Visit the UWM KnowledgeBase for full installation instructions.
Is this software available at Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, Adobe Creative Cloud is available in UWM Campus Computer labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Additional Resources
What does Adobe Creative Cloud include?
The Adobe Creative Cloud includes all the following software. Additionally, each Adobe application can be purchased individually from the SoftwareShop.
Software Overview
IBM SPSS Statistics is an integrated family of products that addresses the entire analytical process from. It is perfect for planning, data collection, analysis, reporting, and deployment. With more than a dozen fully integrated modules to choose from, you can find the specialized capabilities you need to increase revenue, outperform competitors, conduct research and make better decisions.
How to get this Software
For University Use
UWM faculty can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
SPSS can be purchased from the SoftwareShop from the “Home Use” category. Once the transaction is complete, an email with a link to a resource where the software can be downloaded is issued.
How do I renew my license?
The only way to renew SPSS is to repurchase it from the SoftwareShop before your license expires. Each license term starts in August of the current year and ends in August of the next year. Licenses are valid through the end of the current license period regardless of the purchase date.
Software Overview
JAWS® is the world’s most popular screen reader. Developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content, JAWS reads aloud what’s on the PC screen and gives the user a unique set of intelligent tools for navigating and accessing web pages and screen content.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Is this software available in Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, JAWS is available at UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Software Overview
JMP combines powerful statistics with dynamic graphics in memory and on the desktop. Its interactive and visual paradigm enables JMP to reveal insights that are impossible to gain from raw tables of numbers or static graphs.
How to get this Software
For University Use
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
JMP can be purchased from the SoftwareShop from the “Home Use” category. Once the transaction is complete, an email with a link to a resource where the software can be downloaded is issued.
Is this software available in Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, JMP is available at UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
How do I renew my license?
The only way to renew JMP is to repurchase JMP from the SoftwareShop before the license expires at the end of the license term. The license period for JMP and JMP Pro volume are from August 1st through July 31st of the following calendar year. Licenses are valid through the end of the current license period regardless of the purchase date.
Software Overview
The pioneering software for structural equation modelling now includes statistical methods for complex survey data. Create path diagrams in an easy-to-use interface and generate syntax directly from the diagram.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Software Overview
The result of over 30 years of cutting-edge research and development, Maple combines the world’s most powerful mathematical computation engine with an intuitive, clickable, user interface.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Is the software available at Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, Maple is available at UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Software Overview
MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java™.
How to get this Software
For University Use
UWM faculty can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
With UWM’s Campus-wide license of MATLAB, faculty & staff have been provided access to install MATLAB for home use. Please follow the steps below and create a free MathWorks account so that you can gain access to install it on your personal device.
- Go to University Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s MATLAB portal
- Scroll down to the middle of the page and click on the Sign in to get started button.
- Login using your UWM credentials.
- Create a free MathWorks Account.
Please contact MathWorks contact support with any questions or issues you may have.
Is this software available in Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, MATLAB is available on computers at UWM computer labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Additional Resources
What MATLAB Toolboxes are offered at the SoftwareShop?
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
- Communications Toolbox
- Compiler
- Control System Toolbox
- Curve Fitting Toolbox
- Data Acquisition Toolbox
- DSP System Toolbox
- Econometrics Toolbox
- Filter Design Toolbox
- Financial Toolbox
- Global Optimization Toolbox
- Image Acquisition Toolbox
- Image Processing Toolbox
- Instrument Control Toolbox
- Mapping Toolbox
- Neural Network Toolbox
- Optimization Toolbox
- Parallel Computing Toolbox
- Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
- Signal Processing Toolbox
- Simulink
- Statistics Toolbox
- Symbolic Math Toolbox
- Wavelet Toolbox
Software Overview
Mathematica is used for everything from building a hedge fund trading website to teaching calculus. Mathematica is renowned as the world’s ultimate application for computations. But it’s much more – it’s the only development platform fully integrating computation into complete workflows, moving you seamlessly from initial ideas all the way to deployed individual or enterprise solutions.
How to get this Software
For University Use
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Mathematica is available on computers at UWM computer labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
For Home Use
Faculty interested in personal device/home-use, send an email to the UWM Help Desk . We have a limited number of licenses available.
UWM faculty and staff have access to Microsoft 365, a powerful document management and collaboration platform. Going far beyond email and calendar, Microsoft 365 has document storage and collaboration utilities, video conferencing software, and powerful business intelligence platforms.
Click here for more information on Microsoft 365 and download instructions for the Microsoft suite.
Software Overview
Nvivo is your platform for analyzing all forms of unstructured data. Quickly interrogate data using powerful search, query and visualization tools. Get the big picture or get into the detail. Uncover subtle connections, rigorously justify findings, and effortlessly share your work.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
How do I renew my license?
The license term for NVivo is from December of this year until December 31st of the following year. Licenses are valid through the end of the current license period regardless of the purchase date.
Software Overview
Read&Write software is a discrete, customizable toolbar that integrates reading, writing, studying, and research support tools with common applications. The software has features that benefit many users, and particular features are especially beneficial to struggling readers, writers, and students with learning disabilities. Additionally, English language learners can build confidence and independence to succeed at home, work and school. This software is available at no cost to UWM faculty and staff.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can get this software through the SoftwareShop at no cost to them. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
UWM faculty and staff can get read&write for free through the texthelp website. To get access:
- Navigate to the texthelp website.
- Click the Try read&write button.
- Install on your desired browser/operating system.
- Once you have the software installed, log in using your UW-Milwaukee credentials.
- This will bypass any cost or free trial period.
Additional Resources
License Requirements & Restrictions
- Authorized for Windows and Macs
- Unlimited Network Licenses
- Installed on virtually all university-owned computers.
- Home use is available for faculty, staff and students’ personal devices.
Distribution
UW-Milwaukee’s Software Asset Management department downloads all software updates within 24 hours of release. Once the software is available, a notice of the update will be sent to the email list: software-license@uwm.edu.
For technical support contact:
u.s.info@texthelp.com or 888-248-0652
For other questions contact:
Software Overview
SAS fully uses multi-core technologies to deliver increased processing capabilities through high-performance, in-database and in-memory analytics. This results in greater insights more quickly from big data and streaming data.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
You can obtain a home use version of SAS from the SoftwareShop under the Home use category. Once you completed the order, an email will be sent to you containing further information on how to obtain the software.
When is my license valid?
The license term for SAS Educational and Administrative Volume license period are from July 31st through August 1st of the following calendar year. Licenses are valid through the end of the current license period regardless of the purchase date.
Additional Resources
Will SAS install on Windows 8/8.1 computer/laptop?
Yes, you should be able to. It has been tested and successfully installed on a Windows 8.1 machine.
- Find the application in your software center.
- Double-click that application.
- If Windows asks you if you want to allow the program to make changes, select Yes.
- Select the language you wish to use for the installation process (English is the default) and click OK.
- The SAS Deployment Wizard may take several minutes to load, and does not show a progress bar.
- On the Select Deployment Task window, select Install SAS Software.
- On the Specify SAS Home window, keep the default installation directory.
- On the Select Deployment Type window, select Install SAS Foundation and Related Software.
- On the Select Products to Install window, select all available options.
- On the Specify SAS Installation Data window, find the location of your current license file. This should be in the default location.
- On the Select Language Support window, choose which languages you wish to be supported. By default, all languages will be installed.
- We recommend that you first click the Clear All button, which deselects all languages except English. You may then add back any additional languages.
- On the Select Regional Settings window, make sure the Language (Region) [Local] is set to English.
- On the Default Product for SAS File Types window, select SAS Foundation.
- On the Checking System window, click Next.
- On the Deployment Summary window, click Start.
- The installation process can take several hours. After all of the installations have completed, click Next.
- If asked to send information back to SAS, select Do Not Send.
- On the Additional Resource window, click Finish.
The only way to renew SAS is to repurchase it from the SoftwareShop before the license expires. If you plan to renew an older version of SAS, please make a note of it in the customer note box.
All Standard SAS/ACCESS Engines include:
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Aster
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Greenplum
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Hadoop
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to MySQL
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Netezza
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to OLE DB
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to PostgreSQL
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to SAP HANA
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase IQ
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata
SAS/ACCESS Interface to VerticaEducation Analytical Suite includes:
- Base SAS
- SAS Bridge for Esri
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- SAS Integration Technologies
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Aster
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Greenplum
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to MySQL
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Netezza
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to OLE DB
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase IQ
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata
- SAS/AF
- SAS/ASSIST
- SAS/CONNECT
- SAS/EIS
- SAS/ETS
- SAS/FSP
- SAS/GRAPH
- SAS/IML
- SAS/OR
- SAS/QC
- SAS/SHARE
- SAS/STAT
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- SAS/GIS
Yes, SAS is available at UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.
Software Overview
Stata statistical software is a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics. Stata is not sold in modules, which means you get everything you need in one package.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
For Home Use
UWM faculty and staff can purchase a home use version of the software from the STATA GradPlan website at an academic discount.
Software Overview
Create professional looking presentations for your classes using think-cell
Do you use PowerPoint to present in your classes? If so, think-cell – used by most consulting firms – might save you some time. think-cell is free to UWM students, faculty, and staff for nonprofit use. It only takes a few minutes to learn by watching the short video tutorials available for each chart type. See the additional resources section below for more information about available trainings.
How to get this Software
Go to www.think-cell.com/download to download the software. think-cell is available for both PC and Mac.
Click here and log in with your UWM credentials to access the think-cell license key.
Additional Resources
To find personalized think-cell help, a searchable user manual, and targeted video tutorials, visit the think-cell website.
- Watch this think-cell overview video.
- Watch this how to create your first chart video.
- Review think-cell’s 40+ chart types and features.
- Learn how to link an Excel file to your think-cell chart and automate data updates.
Software Overview
An interactive 3D anatomy tool. Includes a human anatomy atlas, comprehensive references for biological concepts and processes, and 3D physiology animations.
How to get this Software
A personal account is required to use this resource. If you already have a Visible Body Courseware account, please use a different email address to create a Web Suite account. Sign in using this link.
Software Overview
ZoomText is the world’s leading magnification and screen reading software for the visually impaired and helps countless individuals across the globe stay employed and in touch with the world.
How to get this Software
UWM faculty and staff can purchase this software through the SoftwareShop. Once you complete an order, a notification will be sent to an IT support technician who will assist with installation. The technician will contact you with instructions on how to obtain the software.
Is the software available at Campus Computer Labs?
Yes, ZoomText is available at UWM Campus Computer Labs. For lab locations and computer availability, visit the General Access Computer Labs website.