Find what IT resources, support and help are available to MIT students
Citrix allows authorized users to run applications in a Windows-based remote environment. Access applications, desktops, and data easily and securely from any device, including tablets, PCs, and Macs. Mac users can access Windows-only MIT enterprise applications such as SAPgui. Note: An MIT Kerberos account is required to use the Citrix app. MIT VPN is required for off-campus connections.
Licensing
Windows is the operating system designed and produced by Microsoft Corporation.
Note: Apple’s latest M1 processor restricts the running of virtual machines, e.g., running Windows via VMWare Fusion. If you have a machine that uses the M1 processor you will not be able to run a Virtual Machine and/or Windows 10 or 11.
Licensing
Windows 10 Enterprise is available for use by MIT faculty, staff, and students.
FastX is a Linux solution that allows users to connect to Linux or Unix desktops using a standard web browser or mobile browser on your smart device. It utilizes both LAN and WAN connections for fast sessions. Learn more.
Licensing
FastX is licensed for use by current MIT faculty, staff, and students on both MIT and personally-owned machines.
Mathematica Online brings the Mathematica computation system to the modern cloud environment. Mathematica interactive notebooks work directly in your web browser - with no installation or configuration required - and seamlessly share documents and resources in the cloud. Go to any web browser and immediately compute with Mathematica or read, author, or interact with any Mathematica notebook or CDF document. Learn more.
Isight and the SIMULIA Execution Engine are used to combine multiple cross-disciplinary models and applications together in a simulation process flow, automate their execution across distributed computer resources, explore the resulting design space, and identify the optimal design parameters subject to required constraints.
Tosca is an optimization suite that enables engineers to take advantage of any improvement potential while leveraging advanced simulation capabilities. It creates optimized design concepts to achieve the highest performance, quality, and eco-efficiency in a shorter development time.
Licensing
This software is licensed for use by MIT students, faculty, and staff for class instruction or academic research.
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fe-safe is fatigue analysis software for Finite Element models. It directly interfaces to all leading FEA suites and is used in the following industries worldwide to determine fatigue life and optimize designs:
Licensing
fe-safe is licensed for use by MIT students, faculty, and staff for class instruction or academic research.
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Tableau Desktop helps you analyze data and create visualizations, interactive dashboards, and data tables. Connect directly to the Data Warehouse, Excel spreadsheets, and other data sources.
Tableau Prep Builder is a data preparation tool that can be used to combine, shape, and clean your data for analysis in Tableau. (Prep Conductor is not included in MIT’s license.)
SnapGene is molecular biology software. It offers a fast and easy way to plan, visualize, and document your molecular biology procedures. Learn more.
Licensing
SnapGene is licensed for use by MIT faculty, staff, and students for educational and academic research only.
PyMOL is a powerful and comprehensive molecular visualization product for rendering and animating 3D molecular structures.
Licensing
PyMOL is licensed to MIT for educational and academic research use by MIT faculty, staff, and students.
PyMOL license key for all systems (Touchstone authentication required)
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