Software

As a student, you have access to a variety of free software, some of these are: 

• Microsoft Office (office.com) – for PC/Mac, login through Office 365 
• SPSS – quantitative data analysis, management and documentation 
• EndNote (oslometno) – software to organize and archive references 
• Matlab – for numeric calculations, simulations and visualization 
• Nvivo and HyperResearch – qualitative data analysis 
• f4transkript (win) and f5transkript (mac) - Transcription of audio recordings 
• Nettskjema (nettskjema.no)  – for surveys and registration forms 
• Zoom – digital learning tool 

Download licensed software from student.oslomet.no.

Office tools, e-mail and reference management 

• Lingofy (lingofy.com) (Web Interface) - free cloud service for students. For checks for spelling, style, word usage and proper names in languages Norwegian bokmål, Norwegian nynorsk and English. Registration for students. 
• Thunderbird (mozilla.org) (Windows/Mac/Linux) - A free email client. 
• Google Account (google.com) (Web Interface) - Create a free e-mail account, access cloud storage, produce various types of documents (Office tools), Google+ profile, YouTube profile etc. 
• LibreOffice (libreoffice.org) - (Windows/Mac/Linux) - Office tools to write documents, create spreadsheets and presentations. 
• Open Office (openoffice.org) (Windows/Mac) - Office tools to write documents, create spreadsheets and presentations. 

Video meetings and digital lectures 

• Teams - Microsoft Teams is a meeting tool available through Microsoft Office 365 

Statistics and analysis 

• Stata IC (stata.com) - statistical analysis and presentation software. Contact itservicedesk@oslomet.no to get access to the software. 

Design 

• Autodesk (autodesk.com) - software in design, graphics, architecture, modeling, animation, etc. 
• 3ds Max (autodesk.com) - 3D modelling, animation and visualization for games, film and video. 
• AudoCAD (autodesk.com) (Windows) - 3D design and architecture. 
• Blender (blender.org) (Windows/Mac/Linux) - 3D modelling, animation and visualization for games, film and video. 
• inkscape (inkscape.org) (Windows/Mac/Linux) - Create vector graphics. 
• Maya (autodesk.com) (Windows) - 3D animation, effects and modelling and architecture. 

File sharing 

• Filesender.uninett.no - for transferring large files via browser to one/several recipients. NB! The recipient's educational institution must have permitted the use of the service. 
• Cyberduck (cyberduck.ch) (Windows/Mac) - an easy file sharing application. 
• Transmit (panic.com) (Mac) - file sharing application. 

Maps and geology 

• ArcGIS Pro 
• Norgeskart - advanced map service from Kartverket 

Audio and screen recording 

• Audacity - tools for creating podcasts and audio recordings. 
• CamStudio - recording screen/audio and streaming tool. 

Multimedia 

• QuickTime Broadcaster (Mac) - A streaming tool. 
• Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin (Windows) - A media player in Firefox browser. 

Anti-virus 

• Ad-Aware (Windows) 
• Avast (Windows/Mac) 
• AVG (Windows, Android, Windows Phone, iOS) 
• Avira (Windows) 
• Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows 8) 
• SpyBOT Search & Destroy (Windows) 

Operating systems 

• Ubuntu (Windows/Mac/Linux) - An operating system based on the Linux kernel. 

Project management tools 

• 10 Free Project Management Applications (Website) - Choose among various project software/tools. 

Web publishing and programming 

• BlueGriffon (Windows/Mac/Linux) - Web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG. Open source, cross-platform editor based on the rendering engine of Firefox. 
• CodeAcademy (Windows/Mac) - Learn to code with JavaScript, HTML/CSS, JQuery. How to create webpages with JavaScript and HTML/CSS and learn basic programming. 
• Jetbrains (Web Interface) - Learn how-to code using Java, PHP, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Objective-C or .NET technologies. 
• Thimble (Windows/Mac) - An easy-to-use web development web application. Building websites with HTML/CSS in Firefox browser. 

You can also purchase certain software to reduced prices. Visit https://oslomet.onthehub.com.

Available software:

• Statistica 

• Sticky password 

• Minitab 

• EViews 

• Parallels Desktop 

• Norton Secure VPN 

• Norton 360 Deluxe 

• How to install software on a OsloMet Windows PC
• How to install software on a OsloMet Mac

Always remember to install updates to software, applications and equipment you use for your studies as soon as possible to make it difficult to exploit possible security holes.