Computers & software

Tisch Library provides desktop computers for public use, lends laptops to undergraduate and graduate students, and hosts the Digital Design Studio (DDS).

Public access computers

Tisch provides both Mac and Windows PC desktop computers for public use throughout the library, with the largest bank of computers located on Level 2 (the main level) of the library.  View the list of associated software below or by choosing Tisch Public Macs or Tisch Public Windows in this document.  Guest login information can be found at the Information and Circulation Desk or the Tech Help Desk.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite
  • APSIM
  • ArcGIS
  • Arduino IDE
  • Box
  • CAST
  • Cisco Jabber
  • Cisco Secure Client
  • CloudCompare
  • CrimeStat
  • Cygwin
  • DB Browser for SQLite
  • DBeaver Community
  • DnaSP
  • DNRGPS
  • Dot
  • DroneDB
  • ENVI
  • EndNote
  • ESA SNAP
  • FIJI ImageJ
  • G*Power
  • GeoDa
  • Gephi
  • Git
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Earth Pro
  • GPSBabel
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • IPA
  • Jamovi
  • Jan
  • JASP
  • JMP Pro
  • JumboConda
  • JupyterLab Desktop
  • KNIME
  • LabStats Client
  • LAStools
  • MALLET
  • Mendeley Desktop
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime
  • Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime .NET
  • MiKTeX
  • Minitab
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Musescore
  • NVivo
  • NodeXL
  • Notepad++
  • ODM
  • OpenRefine
  • Orange
  • Pandoc
  • PGAdmin4
  • Pharos JumboPrint
  • Pix4D Mapper
  • PuTTY
  • PyCharm Community
  • QGIS
  • R
  • RStudio
  • Rtools
  • SAM
  • SAS
  • SigmaPlot
  • SketchUp Pro
  • Spyder
  • Stata SE
  • StochSD
  • Tableau Desktop
  • Tableau Prep
  • Thonny
  • VLC Media Player
  • VMWare Horizon Client
  • Windows Terminal Profile
  • WinSCP
  • Wolfram Mathematica
  • Zoom
  • Zotero
  • 7-Zip

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite
  • Box Drive
  • Cisco Jabber
  • Cisco Secure Client
  • EndNote
  • GarageBand
  • Google Chrome
  • iMovie
  • JMP Pro
  • Keynote
  • Labstats
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Nudge
  • Numbers
  • Pages
  • QGIS
  • R
  • RStudio
  • Safari
  • SPSS
  • STATA
  • VLC Media Player
  • VMware Horizon Client
  • Zoom

Laptops to borrow

Tufts students can borrow Mac and PC laptops from Tisch Library. Before borrowing a Tisch laptop, you will need to submit our technology agreement form. Tisch laptops can be loaned for up to seven days at a time, no renewals. They must be returned directly to the Tisch Library Information and Circulation Desk (please do not put them into the book drop). 

Learning and Teaching Commons (Tisch 223)

The Learning and Teaching Commons is located on the main floor (Level 2) of Tisch Library. It can be reserved for recurring timeslots during the semester, for a single class session, and for specialized workshops and trainings.  

Contact Jen Ferguson about reserving the Learning and Teaching Commons. 

Digital Design Studio

The Digital Design Studio (DDS) is an educational space for creating and working with media, focused on audio and video production, as well as visual design. The DDS provides access to iMacs, a self-service media digitization station with DVD and VHS players/converters, flatbed scanner, a recording room, and green screen wall. 

You can find out more about the DDS computers and equipment, along with the services they provide on the Digital Design Studio webpage.

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