Classroom Software
PreInstalled Software Fall2026/Spring2027
The following software is pre-installed on all our Classroom Lab computers.
| Manufacturer | Package | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | After Effects | 26.2 | |
| Adobe | Illustrator | 30.3 | |
| Adobe | InDesign | 21.3 | |
| Adobe | Lightroom Classic | 15.3 | |
| Adobe | Media Encoder | 26.2 | |
| Adobe | Photoshop | 27.5 | |
| Adobe | Premiere | 26.2 | |
| Adobe | Substance 3d Painter | 12.0.2 | |
| Adobe | Substance 3d Designer | 16.0.0 | |
| Adobe | Substance 3d Sampler | 5.1.3 | |
| Adobe | Substance 3d Modeler | 1.22.0 | |
| Adobe | Substance 3d Stager | 4.1.7 | |
| Amazon | Deadline Cloud monitor | 1.1.8 | |
| Amazon | Deadline Cloud submitter | 0.57.0 | |
| Autodesk | Maya | 2026.3 | |
| Blender Foundation | Blender | latest | Managed by Vendor |
| DZED Systems | DragonFrame | 2026.01.4 | |
| Epic Games | Launcher | latest | Managed by Vendor, only Unreal Engine 5.8 is tested for use |
| Foundary | Nuke | 16.1v2 | |
| Chrome | latest | Managed by Vendor | |
| Maxon | ONE | 2026.1.2 | One App can install Cinema 4d, Redshift, Red Giant and ZBrush, requires assistance from HIVE to use |
| Microsoft | Visual Studio | 2022.17.14 | required for Unreal Engine, also includes visual c++ and windows sdk |
| Pixar | Renderman | 27.3 | Includes Proserver, RenderMan for Houdini and Maya |
| SideFX | Houdini | 21.0.729 | |
| Unity | Hub | latest | Managed by Vendor |
OnDemand Software
Programs installed via the Available Packaged Software or PreApproved Software below are only installed on the specific computer it is run from, you must re-run the installation on each computer you want to have it installed on.
Windows/macOS Software Store
There are many other packages available in the Software Center (Windows) or SelfService (macOS). Applications such as Microsoft Office, Marvelous Designer, Mozilla Firefox, Zoom, Wacom Desktop, VLC, etc are available.
You can simply find the application in the store and click the install button to have that applicaiton queued up to install, these are generally completely silent installations and will not require additional steps from you.
Manual PreApproved Installations
The following software can be manually installed by leveraging the AdminByRequest publisher pre-approval mechanism.
| Publisher Certificate | Software this allows | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arduino SA | Arduino IDE | |
| Atlassian Pty Ltd | Jira | |
| Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd. | Davinci Resolve | |
| Derivative Inc. | TouchDesigner | Licensing requires assistance form the HIVE |
| EasyAntiCheat Oy | Easy AntiCheat | Certain Epic Store games need this to run |
| Facebook Technologies, Oculus VR | Meta Horizoin Link | |
| Hanvon Ugee Technology Co. | XPPen | required for XP Pen tablets |
| Idyllic Pixel AB | PureRef | |
| JangaFX LLC | EmberGen | |
| JetBrains s.r.o. | JetBrains IDE | |
| KitBash3D LLC | KitBash 3d Cargo | |
| LucidLink Corporation | LucidLink | |
| Perforce Software | Perforce P4 | |
| Performant Software Solutions LLC | FairCopy editor | |
| Python Software Foundation | Python | |
| Shenzhen Huion Trend Technology Co. | Huion Tablet | required for Huion tablets |
| Valve Corp. | Steam | |
| Wonder Unit | StoryBoarder | |
| Johannes Schindelin | Git-SCM |
To request additional software to be added to the preapproval list please submit a request, this is the ONLY mechanism to add software during the academic school year.