Software and web applications

Contact

IT Service Desk

+49 441 798-5555 Please contact the IT Service Desk preferably by , as there is only one phone line available. The IT Dienste will call you back if you leave your telephone number.

Mon-Thu 9:00-15:30 Fri 9:00-12:00

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Software and web applications

Access

The download area can be accessed using your university account, including two-factor authentication.
Please use Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your browser.

Academic Cloud
We would also like to draw your attention to the software and services offered by the Academic Cloud, the academic service portal for Lower Saxony. The Academic Cloud is a portal that can be used by universities, higher education institutions and research institutions in Lower Saxony.

** A connection to the university network is required (access via the licence server).

NameLocation
MatLab
s for Unix / Windows
Software download
Further information
Maple
for Unix / Windows **
Software download
Further information

Please note: Please use the latest version of Maple.
Support for Maple 2022 will end on 7 April 2025.
Mnova
(NMR spectroscopy)
Software download
MAXQDA **

Software download

Please note: Please use MAXQDA version 2024 or later.
MAXQDA 2022 will no longer be supported from the end of January 2024.

SPSS / AMOS **

Software download

Note on version updates and computer labs
Further information

Global Protect VPN client

Further information on accessing the campus network via VPN from off-campus:

The Global Protect VPN client is available in the Software Kiosk (baramundi Kiosk) and can be installed directly from there without requiring administrator rights on your own computer.
If you do not have access to the Software Kiosk, the client is also available for download:

ArcGIS for Desktop, replaced by

ArcGIS Pro
and
ArcGIS Online

You can only log in using your personal university account to activate your ArcGIS Pro licence or use ESRI Online. (The network licence is no longer available.)

Instructions for accessing ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro

Information from ESRI for students: Link to ESRI

ArcGIS Online (for students)Students can use ArcGIS Online after registering at https://konto.uol.de/.
Digital map data for Lower Saxony for ArcGIS (for staff)Software download (for staff)
Origin **Software download
EndNoteSoftware download
CitaviLicence retrieval for students and staff
This licence also allows you to use Citavi Web (browser-based, no installation required).
You can install the ‘Citavi Picker’ plug-in (instructions here) in your browser, which allows you to automatically import publications from websites.
Notes on using Citavi with Office 2016
Download the software here
CorelFurther information
KeepassXCA password manager or password vault, the use of which is recommended by the Data Protection and Information Security Unit in its FAQs on storing passwords.
The software can be downloaded from the official KeepassXC.org website; detailed installation and usage instructions are available here.
Tungsten Power PDF (formerly KOFAX Power PDF)Software download – or install via the baramundi kiosk, provided the university PC is connected to the central software distribution system.
TaskCardsFor university teaching staff, TaskCards (digital noticeboards for individual and collaborative work) is available via the Centre for Teaching and Learning.
SentinelOne (antivirus)Software download (for staff)
The software is licensed exclusively for use on the university’s work devices. Please ensure you have antivirus protection installed on your personal computers yourself.
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