Software and Tools

Tool that helps you create a data management plan.

A dictation application that can be trained to recognize your voice and specialized vocabularies.

A reference manager that helps you manage citations and easily add them to articles as you write.

Download the EZproxy Bookmarklet to access library-owned resources directly from the publisher pages. Add a button to your browser's bookmark toolbar, then when you want to view an article off-campus but are prompted for a subscription log-in, simply click the bookmark and enter your Pennkey and password.

Mac software for video editing and output to a variety of formats.

Music composition software available in the Ormandy Music and Media Center, on desktop workstations and on the loaner MacBook Pro.

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor especially useful for typesetting, logo design, and line art.

Page layout application used for hard-copy publication.

A powerful screen reader application designed to allow Blind and low-vision users to use electronic resources (for Microsoft Windows).

Cloud-based electronic lab notebooks (ELNs). LabArchives is an Internet2 approved ELN.