All software currently available on Media Lab workstations is listed here. Please note that not all software may be installed on every computer.
Ableton Live Lite | Digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer. Good for creating sets. Recording Room only. |
Adobe Acrobat DC | Read and edit PDFs |
Adobe After Effects CC | Digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application |
Adobe Animate CC | Multimedia authoring and computer animation program |
Adobe Audition CC | Audio program that includes multitrack, waveform, and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing, and restoring audio. |
Adobe Bridge CC | Digital asset management |
Adobe Character Animator | Character Animator uses your expressions and movements to animate characters in real-time. |
Adobe Dreamweaver CC | Web design and development application |
Adobe Illustrator CC | Vector graphics editor |
Adobe InCopy CC | Word processor |
Adobe InDesign CC | Desktop publishing and typesetting application |
Adobe Lightroom | Photo organization and editing application |
Adobe Lightroom Classic CC | Photo organization and editing application |
Adobe Media Encoder CC | Transcode, create proxies, and output video to new formats |
Adobe Photoshop CC | Raster graphics editor |
Adobe Premiere Pro | Video editing application |
Adobe XD CC | A vector-based tool for designing and prototyping user experience for web and mobile apps |
Audacity | Multi-track editor and recorder |
BBEdit | Text and source-code editor |
Blender | 3D computer animation software |
Brackets | Source code editor with focus on web development |
Canva | Layout and publishing software. Note, you will need your own subscription. |
Chrome | Web browser |
DaVinci Resolve | Video editing application |
Figma | Prototype designer with group capabilities (workstations and iPads) |
Fire Alpaca | Digital painting software |
Firefox | Web browser |
Garage Band | Digital audio workstation with pre made loops |
GIMP | Image Editor |
GitHub Desktop | Desktop interface for GitHub |
GoPro Studio | Editing 360 footage taken with GoPro cameras |
HandBrake | Video and audio transcoding application |
iMovie | Video editing application |
Inkscape | Drawing and plotting application |
InVision Studio | Screen design and prototyping application |
iReal Pro for iPad | Music development iPads only |
Keynote | Presentation software |
Logic Pro X | Digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer. Sound Booth & Recording Room Only |
Maya | 3D computer animation software |
Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet application |
Microsoft OneNote | Digital note taking app |
Microsoft Outlook | E-mail application |
Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
Microsoft Word | Word processor |
Numbers | Spreadsheet application |
Pages | Word processor |
Procreate for iPad | Graphic Design program. iPads only |
QuickTime Player | Video player |
Ricoh Theta | Process photos and videos from Ricoh Theta 360˚ camera |
Safari | Web browser |
Sketch | Vector graphics editor |
Steve Reich Percussion Clapping for iPad | Music development iPads only |
VLC | Video player |
Xcode | Development environment for macOS containing tools for developing software for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. |