While you're enrolled at Swinburne, you have access to a wide range of software and apps to enhance and assist with your studies. Find out what software you can access on Hawthorn library computers.

Adobe  

Swinburne uses the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications under a shared device licence model. This means staff and students are required to login with their Swinburne provided Adobe ID prior to using an Adobe application. We have an online Adobe Creative Campus hub to get you started. It has information for beginners, advanced, and Adobe legends.

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Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Virtual Desktop provides Swinburne staff and students access to a range of virtual desktops and applications from any Mac, Windows, iOS or Android device, including Swinburne computer labs.

You can access Azure Virtual Desktop from the Windows App application (installed in all student labs).

The windows app is your gateway to access software applications required for your academic units and your labs.

You can use Windows App on many different types of devices on different platforms and form factors, such as desktops and laptops, tablets, smartphones, and through a web browser. When using a web browser on a desktop or laptop, you can connect without having to download and install any software onto your device.

OneDrive is integrated to streamline workflow and provide an easy way to save your work in any app.

Learn more in the Student User Guide [PDF 445KB].

Learn more in the Student Technology Handbook [PDF 426KB].
 

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Library level 1: Computers and software

You can find computers, softwares and apps available for use throughout the library. Computers can be identified by discipline (Business, Design, Engineering, and Information and Communication Technology) and by their computer name. Each computer has a name for easy locating when booked. 

Here are the computer names listed by discipline and the corresponding available software:

Discipline Software
Business
LB1W-BUS-059 – LB1W-BUS-100
  • Node XL
  • IBM SPSS Statistics v29
Design
LB1W-DES-001 – LB1W-DES-022
  • IBM SPSS Statistics v29
  • Rhino V8.5
Engineering
LB1W-ENG-023 – LB1W-ENG-058
LB1W-ENG-085 – LB1W-ENG-100
  • ABB Robot Studio 2024.
  • Autodesk Naviswork Exporters, Freedom, Manage 2025
  • Digilent Adept v2.19.2
  • EPANET 2.00.12
  • HEC-RAS v6.2
  • IBM SPSS Statistics v29
  • MDSolids v4.0.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • MinGW with MSYS 
  • NI MultiSim 14.3.0
  • RORB v6.45
  • Ruby v3.1.0.0
  • Siemens NX 1953
  • Space Gass v14.2
  • Strand7 V2.4.6
  • Trimble Tedds Tekla Structural Designer 2023
  • VMWare Workstation Pro v17.6
  • Watercom Drains v2023.06
  • Xilinx ISE Design Suite V14.7
  • XP Solutions XPRAFTS 2013 SP1
Information and Communication Technology
LB1W-ICT-101 – LB1W-ICT-116
LB1E-ICT-001 – LB1E-ICT-016
  • IBM Statistics v29
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • MinGW with MSYS
  • NetBeans IDE 20
  • Rhino v8.5
  • Ruby v3.1.0.0

Mac computers

Mac computers can be found in Level 1 West (LB1W) , Level 1 East (LB1E) and Level 5 Centre (LB5C) of the library with the following names:

  • LB1W-MAC-001 to LB1W-MAC-025
  • LB1E-MAC-001 to LB1E-MAC-020 
  • LB5C-MAC-001 to LB5C-MAC-012


Mac computers have the following software installed or available for installation:
 

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite (Acrobat DC, After Effects, Animate, Audition, Character Animator, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Prelude, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush)
  • Android Studio
  • Audacity
  • Autodesk Maya 2025 
  • Citrix Workspace
  • Cyberduck
  • Davinci Resolve
  • Claritive Analytics EndNote 21
  • Google Chrome
  • Matlab
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Words, Teams)
  • Python
  • VLC Player
  • Wolfram Mathematica

Windows computers

All Microsoft Windows desktops located throughout the library have the following software installed or available for installation:

  • 7-Zip
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite (Acrobat DC, After Effects, Animate, Audition, Character Animator, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Prelude, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush)
  • Citrix Workspace 
  • Claritive Analytics EndNote 21.4
  • FileOpen Client
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mozilla Firefox 
  • Notepad++
  • VLC Media Player
  • WinSCP

Laptops you can borrow

Lenovo laptops are available to use and borrow, and come with the following software installed or available for installation:

Lenovo — Windows 10:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Full Suite (Acrobat DC, After Effects, Animate, Audition, Character Animator, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Prelude, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush)
  • Autodesk 2025 (AutoCAD and Revit)
  • Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
  • Claritive Analytics EndNote 21.4 
  • IBM SPSS Statistics & Amos 29
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
  • Notepad++

Please note:

  • Autodesk and IBM SPSS software require Swinburne VPN to activate license. Please use Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to connect to Swinburne VPN at home before starting the application. For more information, contact the Rovers via email at rovers@swin.edu.au
  • Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office 365 applications require the user to connect to the internet and sign in before using the applications. Please sign in with your Swinburne email address and password. 
  • If you are looking to use software that is not on this list, please call IT Services on +61 3 9214 5000 and select option number 1 to discuss availability. 
  • This list of available computers, apps and software is subject to change.

Need more information?

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