BGSU Software
BGSU provides a variety of software for BGSU faculty, staff and students. This webpage details the various resources available and how to access/request access to each.
A full list of all software and applications approved for use at the university can be viewed on our Application/Software Inventory webpage. Use this list to search for technology to meet your current needs. If the application/software you are searching for is not on the list, then it has not been through the ITS Technology Review Process and must be submitted and approved prior to purchase/installation.
Below you will find the standard office software (for both Windows and Mac devices) available for installation on University-owned devices. Full-time faculty and staff can gain device administrator rights on their primary device to manage their own software requests or use this link to request software be installed on any individual device.
Employees with University-owned devices can download and install several applications directly to their device via the Microsoft Software Center (Windows devices) or BGSU Self Service Applicaton (Mac devices).
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Cisco Jabber
Google Chrome
K-Lite Codec Pack
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Office
- Access
- Excel
- OneNote
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Word
Microsoft Defender ATP
Mozilla Firefox ESR
GlobalProtect (VPN) - Laptops Only
VLC Media Player
Zoom
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Apple Base Software
- Books
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Dictionary
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- Maps
- Messages
- Music
- Notes
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Siri
- Stickies
- Stocks
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- TV
- Voice Memos
Cisco Jabber
Fetch
GarageBand
Google Chrome
KeyNote
iMovie
Microsoft Defender ATP
Microsoft Office
- Excel
- OneNote
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Word
Microsoft Teams
Mozilla Firefox ESR
Numbers
Pages
GlobalProtect (VPN) - Laptops Only
Stuffit Expander
VLC Media Player
Zoom
Below you will find the standard software available on Windows and Mac devices in BGSU classrooms. Specific classrooms may have software not included on these lists.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Firefox ESR
Google Chrome
JAWS
KLite Codec Pack
Microsoft Office
- Access
- Excel
- OneNote
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Word
Minitab
R
RStudio
SPSS
VLC
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Apple Base Software
- Books
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Dictionary
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- Maps
- Messages
- Music
- Notes
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Siri
- Stickies
- Stocks
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- TV
- Voice Memos
Fetch
Firefox ESR
GarageBand
Google Chrome
iMovie
Keynote
Microsoft Office
- Excel
- OneNote
- PowerPoint
- Word
Numbers
Pages
Stuffit Expander
VLC
BGSU labs offer a variety of software for use on campus. See our Lab Software List for a list of software provided in labs by location.
BGSU offers users a variety of free and discounted software and support, just for being a student. View our Student Resources and download Microsoft Office 365 for free on up to five devices.
Updated: 04/03/2025 11:50AM