Central Michigan University

Free and Open Source Software

Computer Science Department labs use a great deal of free and open source software. The following is a list of software that we use in the labs that is free for download.

Software Project and Website	Download
OpenOffice.org Office Productivity Suite	[Download]
Mozilla Firefox Web Browser	[Download]
Notepad++ Advanced Text Editor	[Download]
Cygwin Unix Environment	[Download]
WinSCP Secure File Transfer Client	[Download]
PuTTY Secure Shell Client	[Download]
Netbeans Development Environment	[Download]
BlueJ Java Environment	[Download]
IzArc File Compression Tool	[Download]
MySQL Database Server	[Download]
Adobe Reader PDF Viewer	[Download]
Adobe Flash Player	[Download]
Java Runtime Environment	[Download]
McAfee VirusScan*	[Download]
OpenSolaris	[Download]
Debian Linux	[Download]
Ubuntu Linux	[Download]

*Requires CMU GlobalID

Most download links will download Windows install files. For other operating systems, please visit the project's website. CPS and ITC students can also obtain most Microsoft software for free through Academic Alliance. Please contact Dale Jarman for more details.