CSIL Windows Course Software
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Commonly Used Applications
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader | 2020.005.30514 | view PDF files | (https://www.adobe.com) |
| PuTTY |
0.79; 64bit | access Linux/Unix hosts, transfer files | free (official site) |
| FileZilla FTP Client | 3.66.0 | all-purpose file transfer tool | freeware (https://filezilla-project.org) |
| WinSCP | 6.1.2 | all-purpose file transfer tool | freeware (https://winscp.net/) |
| Cyberduck | 8.7.0 (40629) | server and cloud storage browser | free (https://cyberduck.io) |
| Mozilla Firefox | 115.6.0.8745+ |
web browsing | freeware (https://www.firefox.com) |
| Google Chrome | 120.0.6099.131+ | web browsing | freeware(https://www.google.com) |
| WinRAR | 6.23+; 64bit | archiving/compressing | SFU site license (https://www.rarlab.com) how to create ZIP file |
| Notepad++ | 8.6.0.0+ | editing source codes | freeware (https://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net) |
| GIMP | 2.10.34+ | manipulating images | freeware (https://www.gimp.org) |
| Office 2021 | 16.0.14332.20447+ | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. | SFU site license (https://www.microsoft.com) |
| Office Visio 2003 | 11.8323.8341 SP3 | flowcharts, UML | MSDNAA license (https://www.microsoft.com ) |
| Office Project 2003 | 11.3.2007.1529.15 SP3 | source code control | MSDNAA license (https://www.microsoft.com ) |
| ultraVNC Viewer | 1.3.8.1 | connecting to VNC servers | free (https://www.uvnc.com) |
| DiffMerge | 4.2.0.697.stable 64bit | diff tool | free (https://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/) |
| NX Client for Windows | 3.5.0-9 | for connecting Linux Terminal Server | free (https://www.nomachine.com) |
Development Tools
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| Visual Studio Enterprise 2017 | 15.9.28307.344 | included workloads: Native Desktop and ManagedDesktop |
MSDNAA license (https://www.microsoft.com) |
| Visual Studio Code | 1.0 | the first cross-platform development tool in Visual Studion family | free (a few words from the vendor: why choose this product) |
| Java SDK | LTS Standard Edition 21.0.0.0 64bit | Java Development Kit, command line tool | |
| JCreator | LE 5.00.008 | Java IDE | free (https://www.jcreator.com) |
| BlueJ | 4.1.2 | Java IDE | free (httpa://www.bluej.org) |
| NetBeans | 8.2.0 64bit for Java SE | Java IDE | free (https://www.netbeans.org)(launch in CSIL) |
| NetBeans for C++ | 8.2.0 64bit for C++ | C++ IDE | free (https://www.netbeans.org) |
| Eclipse Classic | 2023-12-R 64bit | Java IDE | free (https://www.eclipse.org) |
| Eclipse for C++ | 2023-12-R 64bit for C++ | C++ IDE | free (https://www.eclipse.org) |
| boost | 1.60.0 |
C++ source libraries | free (https://www.boost.org), source code only |
| boost | 1.55.0 | C++ source libraries, compiled | free (https://www.boost.org), only available on asb9840-xxx workstations |
| Cygwin | NA | Linux Environment (for Eclipse and NetBeans) | no longer available, please boot the workstation to Ubuntu |
| MinGW | incl. gcc 4.6/4.7 | Minimalist GNU for Windows | free (https://mingw.org) |
| MinGW-w64 | x86_64-4.9.3-posix-seh-rt_v4-rev1 | an advancement of the original mingw.org project | free (https://mingw-w64.org), only available on asb9840-xxx workstations |
| Python | 3.12.3 64bit | programming | freeware (https://www.python.org) |
| Anaconda | Anaconda3 2018.12 64bit | open data science platform | open source version (https://www.continuum.io) |
| Matlab | R2022b 64bit | Matlab, Compiler, Image_Toolbox, Wavelet_Toolbox, Symbolic_Toolbox | SFU site license (https://www.mathworks.com) |
| JMP | 14 | statistical analysis | SFU site license (https://www.jmp.com) |
| Racket | programming language | no longer available (https://racket-lang.org) | |
| wxWidgets | 2.8.11 | GUI tools for GTK | freeware (https://www.wxwidgets.org) |
| CodeBlocks | 17.12 | free C++ IDE | free (https://www.codeblocks.org) |
| MIT App Inventor | 2.3.0 | for Android development | free (https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/) only available on workstations |
| Qt w/MinGW | 5.12.1 | cross platform development tool | Community edition, Open Source (https://www.qt.io) only available on workstations |
| Flowgorithm | 2.17.1 64bit | to create programs using simple flowcharts | free (https://www.flowgorithm.org) |
| Axure | 8.0.0.3379 | prototyping tool | classroom license (https://www.axure.com) only available on workstations in ASB 9804 |
| ActivePerl | 5.20.2001 64bit | free (https://www.activestate.com/products/activeperl) |
Multimedia Applications (on workstation only)
| Name | Version | Description | Reference | |
| DirectX SDK | June 2010 | DirectX development | free SDK (https://www.microsoft.com/directx) | |
| OpenGL Tools | 1.3 | GLUT (3.7.6), GLUI (Release 2.35) | free (https://www.opengl.org) (program in CSIL) | |
| GLFW | 3.1 64bit | free (https://www.glfw.org) | ||
| VirtualDub | 1.9.7 | video processing | freeware (https://www.virtualdub.org) | |
| Classic Media Player | off K-Lite codec pack 15.4.4 | video codecs and player |
freeware (https://www.free-codecs.com) | |
| VLC Player | 3.0.20+ | media player | freeware (https://www.videolan.org/vlc) | |
| OpenCV | 3.1.0 | computer vision libraries | free (https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/) | |
| Audacity | 2.2.2 | Audio processing tool | freeware (official site) | |
| Avidemux | 2.6.8.9046 | video processing | freeware (official site) | |
| Wax | 2.0 | video processing | freeware (official site) | |
| Graphviz | 2.28.0+ | graph visualization | freeware (official site) | |
| Inkscape | 0.48.3+ | freeware (official site) | ||
| CyberLink Power Director | NA |
video editing | no longer available. |
|
| Anvil Studio | 2018.10.03 | midi tool | freeware (official site) |
Software Engineering Applications
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| Visual SourceSafe | 2005 | MSDNAA license (https://www.microsoft.com) | |
| Tigris.org Tortoise SVN | 1.12.0.28568+ 64bit |
version control client | freeware (https://tortoisesvn.Tigris.org) |
| Construx Estimate | NA | NA | no longer available (https://www.construx.com) |
Database Application and Libraries
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| SQL Server Management Studio | 19.2.56.2 | a standalone tool pack for MS database solutions |
free (SSMS) |
| Microsoft Command Line Utilities for SQL Server | 15.0.2 | a standalone commandline tool pack for MS database solutions | free (official site) |
| JDBC Driver for SQL Server |
12.4.2.0 | jdbc | free (https://www.microsoft.com) (program in CSIL) |
| Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server | 17.10.5.1 & 18.3.2.1 | ODBC drivers for SQL Server | free (official site) (program in CSIL) |
| jTDS | 1.3.1 | jdbc | free (https://jtds.sourceforge.net) (program in CSIL) |
| pyodbc | updated @2024.04.20 |
interface to SQL Server for Python | free (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyodbc) This package works for both 32bit and 64bit Python. |
Graphics Application and Libraries
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| Audodesk Maya | 2025 | Special license (https://www.autodesk.com) available on all workstations in ASB9840 | |
| Blender | 2.79 | free (https://www.blender.org) |
(not available for current semester) Image Processing Applications (on workstations only)
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| CMake | 3.0.1 | CMake | |
| ITK-SNAP | 2.4.0-20121124 | ITK-SNAP | |
| MedINRIA | 2.1.1 | MedINRIA | |
| ParaView | 4.0.1 | ParaView | |
| TurtleSeg | 1.2.2 | TurtleSeg | |
| Slicer | 4.2.2.1 | visualization and medical image tool | www.slicer.org |
| VolView | 3.4 | volume visualization | vendor's site |
Computer Systems and Hardware (no longer available)
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| DesignWorks | 4.3.x | no longer available. licensed. The LogicWorks 5 comes with the textbook has same functionalities (https://www.capilano.com) | |
| DesignWorks | 5.10 | no longer available. licensed. (https://www.capilano.com) | |
| Freescale CodeWarrior for Motorola HC12 development bundle | 5.1 special edition | HC12 assembler, simulator | no longer available. (https://www.freescale.com). It is not avaialbe on the CSIL terminal server due to license restrictions. For your laptop, please get the installer from our software repository server. Click here for installation tips. |
| VHDL Simili | 3.1 Build#16 | no longer available. free edition. (https://www.symphonyeda.com) |
Symbolic Computing and Inteligent Systems
| Name | Version | Description | Reference |
| Small LISP | Lisp | (no longer available) CS homemade, under XP Mode only | |
| WinHugs | Haskell | (no longer available) free (https://www.haskell.org) | |
| Hyprolog | sp4 | Prolog | (no longer available) |
| SICStus | Prolog | (no longer available) license expired (https://sicstus.sics.se/) | |
| SWI-Prolog | 7.6.4 64bit | Prolog | free (https://www.swi-prolog.org) available on CSIL Windows Terminal Server and workstations in ASB 9820 |
| NuSMV | 2.5.2 | free (https://www.nusmv.fbk.eu) | |
| IDP | 3.5.0 | a knowledge Base System | LGPL (https://dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/software/idp) available onCSIL Windows Terminal Server |
| MiniZinc | 2.0.8 | a constraint modelling language | Mozilla Public License (https://www.minizinc.org/software.html) available on CSIL Windows Terminal Server |
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