The Managed Cluster Service (MCS) closed on 1 August 2023. From this date MCS Windows, macOS and Linux computers were disabled. Many MCS sites migrated to the
University Managed Desktop (UMD) service during the summer of 2023. Access to supporting services such as DS-FileStore and DS-Print were not affected by the MCS closure.
Over the summer of 2019 various items of Macintosh software were added, upgraded or withdrawn. Access to MCS Macintosh is most convenient using the Apple menu item provided. Applications are listed below under their category type.
MCS Macs run under macOS Mojave 10.14.6. Last updated 31 October 2019.
All applications are available at all University sites, and where possible, at all other cluster sites. Some applications are limited by licensing issues, and these are indicated by the notes below.
Adobe Applications are no longer available across the MCS. Adobe no longer sell concurrent licences. The responsibility for licensing Adobe applications is with the institutions. In the first instance, users should check with their local IT staff as to availability of applications on their MCS workstations.
Additionally at the time of writing, a few new applications or upgraded version may not yet be available; this is indicated below by the abbreviation NYA in the Comments column and applies, in a few cases, where technical difficulties remain or master licensing arrangments are not complete.
Assistive Technology
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Read & Gold |
11 |
deployed on request, please contact UIS |
VoiceOver Utility |
2.0 |
configure text to speech, found in Utilities folder |
Database Packages
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Diogenes |
3.1 |
[3] Classics |
QGis |
2.8.2 |
|
Zotero |
4.0.17.1+ |
|
Email and Messaging
Application |
Version |
Comments |
FaceTime |
|
|
Mail |
|
[4] default mail client |
Microsoft Outlook |
2016 |
|
Thunderbird |
17.0.9ESR |
Newsreader and email client |
Graphics and Presentation
Integrated Packages
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Adobe Bridge |
CC 2019 |
Part of the Creative Cloud Suite PHX TR2 |
Adobe Illustrator |
CC 2019 |
Part of the Creative Cloud Suite PHX TR2 |
Adobe Media Encoder |
CC 2019 |
Part of the Creative Cloud Suite PHX TR2 |
Adobe Photoshop |
CC 2019 |
Part of the Creative Cloud Suite PHX TR2 |
GIMP |
|
|
Google Earth |
|
|
iMovie |
|
|
Image Capture |
|
|
KeyNote |
|
|
LibreOffice |
6.0 |
Impress Presentation, Draw |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
2016 |
|
Numbers |
|
|
Pages |
|
|
Photos |
|
Part of MacOS |
Photo Booth |
|
|
SMART Board Software |
|
visible on Macs with SMART Boards attached |
VLC |
2.0 |
|
Integrated Packages
Application |
Version |
Comments |
GarageBand |
|
|
iTunes |
|
|
LibreOffice |
6.0 |
Base Database, Calc, Draw, Impress, Math, Write |
Microsoft Office |
2016 |
|
Photos |
|
Part of MacOS |
Multimedia and Music
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Adobe Bridge |
CC 2019 |
|
Adobe Dreamweaver |
CC 2019 |
|
Adobe Extension Manager |
CC |
|
Adobe Media encoder |
CC 2019 |
|
Audacity |
|
|
DVD Player |
|
|
iTunes |
|
|
Network Tools
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Fetch |
5.7 |
|
Programming and Scripting
Application |
Version |
Comments |
AppleScript editor |
|
|
Automator |
|
|
jEdit |
|
|
MacPorts |
|
|
Octave-cli |
|
|
Octave- gui |
|
|
Perl |
|
|
Python |
3.7 |
|
Ruby |
|
|
XCode |
|
|
Scanner Packages
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Adobe Photoshop |
CC 2019 |
|
Image capture |
|
|
VueScan |
|
visible on Macs with a scanner connected. |
Spreadsheet, Maths and Statistics
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Geogebra |
|
|
Grapher |
|
|
LibreOffice Calc & Math |
6.0 |
|
MatLab |
2018a |
|
Microsoft Excel |
2016 |
|
Numbers |
|
|
Octave |
|
|
R |
|
|
SPSS |
25 |
[1] |
Teaching Packages
These applications are supported by the institution for whose use they are provided, and are available at these sites only. (See site codes at the top of the page)
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Google Earth |
6.2 |
Satellite imagery |
R |
3.0.3 |
|
SMART Board software |
10 |
Education Macs with Smartboard |
Utilities
Please note that some of the Utilities listed are found under the Utilities folder, this is denoted in the Comments column
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Activity Monitor |
|
|
Adobe Application Manager |
CC 2019 |
Utilities > |
Adobe Installers |
|
Utilities > |
Adobe Utilities |
|
|
AppleScript Editor |
|
|
App Store |
|
|
AirPort Utility |
|
Utilities > |
Audio Midi Setup |
|
Utilities > |
Automator |
|
|
Blue Tooth file exchange |
|
Utilities > |
Boot Camp Assist |
|
Utilities > |
Calculator |
|
|
Calendar |
|
|
Chess |
|
|
ColourSync utility |
|
Utilities > |
Console |
|
Utilities > |
Contacts |
|
|
Dashboard |
|
|
Dictionary |
|
|
Digital Colour meter |
|
Utilities > |
Disk utility |
|
Utilities > |
Fetch |
5.7 |
File transfer client |
Font Book |
|
|
Grab |
|
Utilities > |
Grapher |
|
Utilities > |
iBooks |
|
|
Image Capture |
|
|
Keychain Access |
|
Utilities > |
LaunchPad |
|
|
Maps |
|
|
Messages |
|
|
Migration Assistant |
|
Utilities > |
Mission Control |
|
|
Notes |
|
|
PCCLient |
|
|
Preview |
|
|
Reminders |
|
|
Remote Desktop Connection |
|
|
Script Editor |
|
Utilities > |
Stickies |
|
|
System Information |
|
Utilities > |
System preferences |
|
|
Terminal |
|
Utilities > |
VoiceOver utility |
|
Utilities > |
XQuartz |
|
Utiilities > |
Web Browsing
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Firefox |
|
|
Google Chrome |
|
|
Safari |
|
|
Web Design
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Adobe Dreamweaver |
CC 2019 |
|
Word and Text Processing
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Adobe InDesign |
CC 2019 |
|
Aquamacs |
|
|
Atlas.ti |
8 |
|
ATOM |
|
text editor, uses Git & Github |
Dictionary |
|
|
Emacs |
|
|
Express Scribe |
|
transcription software for audio recordings |
Font Book |
|
|
LibreOffice |
5.3 |
Write |
Lyx |
|
|
Microsoft Word |
2016 |
|
TextEdit |
|
|
Browser plugins
Application |
Version |
Comments |
Flash Player |
|
|
Apple Java |
|
|
Flip4Mac |
|
|
Scorch |
|
|
Shockwave Flash |
|
|