AnywhereApps is available to all NIU students, faculty, and staff. Users in some colleges will have access to more apps than others.
AnywhereApps
Many software applications needed for your courses can be accessed virtually from the cloud using NIU AnywhereApps, powered by Citrix.
The following applications are available virtually to all NIU students, faculty, and staff in AnywhereApps:
- CoreFTP
- Microsoft Office 2016
- Access 2016
- Excel 2016
- PowerPoint 2016
- Publisher 2016
- Word 2016
- PowerBI Desktop
- Putty
- SAS 9.4
- SPSS 26
- SQL Server Management Studio 2017
- Visual Studio 2017
- VLC 3.0.3
Additional discipline-specific applications are available to students by college or course. See Virtual Applications Available by College or Course below for a complete listing.
The following additional applications are available for specific student use by college or class. Please see Accessing Virtual Applications for how to access applications available to you. In most cases, faculty should be able to access these applications as well.
College of Business
(available to all Business students)
- Crystal Reports
- Microsoft Project 2016
- Microsoft Visio 2016
- RStudio 1.1.456
- SAP
- SAP Business Object Analysis
- SAP Query Designer
College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies
(available to all Engineering students)
- Ansys
- Ansys Workbench
- Ansys-Product Launcher
- Arena
- Comsol
- IDEA
- MathCAD
- Matlab
- Microsoft Project 2016
- Microsoft Visio 2016
- Minitab
- PTC Creo Direct
- PTC Creo Parametric
- PTC Mathcad Prime
- Simio
- SolidWorks
- Star CCM
- Star View+
Chemistry
(available to all students enrolled in CHEM courses)
- Gaussian 16W
- GaussView
Communicative Disorders
(available to all students enrolled in COMD courses)
- SALT
Computer Science
(available to all students enrolled in CSCI courses)
- Android Studio
Hospitality and Tourism Management
(available to all students enrolled in Hospitality courses)
- Mastercook
Mathematical Sciences
(available to all Math students)
- Matlab
Operations Management and Information Systems
(available to all OMIS and MSDA students)
- Crystal Reports
- RStudio
- SAP
- SAP Business Object Analysis
- SAP Query Designer
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- SAS Enterprise Miner Client
- SAS Enterprise Miner Workstation
Political Science and Sociology
(available to all POLS and SOCI students)
- Stata
Geology and Environmental Geosciences
(available to all students enrolled in GEOL courses)
- ArcCatalog
- ArcGlobe
- ArcMap
- ArcScene
- Garmin Base Camp
- GeolMapDataExctractor
- Mohr Plotter
- StereoNet
- StereoNet 10
Geology 490 and 590
(available to all students enrolled in GEOL 490 and 590)
- Aqtesolv Pro
Getting Started with AnywhereApps - Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you must be logged into the VPN to access AnywhereApps off campus.
See the Accessing Virtual Applications Using AnywhereApps guide for details.
Check NIU's AnywhereApps frequently asked questions. You can additionally contact the DoIT Service Desk at 815-753-8100 or email ServiceDesk@niu.edu.