Azure Virtual Desktop is a virtual workspace which UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff can use to access software remotely from any device. 

Use this list to determine which UMass Classroom you need to request access to. 

3D Modeling & CAD

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
3ds Max	No	Yes, preferred
Arnold Render	No	Yes, preferred
AutoCAD	No	Yes, preferred
Fusion 360	No	Yes, preferred
Maya	No	Yes, preferred
Revit	No	Yes, preferred
Sefaira (Plugin for Revit)	No	Yes, preferred
Trinble Connect (Plugin for Revit)	No	Yes, preferred

 

Assistive Technologies

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Kurzweil 3000 Firefly	Yes	Yes
NVDA	Yes	Yes
Read & Write Gold	Yes	Yes
ZoomText Fusion	Yes	Yes

 

Audio Processing

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Audacity	Yes	Yes
Praat	Yes	Yes

 

Biotechnology

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Cn3D	Yes	Yes
DNA Master	Yes, prefered	Yes
Swiss-PDB Viewer	Yes	Yes

 

Citations & Reference Management

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Write-N-Cite	Yes	Yes
Zotero	Yes	Yes

 

Data Science

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Anaconda 3	Yes	Yes
Logger Pro	Yes	Yes

 

Data Visualization

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Pajek	Yes	Yes
PowerBI	Yes	Yes
Visio	Yes	Yes

 

General Utilities

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
7-Zip	Yes	Yes
Adobe Reader	Yes	Yes
Cyberduck	Yes	Yes
Google Chrome	Yes	Yes
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Yes
PUTTY	Yes	Yes
SecureCRT	Yes	Yes
Sheet Music Now Viewer	Yes	Yes
VLC	Yes	Yes

 

Mapping & Geographical Information

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
ArcGIS	No	Yes, preferred
ArcGIS Pro	No	Yes, preferred
ENVI 5.5.3	No	Yes, preferred
Hydrotherm	Yes	Yes, preferred
QGIS	No	Yes, preferred
TopoDrive & ParticleFlow	Yes	Yes, preferred

 

Mathematics & Statistics

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Mathematica	Yes	Yes, preferred
MATLAB	Yes	Yes, preferred
Minitab	Yes	Yes, preferred
SPSS	Yes	Yes, preferred
SPSS AMOS	Yes	Yes, preferred
Stata	Yes	Yes, preferred
WinBUGS	Yes	Yes, preferred
Wollfram Player	Yes	Yes

 

Microsoft Office

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Microsoft Office 2019 Pro	Yes	Yes

 

Programming & Development Environments

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Eclipse	Yes	Yes
Eddy	Yes	Yes
ImageJ	Yes	Yes
OpenJDK	Yes	Yes
PGAdmin 4	Yes	Yes
Python 3	Yes	Yes
R	Yes	Yes
R S tudio	Yes	Yes
R Tools	Yes	Yes
Silverlight	Yes	Yes
Squeak	Yes	Yes

 

Project Management

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Primavera P6	Yes	Yes, preferred
Project	Yes	Yes

 

Remote Desktop

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Citrix Workspace	Yes	Yes
Remote Desktop	Yes	Yes

 

Simulation

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
iSee Player	Yes	Yes
JAGS	Yes	Yes
NetLogo	Yes	Yes
OpenSim	Yes	Yes
Stellarium	No	Yes
Vortex	Yes	Yes

 

Test Scoring & Reporting

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
DatLink Connect	Yes	Yes

 

Text Editing & Markup

Software name	UMass Classroom 1 (no GPU)	UMass Classroom 2 (with GPU)
Atom	Yes	Yes
Emacs	Yes	Yes
Notepad++	Yes	Yes
MiKTex	Yes	Yes
TeXstudio	Yes	Yes