WIP
This page provides a list of applications that have been approved by Metro IT. Any software that has reached End of Life (EOL), which means it is no longer receiving security updates from the software company, will not be supported. Installation of other software not listed here requires a review and testing by Metro IT. Please open a ticket with Metro IT by emailing metroit@ucdavis.edu to start a conversation.
Definitions
- Approval Type
- Approved: Available by request, without an Exception Request. Best Effort support available.
- Supported: Available by request, without an Exception Request. Full support available.
- Standard: Available by default, without an Exception Request. Full support available.
- Exception: Available by Exception Request ONLY. Best Effort support available.
- Blocked: NOT permitted for use, and uninstalled if discovered, unless approved through an Exception Request. No support available.
- BigFix Patching: Indicates if the software receives automatic patching through Aggie Desktop
- ✓: Patched through Campus on University-owned and managed devices.
SSA: Patched and available through the Aggie Desktop BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) on University-owned and managed devices.
- Process Requirement
- Protection Level Assessment (PLA): Survey filled out by the end-user to classify data in order to determine the potential risk of the Software/Service use. It is based on the UC Protection Level Classification Guide.
- Vendor Risk Assessment (VRA): Survey filled out by the end-user when a signed SCM/software approval form is required (generally anytime you're purchasing software). A valid PLA ID (retrieved after filling out the PLA) is required to fill out the Exception Request form - otherwise, it will immediately enter the cancelled workflow state and you will need to fill it out again.
- Exception Request (ExReq): Request submitted by Metro IT, in collaboration with the end-user, in order to install and/or purchase non-standard software for use on University-owned devices. A PLA ID (retrieved after filling out the PLA) is required to fill out the Exception Request form.
- N/A: No additional process required
NOTE: All approvals below are for P1/P2 data types only. P3/P4 will always need an Exception Request.
| Software Title | Approval Type | BigFix Offering | Process Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1password | Supported | x | N/A |
| 7-Zip | Supported | ✓ | N/A |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro | Supported | ✓
| N/A |
| Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps (includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver, etc.) | Supported | x | N/A |
| Agilent Software | Approved | x | PLA |
| Asana | Approved | x | PLA |
| Audacity | Approved | ✓ | PLA |
| Autodesk Design Review | Supported | x | PLA |
| Box Drive (Cloud Service Guide) | Supported | x | N/A |
| Canva | Approved | x | PLA |
| ChatGPT (OpenAI) | Approved | x | PLA |
| ChemDraw | Approved | x | PLA |
| Dropbox (Cloud Service Guide) | Exception | x | ExReq |
| DYMO LabelWriter | Supported | x | PLA |
| EndNote | Supported | x | PLA |
| ESRI ArcGIS Online | Approved | x | N/A |
| ESRI ArcGIS Pro (Desktop) | Approved | x | N/A |
| Evernote | Exception | ✓ | ExReq |
| FileMaker | Approved | x | PLA |
| FileZilla Client (not Server) | Approved | x | N/A |
| Firefox ESR | Standard | ✓
| N/A |
| GIMP | Approved | ✓ | PLA |
| Git | Approved | x | PLA + repo type (GitHub, BitBucket, local, etc.) |
| Google Drive | Supported | ✓ | N/A |
| Google Chrome | Standard | ✓
| N/A |
| GraphPad Prism | Supported | x | N/A |
| IBM SPSS | Supported | x | N/A |
| InkScape | Approved | ✓ | PLA |
| Ivanti Secure Access | Supported | x
| N/A |
| MATLAB | Supported | x | N/A |
| Mendeley Desktop | Supported | x | PLA |
| Microsoft Copilot | Supported | x | PLA |
| Microsoft Office Suite | Standard | ✓ | N/A |
| Microsoft Visio and Project | Supported | ✓ | N/A |
| Microsoft Visual Studio (Code/Community/Professional/Enterprise) | Approved | x | PLA + describe code function |
| NotebookLM (Google) | Approved | x | PLA |
| Notepad++ | Supported | ✓ | PLA |
| OpenAI (Chat GPT) | Approved | x | PLA |
| OriginPro (OriginLab) | Approved | x | PLA |
| PuTTy | Supported | ✓
| N/A |
| R (for Windows) | Supported | x | PLA |
| RealVNC Viewer (VNC Viewer) | Supported | ✓ | PLA |
| RStudio Desktop | Supported | x | PLA |
| SAS (Statistical Analysis System) | Supported | x | N/A |
| SigmaPlot | Approved | x | N/A |
| Slack / Slack Pro | Supported | ✓
| N/A for the UC Davis instance, PLA required for other instances |
| Snagit | Supported | x | PLA |
| TightVNC | Exception | x | ExReq |
| VLC Media Player | Approved | ✓ | PLA |
| WinSCP | Approved | ✓ | PLA |
| xrdp | Approved | x | PLA |
| Zoom Client | Standard | ✓
| N/A |
| Zotero | Supported | ✓ | PLA |