====== Software catalogue======
[[https://www.unil.ch/ci/distrisoft|Software distributed by UNIL's IT Center (Ci)]] is available for every UNIL employee (with a UNIL contract). Delivered in its latest version defined as stable by the Ci, this software can be installed on all FBM equipment(([[en:public:organisation:reglement_et_directive:charte|FBM IT Charter, Art. 4.1.c and Art. 6.3]])). 

==== Installation ====
Basic software and utilities are installed by default on every FBM equipment. For the installation of additional software for business purposes, please contact the 
[[en:public:services:support|FBM IT support]].  
====Software offered by UNIL ==== 
Free or paid sofware, distributed by the UNIL IT Center and financed, where applicable, by the budget units. 
  * [[https://www.unil.ch/ci/distrisoft|Sofware distributed by the Ci]]
  * [[https://www.unil.ch/ci/home/menuinst/catalogue-de-services/materiel-et-logiciel/distribution-de-logiciels/acceder-au-service/sans-groupe-ad.html|Other free software and special offers]] 
  * [[https://www.unil.ch/ci/home/menuinst/catalogue-de-services/materiel-et-logiciel/distribution-de-logiciels/documentation.html|User and installation documentation]]


====FBM software ====
FBM software is software provided or ordered by the FBM IT Service, and which, where appropriate, must be purchased by budgetary units.

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^ Name             ^ Editor      ^ OS       ^ Description                                ^ Information                                                            ^
| SnapGene viewer  | SnapGene    | Win/Mac  | Molecular biology (free)                   |                                                                        |
| GraphPad Prism   | GraphPad    | Win/Mac  | Statistical analysis (paid)                | [[en:technique:knowledge_base:prism:prism|FBM documentation]]          |
| LimeSurvey       | LimeSurvey  | Win/Mac  | Online survey (free)                       | [[en:public:services:applications_fbm#limesurvey|FBM documentation]]   |
| BioRender        | BioRender   | Win/Mac  | Online scientifics figures library (paid)  | [[en:technique:knowledge_base:biorender:biorender|FBM documentation]]  |
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====SWITCH applications ====
SWITCH applications are IT services provided by SWITCH to the swiss academic community. The use of those services is free for all people with a UNIL or CHUV account.

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^ Name              ^ Editor  ^ OS       ^ Description                ^ Information                                                                     ^
| SWITCHfilesender  | SWITCH  | Win/Mac  | Send large file by e-mail  | [[en:public:documentation:services_switch#switchfilesender|FBM documentation]]  |
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====Free software ====
Free software is software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose, and sometimes without a financial contribution. Most of the free software the most commonly used are installed by default on every FBM equipment.

You can go to [[https://alternativeto.net/|alternativeTo.net]] to find equivalent software, free or paying, to commercial products.

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