Overview
The UO virtual computer lab is available to all university-affiliated students, faculty and staff. Just like the physical computer labs, it may be used for completion of coursework and general education. The virtual lab offers a large suite of software, with much of the same software you would find in open computer labs such as at the Knight Library or the Social Sciences Instructional Labs (SSIL), or from departmental computer labs from the School of Journalism and Communication and the College of Design.
The UO-Open Lab is a 60-seat space, and is immediately available to all users upon login.
Accessing the Service
UO faculty and students may access the service by following these steps:
- Go to the Virtual Computer Lab Portal
- Log in with your Duck ID and your password
- Click on UO-Open Lab
- Please wait while the system sets up your virtual computer—you’ll see a Preparing Windows message
Alternate access for regular users
If you are using the computer lab regularly, it may be useful for you to use the Horizon Client application instead of the web application to connect to the lab. To install that application:
- Go to the Virtual Computer Lab Portal
- Do NOT log in. Instead, navigate to the bottom of the page, and select Download the Horizon Client.
- You will be directed to a list of VMware Horizon clients. Please download and install the version that matches your device's operating system, following the vendor's instructions.
- Once you have installed VMware Horizon Client, launch the application. Select New Server
- Enter the name of the Connection Server: vdi.uoregon.edu
- Enter your Duck ID and your password
Available Software
The Virtual Computer Lab Portal runs Microsoft Windows 10. Software for macOS or other operating systems is not available at this time.
| Software |
Version |
Available at |
| 7-ZIP |
22.01 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Suite 2022 |
2022 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Anaconda 3 |
2022.05 (Python 3.9.12 64-bit) |
UO-Open Lab |
| ArcGIS |
10.8.14362 |
UO-Open Lab |
| ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud |
3.1.0.839 |
UO-Open Lab |
| ArcGIS PRO |
2.8.29751 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Audacity |
3.13 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Autodesk AutoCAD |
2023 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Autodesk Maya |
2023 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Autodesk Revit |
2023 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Avogadro |
1.2.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Bitfrost Extension Maya 2023 |
2.2.1.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Blender |
3.22 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Brackets |
1.14.17770 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Chrome |
92.0.4515.159 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Cinema 4D |
s26 |
UO-Open Lab |
| CrystalDiffract |
6.92.300 |
UO-Open Lab |
| CrystalMaker |
10.6.1.300 |
UO-Open Lab |
| DB Browser for SQLite |
3.12.3 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Dlubal RFEM |
5.29.01.161059 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Firefox x64 |
104.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| FrontLine Excel Solvers V2019 (64-Bit) |
21.5.1.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| G*Power |
3.1.94 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Git |
2.37.2.2 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Google Earth Pro |
7.3.4.8642 |
UO-Open Lab |
| IBM SPSS Amos |
28.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| IBM SPSS Statistics |
28.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| IES VE |
22.1.1.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| IES VE Standard Data and Weather Files (Feature Pack 3) |
3.9.1 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Keyshot |
11.1.0.46 |
UO-Open Lab |
| KING |
2.24 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Microsoft Edge |
104.0.1293.70 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2019 |
16.0.10388.20027 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Notepad ++ |
8.4.4 |
UO-Open Lab |
| OpenStudio CLI for Revit 2022 |
1.0.4 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Personal Accelerator for Revit |
2 |
UO-Open Lab |
| PuTTY |
0.73.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| PyMOL |
2.5.1 |
UO-Open Lab |
| QGIS |
3.16.10 |
UO-Open Lab |
| R |
4.2.1 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Rhino |
7.17 |
UO-Open Lab |
| RStudio |
2022.07 |
UO-Open Lab |
| SAS (WILL BE ADDED SOON) |
9.4 |
UO-Open Lab |
| SAS Add-In 8.3 for Microsoft Office (WILL BE ADDED SOON) |
8.5 |
UO-Open Lab |
| SimUText (Fall 2021) |
2.13.5 |
UO-Open Lab |
| SingleCrystal |
4.1.4.300 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Sketchup Pro |
21.0.391 |
UO-Open Lab |
| SOLIDWORKS 2022 SP03.1 |
30.3.1.2 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Stata |
17 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Substance in 3DS Maya 2022 |
2.4.4 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Tableau Public 2021.2 |
20212.21.0712.0907 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Tableau Reader 2021.2 |
20212.21.0712.0907 |
UO-Open Lab |
| VLC Media Player |
3.0.17.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Wolfram Mathematica |
13.1.0 |
UO-Open Lab |
| wxMacMolPlt |
7.7 |
UO-Open Lab |
| Zotero |
6.0.9 |
UO-Open Lab |
Support
If you are having trouble accessing the service, need new software added to the lab, or an application in the lab is not running correctly, please make a service request and we will be in contact with you.
Additional Documentation