Licensed Software

The Licensed Software Office (LSO) negotiates and administers software license agreements with many vendors in order to decrease overall software costs to the University. The software can be purchased by U of T students, faculty and staff. However, depending on our agreement with the vendor, not all software is available to everyone.

Contact Us

lic.software@utoronto.ca
416-978-4990

Buy Now ChatGPT Edu for June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026

We’re excited to announce the launch of ChatGPT Edu—U of T’s protected, institutionally supported version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This new offering is designed to provide Faculty, Librarians, and Staff with secure access to generative AI tools that meet the University’s privacy and data protection standards.

Why ChatGPT Edu?

ChatGPT Edu offers the same powerful capabilities as ChatGPT Plus, with added benefits tailored for academic and professional use at U of T:

  • Protected environment: Conversations and data are not used to train OpenAI models and remain within the U of T workspace.
  • Custom GPTs: Create and share custom AI agents for teaching, research, or administrative tasks within the U of T workspace.
  • Migration support: Easily transfer your existing chats and GPTs from your U of T email account into the new workspace.
  • Integrated support: Tool Guides, FAQs, and training resources are available through the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and the Licensed Software Office.

How to Get Started

  1. Complete the license request form and accept the terms and conditions.
  2. Wait for an approval.
  3. Purchase your license via:

The annual license fee is $345 CAD, valid from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026.

Who Can Use It?

ChatGPT Edu is available to U of T faculty, librarians, and staff. Student use is not currently available.

More Information

Coming Soon Renewal Extension of MATLAB for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

Update June 23, 2025: We are in the process of renewing the extension of MATLAB for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Please continue to check this space for updates.

  1. Access to the MathWorks website and software activation transitioned in 2024 from email address-based authentication to Single Sign-On (SSO). You can now login at the MathWorks Access for University of Toronto Portal to access the software. Individuals will need to use their U of T email address along with UTORid/password to download, activate, and launch the product.
  2. Installation Instructions:

If you currently use a concurrent license manager, we request that you transition to the shared computer model. We will continue to provide the necessary license files during this transition. Please see the technical information on transitioning from a concurrent license manager 

Coming Soon SAS for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

We are working with the vendor to renew the license for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They are experiencing delays due to migration of their invoicing system. Please continue to check this space for updates.

Product Sunset Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 Sales Discontinued

Adobe has discontinued sales of Adobe Acrobat Professional 2020, and we are no longer distributing this product.

Please note that the end-of-support date for Acrobat 2020 has been extended from June 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025. For additional details, refer to the Adobe Acrobat 2020 FAQ.

For inquiries about purchasing Acrobat Pro through the Adobe VIP program, please contact the U of T Bookstore.

Buy Now SPSS for August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025

IBM SPSS for the August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025 license period is now available for purchase. 

The product can be found on uSOURCE (UofT FIS) and software.utoronto.ca (credit card) by searching for IBM SPSS Statistics 28 or IBM SPSS Statistics 29.

Instructions:

System Requirements for SPSS for Mac:

  • SPSS 29 is supported on 10.13 to 14.
  • SPSS 28 is supported on 10.13 to 12.
  • SPSS 27 and below are no longer supported.

System Requirements for SPSS for Windows:

  • SPSS 28 and 29 are supported on Windows 10 and above.
  • SPSS 27 and below are no longer supported.

Fix SPSS 29.0.2. Installation Media for macOS 14 (Sonoma)

SPSS is now supported on macOS 14 (Sonoma) with version 29.0.2. Purchases of SPSS after February 9, 2024 include this updated installation media for macOS. For purchases prior to that date, please download the installation media below and use the same activation key found in the digital goods for your purchase on software.utoronto.ca. A UTmail+ email account is required to download the instructions and file.

Security Multiple SPSS versions with Log4j Vulnerability

Update February 14, 2022: IBM SPSS Statistics Modified Release 1 Fixpack 1 (version 28.0.1.1) has been released and incorporates the previous interim fixes.

For versions 25, 26, and 27, new interim fixes were released by IBM on January 18, 2022 . If you have already updated to the latest fix pack or modified release in step 2 below then please proceed to step 3 to download the latest interim fix.

Please visit our SharePoint site at https://utoronto.sharepoint.com/sites/utl-ic-lso for Licensed Software Office hosted downloads. A UofT e-mail account on the UTmail+ system is required for login.

IBM has announced that their SPSS desktop and server software (Versions 25, 26, 27 and 28) on all platforms is affected by the Log4J critical vulnerability. This vulnerability would allow an attacker to take complete control of the host system allowing access to data and the possibility of installing ransomware. Please do not open your SPSS application until you have contacted your IT group to get confirmation that your affected SPSS files have been replaced.

Link to official statement: Security Bulletin: Log4Shell Vulnerability affects IBM SPSS Statistics (CVE-2021-44228) - IBM PSIRT Blog
Link to IBM instructions and downloads (requires IBM account creation): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525830

Transition Full Transition To Online Purchasing

The Licensed Software Office has moved to online-only order processing and purchasing via software.utoronto.ca or uSOURCE over the summer of 2019. The paper order forms are no longer available.

Software can be purchased and downloaded immediately afterwords online at:

Note: U of T faculty, graduate students, and staff who are off-campus must use UTORvpn to access software.utoronto.ca: