Software for Students
In addition to the software licenses available to all students at reduced rates (see ZIH overview), the following offers are of particular interest to students at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry:
Microsoft Office
As part of the state contract with Microsoft, it is possible to use "Microsoft Offcice 365 ProPlus" free of charge for the duration of your studies. Registration with CampusSachsen is required for this. The necessary steps are explained there.
However, it is necessary to authenticate yourself regularly with the ZIH login via this link in order to prove that you are authorized to use the service. This means that you will no longer be able to use it shortly after exmatriculation.
Origin
Our faculty participates in the financing of the Origin campus contract. This includes the free use of the software on students' private computers. Activation and activation takes place for 1 year, only the latest version can be activated! Please note that new versions are usually released at the beginning of December, but activation keys are usually not available until later!
The software itself can be downloaded from the OriginLab website, information on activation is available from the supervisors in the PC pool. They have also provided Origin installation instructions.
MestReNova
A campus license for the NMR analysis software MestReNova was purchased from the Chair of Organic Chemistry II in 2026. The license also covers student use on their own computers.
The download takes place via https://mestrelab.com/main-product/nmr. The license files are provided by the responsible administrators or pool supervisors.
ChemDoodle
A campus license for ChemDoodle was purchased from the Chair of Organic Chemistry I in 2026. The program package is an alternative to ChemOffice and consists of the 2D formula editor and a 3D modeling program.
The software is available via:
https://www.ichemlabs.com/download
The license code for personal use can be accessed with the TUD e-mail address here:
https://www.ichemlabs.com/support/request-site-code.
ChemOffice
A number of Chairs of the Faculty participate in the financing of the rental license of ChemOffice. With the new conclusion of the contract in 2021, the conditions have unfortunately changed in such a way that licenses for private computers can no longer be issued. The PC pools remain equipped with ChemOffice so that the software can be used there.