Virtual Workspace

The Virtual Workspace (VW) is the preferred remote access solution for Towson University. 

TU employees can access certain software applications, virtual desktops and network file shares remotely, and students can use applications like SPSS, Minitab and Mathematica from anywhere. Internet connection and TU NetID and password required to access.

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The Virtual Workspace (VW)

Use this cloud-based service to securely access TU desktops and applications remotely. 

Desktops Available in the VW

7-Zip 
Adobe Acrobat (License required) 
Adobe Creative Cloud (License required) 
Adobe Dreamweaver (License required) 
Autodesk Design Review 
FileZilla 
Google Chrome 
IBM SPSS Statistics 
Microsoft 365 Apps 
Microsoft Edge 
Microsoft Project 
Microsoft Visio 
Mozilla Firefox 
Notepad++ 
NVivo 
Oracle BI Publisher 
Perceptive Content Desktop Client 
PuTTY 
VLC Media Player 
Webex 
Wolfram Mathematica 
Zoom
7-Zip
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Audacity
Bizagi Modeler 
FileZilla
Google Chrome
IBM SPSS Statistics
MapTiler Desktop
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Power BI Desktop
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
Mozilla Firefox
Notepad++
NVivo
PuTTY
R for Windows
Rstudio
SAP Predictive Analysis Desktop
SimUTest
TinkerPlots
UiPath Studio
VLC Media Player
wepa Print App
Wolfram Mathematica
ArcGIS ArcReader
ArcGIS Business Analyst
ArcGIS Coordinate Systems Data
ArcGIS Data Interoperability
ArcGIS Data Reviewer
ArcGIS Desktop
ArcGIS Desktop Enhanced Compression Wavelet (ECW) Support Patch
ArcGIS Desktop Image Display for Mosaic Datasets on Oracle GDB Patch
ArcGIS Desktop Spatial Analyst Slope Tool Patch
ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic)
Microsoft Edge
7-Zip
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Amaya 
Anaconda Navigator
Antlrworks 
Cmake 
Cygwin
DB Browser for SQLite 
Dia 
DrJava
Eclipse 
FileZilla 
Git
Google Chrome 
Greenshot 
HeidiSQL 
IntelliJ IDEA
IrfanView
jGRASP 
Jupyter Notebook
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft Edge 
Microsoft Project 
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19 
Microsoft Visio 
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
MiKTeX Console 
Mozilla Firefox
MySQL Workbench
Node.js 
Notepad++ 
OpenCobolIDE 
Perl
Python
R
Racket 
RStudio
Simscript
Spyder
SQLiteStudio 
SWI-Prolog 
TeXworks 
TortoiseSVN 
VeraCrypt 
Vim
VLC media player 
wxHexEditor 
XML Notepad 2007
AQTESOLV 4.5
AstroUNL - Class Action
AstroUNL - Interactives
AstroUNL - NAAP Labs
CLEA - Astrometry of Asteroids
CLEA - Dying Stas and the Birth of the Elements
CLEA - Rotation of the Sun
CLEA - The Moons of Jupiter
CLEA - The Rotation Rate of Mercury
CLEA - The flow of Energy out of the Sun
Earthquakes and Eruptions
GW_Chart 1.30.0
Google Chrome
ImageJ & Eclipse Temurin
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Ni Labview
OSLO EDU 2023
OriginPro 2022
PASCO Capstone 2.5.2.3
PASCO Data Studio
Plate Tectonics
RSI Seasons
Rocks and Minerals
Rspec
Seismic Waves
Sigma plot
Stellarium
Structural Methods 1
Structural Methods 2
Topographic Maps
Tracker v6.1.2
VIREO VIRtual Educational Observatory
phreeqc 3.6.2

Application Requests

TU students, faculty and staff can request for an application to made available in VW by submitting a  service request.  is welcomed, as it helps us build and develop Virtual Workspace.

Resources and Support

Learn more about using the  or see the . Need help? Submit a  service request. If you need help logging in, contact the OTS Technology Support Desk.