The University of Illinois has an Academic Site License that permits the use of National Instruments software on university-/college-owned computers and resources. Review the information below to learn how to obtain and use software products such as NI LabVIEW and NI Multisim for your academic needs.
What Is LabVIEW?
LabVIEW is a complete development environment built specifically to make users more productive and ensure they have all the tools they need to design, prototype, and build measurement and control systems. It provides unprecedented hardware and software integration and a flexible graphical development environment that reduce complexity and save development and deployment time. LabVIEW inspires you to solve problems, accelerates your productivity, and gives you the confidence to continually innovate. Find out more about LabVIEW at ni.com/labview.
This license includes the LabVIEW Student Install Option.
Version: Downloads are provided for 2021 (on request), 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025Q3 Editions for Full and Pro versions of Windows, Mac, and Linux (license valid for all versions).***2025Q3 is not released yet for the Student Install Version***
If you have the LabVIEW Package Manager new veriosns and updates can be installed from there however you should check to be sure the LabVIEW license manager has been updated to support the new version. It is safe to assume the License managers support the veriosn taht are being distributed on this offer.
Please review this link for additional details about the Academic Site License.
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Due to firewall restrictions, particularly on off-campus and wireless connections, you will need to connect to your campus VPN service before installing and to use this software.
LabVIEW Teaching License for University of Illinois Any instructor can take advantage of this license for use in the classroom, computing lab, or teaching laboratory to add hands-on learning across multiple sciences and engineering disciplines. Educators may also install software on their PCs for curriculum preparation. The license includes access to LabVIEW and additional NI software.
Eligibility for Use
NI software from the Academic Site License may be used only for academic purposes. Users must be employed by or actively enrolled in classes at the University of Illinois. Professors, educators, graduate students, and researchers may install the software on their university/college-owned computers and the user’s home computer. Undergraduate students may use the software on university/college-owned computers in an instructional or laboratory setting.
For additional information, refer to the NI general purpose software license agreement.
Student Installation Options Undergraduate students can install and activate the software on their PCs for learning purposes or purchase LabVIEW at a discount with the LabVIEW Student Edition. This license will continue to function as long as the campus LabVIEW license is renewed and you are entitled to all upgrades released during this period.
Please review the System Requirements before purchasing.
Documentation for LabVIEW products is not sold on campus. Online documentation is available on the web from National Instruments.
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