Many universities have a for Gaussian/GaussView. Check with your IT department or chemistry computing officer. If your lab pays for a license, you are legally allowed to install it on your personal Mac. Ask for the installer and a license file. This is 100% legal and free to you as a student.
While GaussView 6 is the latest, some universities have abandoned older versions (GaussView 4 or 5) but left them available for alumni. You must verify the license terms. Some versions of GaussView 4 are technically "freeware" only for obsolete hardware. However, these do not run on macOS Catalina (10.15) or newer, as they are 32-bit.
Have you successfully obtained a legitimate GaussView license for Mac? Share your experience with your university’s computing support team. If you have found an open-source alternative that works for you, explore Avogadro or IQmol today.
Most Tier 1 research universities hold a site license for Gaussian and
Many universities have a for Gaussian/GaussView. Check with your IT department or chemistry computing officer. If your lab pays for a license, you are legally allowed to install it on your personal Mac. Ask for the installer and a license file. This is 100% legal and free to you as a student.
While GaussView 6 is the latest, some universities have abandoned older versions (GaussView 4 or 5) but left them available for alumni. You must verify the license terms. Some versions of GaussView 4 are technically "freeware" only for obsolete hardware. However, these do not run on macOS Catalina (10.15) or newer, as they are 32-bit.
Have you successfully obtained a legitimate GaussView license for Mac? Share your experience with your university’s computing support team. If you have found an open-source alternative that works for you, explore Avogadro or IQmol today.
Most Tier 1 research universities hold a site license for Gaussian and
