Area 49 Resources

Use: Create 3D models, animations, textures, and renders
Pricing: Subscription, “Flex” (use paid “tokens” to use the software), or free student/educator license
Access: PC

Use: cinematic motions graphics & visual effects
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: animation
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: Bring stories to life with audio
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: asset management
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: animate 2D characters
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: html websites
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: vector art & illustrations
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: collaborate with copywriters & editors
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: print & digital design
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: photo editing
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: output video files
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: edit & create images, graphics, and art
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: video editing
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: "A web-based GIS interface and interactive digital atlas of the ancient world, featuring accurate historical, cultural, and geographical data [...] completely searchable with customizable features [...] covering Archaic Greece to Late Antiquity and beyond."
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: Create webpages with embedded media, including customized maps.
Pricing: Free for UNC Charlotte
Access: Viewable, but not editable, after leaving institution

Area 49's YouTube playlist offers videos on how to use Area 49's technology and software.

Use: Edit audio with a wide variety of tools and effects in an open source environment
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Create 3D models (with sculpting and modeling tools), animations, renders, VFX/simulations, and videos in a powerful and versatile software
Pricing: Free and open source with optional donation
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Create infographics, logos, posters, social media posts, collages, comic strips, graphs, charts, maps, and more.
Pricing: Free and premium options
Access: Web-based

Use: Pin places on a map, upload photos, and tell stories. Note: This crowdsourced content. Information you post will be public.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web based

Use: Create raster illustrations, 2D animations, comics, and manga with a large variety of tools and free/paid assets
Pricing: One time payment or subscription
Access: PC/Mac (one time purchase), IOS/Android (subscription)

Use: Online courses and certifications
Pricing: Free basic plan, paid premium plans
Access: Web based

Use: Generate color palettes, edit them, and save them
Pricing: Free (most features available with ads) or subscription (removes ads and adds additional functionality)
Access: Browser, IOS/Android, plugins for Figma, Chrome, and Adobe apps
Note: Flashing colors can trigger seizures in those with photo-sensitivity or Epilepsy.

Use: Create vector illustrations, designs, and page layouts
Pricing: One time purchase or subscription
Access: PC, Mac (higher tier only), browser (higher tier only), iPad (higher tier only)

Use: Edit photos with a variety of tools, filters, and effects
Pricing: One time purchase or subscription
Access: PC

Use: Create cross stitch patterns from images in an open source software
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Linux

Use: Online courses & certifications for cybersecurity and IT career development

Use: Create professional movies and videos with a variety of tools and effects
Pricing: Free or one time purchase
Access: Mac/Windows/Linux

Use: Edit podcasts by deleting and changing transcribed text
Pricing: Free or subscription
Access: PC/Mac, desktop browser (playback and comments only)

Use: Create diagrams and simple visualizations
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: Online courses & certifications
Pricing: Free basic plan and paid plans
Access: Web based

Use: Create chiptunes using the NES and Famicom system
Pricing: Free
Access: Windows

Use: Create and edit videos with an easy-to-learn software
Pricing: One time purchase or subscription
Access: PC/Mac, IOS/Android

Use: Create and edit videos on mac computers
Pricing: One time purchase
Access: Mac

Use: Create cross stitch patterns from scratch or from images in a free software that does not require registration
Pricing: Free
Access: Browser

Use: Generate font pairings
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: Browser

Use: Create CAD models and designs in an open source environment
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Create CAD models and designs in an industry standard software
Pricing: Subscription or free student/educator plan
Access: PC/Mac

Use: Create 2D games
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: "Build 2D games with no code."
Pricing: Monthly and annual pricing (education pricing available)
Access: Publish to numerous platforms

Use: Drag-and-drop music creation including instruments and presets
Pricing: free
Access: Download though Apple Apps Store, Available in Area 49 Multimedia Lab

Use: Edit photos with a variety of tools, filters, and effects in an open source environment
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: "Easily create objects in virtual reality, no matter your modeling experience."
Pricing: Free
Access: Use in a VR headset connected to Steam. Results can be exported. Not connected to an institutional account. (Available in VisLab headset)

Use: Choose a chart style and customize the JavaScript to create your own chart
Pricing: Free
Access: No restrictions

Use: Download and embed a large library of free and open source fonts and icons
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: Browser

Use: Create your own custom Google Map.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web based

Use: Presentation program within the Google suite. Create and collaborate, and share presentation slides, posters, and more.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based. Log in with your Charlotte credentials to connect your institutional account.

Use: Encode and Transcode videos in almost any format in an open source software
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Pin places on a map, upload photos, and tell stories. Note: This crowdsourced content. Information posted is public.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web based

Use: Create raster illustrations, comics, and manga with most features available for free
Pricing: Free (most features available with ads) or subscription (removes ads and adds additional functionality)
Access: PC, IOS/Android

Use: Fantasy map creator
Pricing: Free and pro options
Access: Web-based

Use: Create vector illustrations and designs in an open source platform
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Online courses & certifications
Pricing: Free basic plan and paid plans (Also check for access through your local library!)
Access: Web based

Use: Create your own references with posable 3D models and props
Pricing: Free, one time purchase, or subscription
Access: Browser, IOS/Android

Use: Create 3D models, VFX/simulations, renders, and animations in an industry standard software
Pricing: Subscription, “Flex” (use paid “tokens” to use the software), or free student/educator license
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Online Lego® Modeling
Price: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: Create raster illustrations and 2D animations with most features available for free
Pricing: Free (most features available with ads) or subscription (removes ads and adds additional functionality)
Access: PC/Mac, IOS/Android

Use: Organize and manage anything from projects to daily planning with a wide variety of tools and database types
Pricing: Free or subscription, Pro plan free with Education plan
Access: PC/Mac, browser, IOS/Android

Use: Composite and edit videos in an industry standard software
Pricing: Subscription or free/paid student license
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

"A map of the world [...] free to use under an open license."

Use: Create color palettes for free using different color theory principles
Pricing: Free
Access: Browser

Use: Create infographics, posters, graphs, charts, and more
Pricing: Limited free and pricing options
Access: Web-based

Use: Create and edit videos on PC
Pricing: One time purchase
Access: PC

Use: Presentation program by Microsoft. Create presentation slides, posters, and more.
Pricing: Varies. Available for Charlotte users through OneIt Software Center
Access: Download

Use: Create raster illustrations with a simple UI
Pricing: One time purchase
Access: IOS

Use: Practice gesture/figure drawing with a large database of images and timed sessions
Pricing: Free, one time payment, or donation
Access: PC (paid version only), browser

Use: Browse a large database of yarn, knitting/crochet patterns, and projects and share your creations with the community
Pricing: Free
Access: Browser

Use: Create 2D RPG games with a large variety of tools without prior programming experience
Pricing: One time purchase
Access: PC

Use: Create 2D games in an easy-to-learn software that runs on block programing
Pricing: Free
Access: Browser

Use: Sculpt from a ball of clay. Take a screenshot of your work or publish it to Sketchfab.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: Online sketchpad similar to a whiteboard. Can include text, clipart, shapes, and line drawings.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: Create knitting, crochet, and cross stitch patterns
Pricing: Free or subscription
Access: Browser

Use: Pin locations on the map. Embed media and text into the side panels to tell a story.
Pricing: Free
Access: No restrictions after leaving institution

Use: Create 3D textures in an industry standard software
Pricing: Subscription or free student/educator license
Access: PC/Mac

Use: "Create and publicly share data visualizations online"
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: "Create STL models of the surface of Earth"
Pricing: free
Access: Web-based

Use: "Paint in 3D space with virtual reality."
Pricing: Free in Area 49 headsets or $19.99 for personal equipment
Access: For use in a VR headset, but results can be seen in a web browser. Not connected to an institutional account. (Available in all Area 49 headsets)
Info from Area 49: https://guides.library.uncc.edu/area49/GoogleTiltBrush

Use: Create interactive timelines
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based, uses Google Sheets as the back end
See more use information from Area 49 at https://guides.library.charlotte.edu/area49/TimelineJS

Use: drag-and-drop 3D modeling program
Pricing: free
Access: Web-based

Use: Organize projects and more with kankan boards
Pricing: Free or subscription
Access: PC/Mac, Browser, IOS/Android

Use: "Create story prototypes, [...] prototype XR apps, and make complete animated films."
Pricing: Free
Access: Use in a VR headset connected to Steam. Results can be exported. Not connected to an institutional account. (Available in VisLab headset)

Use: A cross-platform game engine for 2D, 3D, VR, and AR games and environments (Creation not available in a VR headset)
Pricing: Free in the Multimedia Lab and both VisLab computers. Private pricing varies
Access: Not connected to an institutional account

Use: Create realistic 3D video games and renders
Pricing: Free or subscription (royalties may apply to both options)
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Create infographics, graphs, charts, and more.
Pricing: Free and premium options
Access: Web-based

Use: Create sculpted 3D models, textures, and renders in an industry standard software
Pricing: Subscription or student/educator license (processing fee applies for the verification process), free trial
Access: PC/Mac/Linux