Some free or open-source software, web apps and services you’ll be using or find useful during your studies.
Great Tool List

ADOBE:
Adobe Suite —  Video editing
Premiere Pro — Video editing
Animate — Vector graphics and animation
Illustrator — Vector graphics and design
Photoshop — Photo and image editing and compositing
Audition — Multi-track audio editor
Media Encoder — Multi-format file conversion and compression
Spark — Online and mobile design app

NYU:
Software Library

AUDIO & SOUND:
Audacity — Multi-track audio editor
VLC  — Multimedia player
Pure Data — Visual programming language for multi-media
VCV Rack — Modular synth simulator
Blackhole — Mac virtual audio driver
Midi Monitor — Display MIDI signals coming in and out of your computer

VIDEO:
DaVinci Resolve — Editing, color effects, audio post

3D MODELLING / CAD:
TinkerCad — 3D design, electronics and coding
Blender — 3D creation suite – modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation.
Fusion 360 — CAD / CAM / PCB software
Ultimaker Cura — 3D printing slicing software

3D ANIMATION / VR / AR / GAMES:
Maya — 3D animation, modeling, simulation and rendering
Unity — Cross-platform game engine
Unreal — 3D Creation tool from Epic Games

WEB:
NYU Web Publishing — Create a website or blog using predefined design themes and plugins. (expires post-graduation)
Glitch — Build websites and apps, collaborative coding.

ONLINE DRAWING:
Sketchpad
EZGIF
Autodraw
Pixil Art

ELECTRONICS:
Arduino — Open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.
Eagle — PCB Design and schematics.

CODE:
p5.js — JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists
Processing — Flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts. 
Coding Train — Dan Shiffman’s YouTube channel dedicated to beginner-friendly creative coding tutorials and challenges. – 3D creation suite – modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.
Github — Development platform