Your Accounting Student Toolkit
A-Level / College • Not sure
Spreadsheets, data and research tools for accounting students.
Who this toolkit is for
For accounting students. Most business courses rely on office, spreadsheet and research tools rather than specialist software.
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Essential (1)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Spreadsheets
- Microsoft 365
PaidAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Excel, Word and PowerPoint are standard for business coursework; many institutions provide them free.
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Recommended (4)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Spreadsheets
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: A free office suite for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
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Research / Citation
ZoteroOpen SourceAlso on iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise sources and create a bibliography for coursework.
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- Adobe Acrobat Reader
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Read and annotate lecture slides, papers and forms.
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Cloud Storage
- Google Drive
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Back up coursework and share files with classmates.
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Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (3)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Data Analysis
- Power BI Desktop
Free
Why you may need this: Visualise financial data on Windows.
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Project Management
- Notion
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Plan group projects and deadlines.
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Communication
- Microsoft Teams
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Group work and online lectures.
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Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.
Build your student setup
Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.