Your Data Analytics Student Toolkit
Professional / Certification • Windows
Spreadsheets, SQL, visualisation and Python tools for data analytics students.
Who this toolkit is for
For data analytics students.
Essential (3)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Spreadsheets
- Microsoft 365
PaidAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Excel for analysis; check your institution's free access.
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Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
Prefer a free option? LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop · Compare alternatives
SQL
- DBeaver Community
Open Source
Why you may need this: Query databases with SQL.
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Research / Citation
ZoteroOpen SourceAlso on iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Organise research sources and generate citations for coursework and dissertations.
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Recommended (4)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Spreadsheets
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: Free spreadsheets.
Winget (verified)winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice --exact --source winget
Visualisation
- Power BI Desktop
Free
Why you may need this: Dashboards and reports on Windows.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Microsoft.PowerBI --exact --source winget
Python
PythonOpen Source
Why you may need this: Automate analysis.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Python.Python.3.13 --exact --source winget
JupyterLabOpen Source
Why you may need this: Explore data in notebooks.
Winget (verified)winget install --id ProjectJupyter.JupyterLab --exact --source winget
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.