Your Electrical & Electronic Engineering Student Toolkit
Postgraduate • Linux
Circuit simulation, PCB design and numerical tools for electrical and electronic engineering students.
Who this toolkit is for
For electrical and electronic engineering students.
Essential (3)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Numerical Computing
- MATLAB
Paid
Why you may need this: Your course may use MATLAB for calculations and modelling.
View official installation instructionsCheck your university access
Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
Office / Documents
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: Free documents and spreadsheets.
APT (verified)sudo apt install libreoffice
Recommended (4)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Numerical Computing
- GNU Octave
Open Source
Why you may need this: A free option for many MATLAB-style exercises.
APT (verified)sudo apt install octave 
PythonOpen Source
Why you may need this: Useful for engineering calculations and data analysis.
APT (verified)sudo apt install python3
Electronics
Office / Documents
- Microsoft 365
PaidAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Excel is common for lab calculations; check your institution's free access.
Open web appCheck your university access
Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
Prefer a free option? LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop · Compare alternatives
Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (1)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Reports
- Overleaf
FreemiumAlso on Web
Why you may need this: Write technical reports with LaTeX.
Open web app
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.