Your Finance Student Toolkit
Professional / Certification • Windows
Spreadsheets, data analysis and statistics tools for finance students.
Who this toolkit is for
For finance students. Most business courses rely on office, spreadsheet and research tools rather than specialist software.
Essential (2)
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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Your university or college may provide this software or a student licence. Check before purchasing.
Prefer a free option? LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop · Compare alternatives
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 (3)
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.
Winget (verified)winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice --exact --source winget
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad
Why you may need this: Read and annotate lecture slides, papers and forms.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit --exact --source winget
Cloud Storage
- Google Drive
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Back up coursework and share files with classmates.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Google.GoogleDrive --exact --source winget
Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (4)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Data Analysis
PythonOpen Source
Why you may need this: Analyse financial data with code.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Python.Python.3.13 --exact --source winget- Power BI Desktop
Free
Why you may need this: Build dashboards on Windows.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Microsoft.PowerBI --exact --source winget
Project Management
- Notion
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Plan group projects and deadlines.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Notion.Notion --exact --source winget
Communication
- Microsoft Teams
FreemiumAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Group work and online lectures.
Winget (verified)winget install --id Microsoft.Teams --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.