Update Nov 15, 2024: The LabVIEW Academic Volume License capability is no longer being offered by ITS. Users outside SEAS will have to obtain their own license to use LabVIEW.
SEAS has a license for SEAS affiliates only. Please email SEAS IT at engr-it@virginia.edu
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LabVIEW is a graphical programming platform that helps engineers scale from design to test and from small to large systems. It offers unprecedented integration with existing legacy software, IP, and hardware while capitalizing on the latest computing technologies. LabVIEW provides tools to solve today’s problems—and the capacity for future innovation—faster and more effectively. It is available in English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
LabVIEW for Bulk Licenses
If you are using LabView within a research group, you can purchase licenses at NI.com. They have options for a yearly subscription license and for a perpetual license. To determine which type of license may be correct for your group, please look at this NI.com page.
Individual LabVIEW Licenses
Users who want to purchase an individual LabVIEW license may do so at this NI.com page.
Student LabVIEW Licenses
SEAS students have access to a limited number of student licenses. Please email SEAS IT at engr-it@virginia.edu. Other students may download an older version from this NI.com page.
If you do not have a serial number, you may use the LabVIEW Community Version. You may also purchase a student license from Studica.
LabVIEW Community Version Limitation
The Community versions of LabVIEW are free for non-commercial use.
General Guidance on Restricted Use
Commercial, Industrial Purposes
Using LabVIEW Community edition and G Web Development Software Community edition at a place of business or to create test systems, exe. files, toolkits, or other items that you intend to make money from, directly or indirectly, is not allowed. In these situations, purchased software licenses must be used. Examples of situations where community edition software cannot be used include, but are not limited to:
- Professional engineering work done for your company, solo, or otherwise
- Professional engineering work done at your home
- Professional consulting
- Projects created for a startup
Teaching or Research at Degree-Granting Educational Institutions
Purchased Academic Volume Licenses or individual LabVIEW or G Web Development Software licenses are required to use LabVIEW for teaching and academic research at degree granting institutions. Academic Volume Licenses also include access to additional LabVIEW modules and toolkits typically used for academic research and teaching, which are not included with LabVIEW or G Web Development Software Community editions. LabVIEW or G Web Development Software Community editions are not for use at degree-granting institutions such as universities, vocational schools, and certification programs.
LabVIEW and G Web Development Software Community editions cannot be used for the following use cases:
- Teaching a course
- Academic research
Questions? Email res-consult@virginia.edu.