Managed Software Center

Summary

Managed Software Center (MSC) is an open-source software deployment tool for macOS. It is sometimes referred to as "Munki," which is the name of the backend process that runs it. Managed Software Center is where WSU Mac users can obtain campus-licensed software such as Adobe applications, Microsoft applications, JMP, SPSS, Mathematica, and more. For all intents and purposes it is just a custom WSU app store.

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Summary

Managed Software Center (MSC) is an open-source software deployment tool for macOS. It is sometimes referred to as "Munki," which is the name of the backend process that runs it. Managed Software Center is where WSU Mac users can obtain campus-licensed software such as Adobe applications, Microsoft applications, JMP, SPSS, Mathematica, and more. For all intents and purposes it is just a custom WSU app store.

Information Applies to

Faculty, Staff, Current Students, New Students Participating in the WSU eWarrior Digital Life & Learning Program

Accessing Managed Software Center?

From your Applications menu, select the black-and-white Managed Software Center icon. 

Managed Software Center Icon image

Once open, it may take a moment to download the catalog's contents. Once that automatic step is done, you should see available applications.

Click on an application icon for more info on what that app is and what it can do for you. To install immediately, click the install button to begin.

Once you've clicked install, you can monitor the install progress via the My Items tab.

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Article ID: 2317
Created
Thu 6/5/25 1:08 PM
Modified
Tue 6/17/25 11:03 AM