The Stanford Libraries have a campus-wide site license to a number of software programs from Schrödinger.  Our current license is renewed in August. These programs are available to all current students, faculty, and staff at Stanford University for not-for-profit, academic research, and for instructional use.  Our license agreement excludes affiliated/sponsored users or third parties. Commercial use is explicitly prohibited for this product.  Please see license terms.

This is collaborative effort with the Stanford Research Computing Center and the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning who are providing computing support for Schrödinger software on campus.

Options for using Schrödinger software

Personal computers: All current students, faculty, and staff at Stanford can install Schrödinger software on their personal computer.

• To download software in the Biologics Suite, Small-Molecule Drug Discovery Suite, or Materials Science Suite or to download Knime Workflows, please request an account or login on the Schrödinger website using your Stanford email account. See Quick installation instructions: https://www.schrodinger.com/documentation 
• Request license server address from the Science Library (please include the name of your Principal Investigator in the request). 
• Access to the software is restricted to on-campus connections to the Stanford network or off-campus via Virtual Private Network (VPN). 
• For hardware requirements, please view supported platforms.  Learn more about new features in product suites.  

High Performance Computing Cluster: The Stanford Research Computing Center has installed Schrödinger software on Sherlock 3.0, a High Performance Computing Linux cluster, which supports sponsored or departmental research.  Please note that Sherlock 3.0 is only for research, not instructional use.  Please also note that Schrödinger software is only on Sherlock 3.0.  

Accounts are created for lab groups, not individuals.   To request a group account for using Schrödinger, a Principal Investigator (PI) should send email to Amanda Nelson that includes their name and SUNet ID.   PIs should also send names and SUNet IDs for others in their group that should have access to Schrödinger on Sherlock 3.0.  Thanks to the Vice Provost and Dean of Research, there is no charge to PIs for using Schrödinger software on Sherlock 3.0.

Key contacts for help

• To get license keys for the desktop/laptop version of the software, please contact the Science Library. 
• For access to the Schrödinger on Sherlock, Stanford's High Performance Research Computer, please contact Amanda Nelson.
• For license key problems, please contact Amanda Nelson. 
• Download software problems or for technical support on how to use Schrödinger software, see Schrodinger's Support page on their website.
• For help using Sherlock or help using Schrödinger software on Sherlock, please see "Training and Support" section above. If you still have questions please contact the Stanford Research Computer Center.  

License terms for Schrödinger software at Stanford

At a glance:

• Limited to current students, faculty, and staff at Stanford (cannot be shared with third parties or with affiliated/sponsored users).

• Only available for academic research and educational purposes.

• Prohibits funding support by commercial organizations if research results include ownership of intellectual property, commercial or proprietary interest, or rights in the outcome.

• Use of the software for commercial purposes such as patenting research results requires users to buy a commercial version of the software.

• Prohibits users from modifying, decompiling, or creating derivative works of the software.

By downloading and installing the software, you are agreeing to abide by all of the contract's Terms of Use.  Please contact Sarah Forzetting if you want to view the full contract, have questions, or need further clarification.