Free PTC Mathcad Alternatives

The best free alternative to PTC Mathcad is Maxima, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to PTC Mathcad are Numbat, wxMaxima, SMath Studio and fxSolver.

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  1. Maxima icon
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    Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, and sets, lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors.

    34 Maxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Numbat icon
     25 likes

    High precision scientific calculator with full support for physical units (web and terminal versions).

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. wxMaxima icon
     52 likes

    wxMaxima is a document based interface for the computer algebra system Maxima. wxMaxima provides menus and dialogs for many common maxima commands, autocompletion, inline plots and simple animations.

    43 wxMaxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  4. SMath Studio icon
     34 likes

    SMath Studio is a math program with 'paper'-like interface and numerous computing features. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. SMath Studio includes integrated mathematical reference book.

    26 SMath Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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  5. fxSolver icon
     61 likes

    Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.

    164 fxSolver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Calcpad icon
     11 likes

    Calcpad is a lightweight mathematical platform for cloud and desktop. It parses simple text scripts and converts them into professional Html reports. Supports complex numbers, variables, functions, graphing, units and numerical methods.

    55 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  7. Wolfram Language is a symbolic language, deliberately designed with the breadth and unity needed to develop powerful programs quickly. By integrating high-level forms—like Image, GeoPolygon or Molecule—along with advanced superfunctions—such as ImageIdentify or...

    120 Wolfram Language alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • openSUSE
    • Online
    • NetBSD
    • OpenSolaris
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  8. SymPy icon
     31 likes

    SymPy is a Python library for symbolic computation. The stated goals of the library are to become a full-featured computer algebra system and to keep a simple code base to promote extensibility and comprehensibility.

    41 SymPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Mathics icon
     6 likes

    Mathics is a general purpose computer algebra system (CAS) and designed to be a free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica. It's programmable using a Mathematica like language and uses a web interface for user interaction.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Xcos icon
     17 likes

    Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. CADWOLF icon
     1 like

    CADWOLF is a web based collaborative engineering platform. Create documents with equations, plots, loops, etc. Direct link to CAD models with systems to build structures in part trees. All you need is a web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Online
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