wxMaxima Alternatives

wxMaxima is described as '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' and is a popular numerical computation software in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to wxMaxima for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best wxMaxima alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like wxMaxima are Mathematica, SageMath, MATLAB and Spyder.

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  1. GNU Octave icon

    GNU Octave

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    Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with MATLAB . It is part of the GNU Project. It is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

    66 GNU Octave alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • BSD
    GNU Octave GUI screenshot
     

    • GNU Octave is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to wxMaxima.

    • GNU Octave is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to wxMaxima.

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourcewxMaxima is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Octave is LightweightwxMaxima is not according to our users
  2. Mathematica icon

    Mathematica

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    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    74 Mathematica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Mathematica screenshot 1
     

    • Mathematica is the most popular Web-based alternative to wxMaxima.

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to wxMaxima.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietarywxMaxima is Free and Open Source
  4. SageMath icon

    SageMath

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    SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more.

    63 SageMath alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact
     
  5. MATLAB icon

    MATLAB

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    High-level environment supporting numerical computation, visualization, matrix operations, algorithm development, custom interfaces, integration with external languages, symbolic and model-based simulation, and specialized toolboxes for fields like engineering.

    86 MATLAB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    MATLAB screenshot 1
     

    • MATLAB is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to wxMaxima.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietarywxMaxima is Free and Open Source
  6. Spyder icon

    Spyder

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    Combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling functionalities with data exploration, execution, and visualization capabilities. Expandable using its powerful plugin system and API, providing flexibility for custom integrations.

    48 Spyder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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    Spyder is an IDE for python, but does not provide any computer algebra system (although this is ultimately possible through python), hence it is not specific enough

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    • Spyder is Free and Open SourcewxMaxima is also Free and Open Source
    • Spyder is Privacy focusedwxMaxima is not according to our users
  7. SciPy icon

    SciPy

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    SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy. It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • Python
    SciPy screenshot 1
     
  9. Maxima icon

    Maxima

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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.

    31 Maxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    Xmaxima interface running Maxima 5.28
     
  10. Maple icon

    Maple

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    Maple is a general-purpose commercial computer algebra system. Users can enter mathematics in traditional mathematical notation. Custom user interfaces can also be created. There is support for numeric computations, to arbitrary precision, as well as symbolic computation and...

    50 Maple alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    Maple 12 Interface
     
  11. fxSolver icon

    fxSolver

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

    149 fxSolver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    Solver page
     
  12. NumPy icon

    NumPy

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    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

    52 NumPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    NumPy screenshot 1
     
  13. Calcpad icon

    Calcpad

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    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.

    44 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Online
    Design of RC column
     
  14. SymPy icon

    SymPy

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SymPy screenshot 1
     
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