Education & Reference Apps for Mac

Anki is a program that makes remembering things easy. Because it is a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying or greatly increase the amount you learn.

Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

Leading online translator with neural networks capturing subtle nuances, blind-tested to outperform competitors 3:1. Secure data compliance with EU laws.

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

SpeedCrunch is a free, fast, high precision open source algebraic calculator with an intuitive interface and many features, such as variables, syntax highlighting, functions, persistent input history & more.

The best browser for your Mac is the one that comes with your Mac. Safari is faster and more energy efficient than other browsers. Handy tools help you save, find, and share your favorite sites. Built-in privacy features help keep your browsing your business.

Self-hosted archiving platform saving web pages in multiple formats, supporting media, PDF, screenshot, DOM, bookmarks import, and browsable offline archives.

KiCad is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - designing schematics of electronic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). KiCad is developed by Jean-Pierre Charras. And features an integrated environment between schematic capture, bill of...

LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG). LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a GUI.

Offers real-time grammar checks, generative AI drafting, and comprehensive feedback on clarity, tone, and style for confident and polished writing.

Qalculate! is a multi-purpose cross-platform desktop calculator. It is simple to use but provides power and versatility normally reserved for complicated math packages, as well as useful tools for everyday needs (such as currency conversion and percent calculation).

GoldenDict is an open-source dictionary program for PC computers that gives translations of words and phrases for different languages. It allows use of several popular dictionary file formats simultaneously.

Open-source tool supporting designers in prototyping, documenting circuits, sharing, and creating PCB layouts, empowering artists, researchers, and hobbyists.

Moodle is an open source tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company.

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.

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.

GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching. It has received several educational software awards in Europe and the USA.

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

Open-source app launcher with fast performance, customisable UI, web search, calculator, clipboard history, no AI integration, and macOS support.

Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.

TeXstudio is an integrated environment for writing LaTeX documents. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX as easy and comfortable as possible. Therefore TeXstudio has numerous features like syntax-highlighting, integrated viewer, reference checking and various assistants.

Sioyek is a PDF viewer with minimal interface optimized for reading research papers and technical books.

Introducing Asakiri, a powerful desktop application for educators and authors. Build rich, interactive learning experiences with performance, flexibility, and total creator freedom.

The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately-held company. The articles in the Britannica are aimed at educated adult readers, and written by a staff of about 100 full-time editors and...

Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.