Freemat Alternatives

Freemat is described as 'FreeMat is an environment for rapid engineering and scientific processing. It is similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB from Mathworks and IDL from Research Systems, but is Open Source' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Freemat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Freemat alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Freemat are SageMath, Mathematica, MATLAB and Spyder.

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  1. GNU Octave icon
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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

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    Platforms

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

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

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceFreemat is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Octave is LightweightFreemat is not according to our users
  2. SageMath icon
     158 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • SageMath is the most popular Web-based alternative to Freemat.

    • SageMath is Free and Open SourceFreemat is also Free and Open Source
    • SageMath is LightweightFreemat is not according to our users
  3. Mathematica icon
     160 likes

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

    75 Mathematica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to Freemat.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryFreemat is Free and Open Source
  4. MATLAB icon
     232 likes

    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 is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Freemat.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryFreemat is Free and Open Source
  5. Spyder icon
     71 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
     
  6. SciPy icon
     96 likes

    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.

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Python
     
  7. Scilab icon
     105 likes

    Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab includes hundreds of mathematical functions.

    58 Scilab alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. NumPy icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  9. Calcpad icon
     10 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. Maple icon
     43 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. NumeRe icon
     4 likes

    Open source framework for numerical computations and advanced statistical analysis, featuring nonlinear curve fitting, ODE solving, 1D/2D publication-quality visualization, Fourier and wavelet transforms, intuitive syntax, and namespace-based code organization for research.

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    • Windows
     
  12. Nelson icon
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    Nelson is an array programming language providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications using modern C/C++ libraries and other numerical libraries.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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