Giac/Xcas AlternativesCalculators and other similar apps like Giac/Xcas

Giac/Xcas is described as 'Free computer algebra system for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux/Unix (license GPL3, for commercial dual-license contact us)' and is a Calculator in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Giac/Xcas for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Giac/Xcas alternative is Qalculate!, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Giac/Xcas are Mathematica, MATLAB, GeoGebra and Matplotlib.

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  1. Qalculate! icon

    Qalculate!

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    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).

    115 Qalculate! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Qalculate! is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • Qalculate! is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • Qalculate! is Free and Open SourceGiac/Xcas is also Free and Open Source
    • Qalculate! is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGiac/Xcas is not according to our users
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    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
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    • Mathematica is the most popular Web-based alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryGiac/Xcas is Free and Open Source
  4. 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
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    • Online
    • Android
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    MATLAB is for numerical computation. Giac/Xcas is more like Mathematica.

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    • MATLAB is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryGiac/Xcas is Free and Open Source
  5. GeoGebra icon

    GeoGebra

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    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.

    39 GeoGebra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • GeoGebra is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Giac/Xcas.

    • GeoGebra is Free and ProprietaryGiac/Xcas is Free and Open Source
  6. Matplotlib icon

    Matplotlib

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    Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python. Matplotlib makes easy things easy and hard things possible.

    49 Matplotlib alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Python
    • BSD
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  7. GnuPlot icon

    GnuPlot

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    Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility. It was originally intended as to allow scientists and students to visualize mathematical functions and data. It does this job pretty well, but has grown to support many non-interactive...

    60 GnuPlot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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  9. GeoGebra Scientific Calculator icon

    GeoGebra Scientific Calculator

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    Free online scientific calculator from GeoGebra: perform calculations with fractions, statistics and exponential functions, logarithms, trigonometry and much more!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. SMath Studio icon

    SMath Studio

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    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.

    22 SMath Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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    Windows Calculator

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    A simple yet powerful calculator that includes standard, scientific, and programmer modes, as well as a unit converter. It's the perfect tool to add up a bill, convert measurements in a recipe or other project, or complete complex math, algebra, or geometry problems.

    135 Windows Calculator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  13. Graph icon

    Graph

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    Graph is an open source application used to draw mathematical graphs in a coordinate system. Anyone who wants to draw graphs of functions will find this program useful. The program makes it very easy to visualize a function and paste it into another program.

    47 Graph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  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
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