Jig Alternatives

Apps similar to Jig include Jupyter, which is free and open source. Other options are RStudio, IPython, Positron and Livebook. You're spoiled for choice with Jupyter Notebooks like Jig: we list more than 25 alternatives for the web, Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.

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  1. Jupyter icon
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    The Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. Uses include: data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, machine learning and much...

    58 Jupyter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Cloudron
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  2. RStudio icon
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    RStudio™ is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. RStudio combines an intuitive user interface with powerful coding tools to help you get the most out of R.

    60 RStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    RStudio on Windows
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  3. IPython icon
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    IPython offers a robust architecture for interactive computing, including dynamic shells, a kernel for Jupyter, interactive visualization, GUI toolkit support, and seamless project embeddings. Targeting high efficiency in parallel computing, it supports Python interactions tailored for Jupyter environments.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  4. Positron icon
     5 likes

    A free, next-generation data science IDE built by Posit PBC. An extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data. A familiar environment for reproducible authoring and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. Livebook icon
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    Livebook is a web application for writing interactive and collaborative code notebooks. Code notebooks with Markdown support and Code cells where Elixir code is evaluated on demand.

    49 Livebook alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Pharo icon
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    Pharo is a pure object-oriented programming language and a powerful environment, focused on simplicity and immediate feedback (think IDE and OS rolled into one).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  8. Deepnote icon
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    Deepnote is a collaborative data science notebook built for teams that is shareable, Jupyter-compatible, and runs in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. µCalc icon
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    µCalc (mucalc) is a multi-user math web app. The math syntax is parsed in the browser by math.js.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  10. Calculist icon
     2 likes

    Calculist is an open source application that facilitates effective thinking. Write down your thoughts, ideas, and data in the form of lists. Focus your attention by zooming in to a specific list, and zoom out to see the broader context.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Polynote icon
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    Polynote is a different kind of notebook. It supports mixing multiple languages in one notebook, and sharing data between them seamlessly. It encourages reproducible notebooks with its immutable data model.

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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