Free LabVIEW Alternatives

The best free alternative to LabVIEW is MyOpenLab, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to LabVIEW and eight of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to LabVIEW are Flojoy Studio, PyLab_Works, itom and NovoTerm.

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  1. MyOpenLab icon
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    MyOpenLab

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    MyOpenLab is a Java-based software, which contains graphic blocks, each one fulfills a specific function and has properties configurable by the user.

    9 MyOpenLab alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MyOpenLab Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Java based
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    myOpenLab is stated to not be a alternative to LabVIEW on their site

    Negative comment •Mar 12, 2018
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    • Most users think MyOpenLab is a great LabVIEW alternative.

    • MyOpenLab is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LabVIEW.

    • MyOpenLab is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LabVIEW.

    • MyOpenLab is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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    Flojoy Studio

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    Flojoy is a free (open-source) desktop app for interfacing with hardware devices such as oscilloscopes, function generators, motor controllers, spectrum analyzers, and robotic arms. Flojoy does not require coding knowledge and ships with out-of-the-box support for most popular...

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    Flojoy app connected to a Tektronix RSA (Radio Spectrum Analyzer)

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Flojoy Studio Features

    1.  Virtual Instrument
    Flojoy app logging data from an Arduino
    Flojoy app controlling a TinyMovr BLDC motor controller
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    Flojoy app collection data from a Rigol oscilloscope
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    Michal D.

    Different interface then LabView

    Negative comment •Feb 28, 2025
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    • Flojoy Studio is Free Personal and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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    PyLab_Works

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    PyLab_Works is a free and open source replacement for LabView + MatLab, written in pure Python. PyLab_Works is a visual design package, much easier to learn and to extend than LabView. PyLab_Works also supports a MatLab-like environment for doing scientific and engineering...

    4 PyLab_Works alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    PyLab_Works Features

    1.  Visual design
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    Discontinued

    The last update was on November 27th, 2011.

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  5. itom icon
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    itom

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    itom is an open source software suite for operating measurement systems, laboratory automation and data evaluation. It uses Python as embedded scripting language and communicates with hardware components via plugins.

    5 itom alternatives
    Main window of itom

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    itom Features

    1.  Data visualization
    2.  C support
    3.  Image Processing
    4.  Python IDE
    Python script editor with syntax highlighting and debugging
    Load status of hardware and algorithm plugins
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    2D plot widget
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    Michal D.

    Not similiar enough - iom provides script pased designing, while LabView uses a GUI based (drag & drop)

    Negative comment •Jul 10, 2021
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    • Most users think itom is a great LabVIEW alternative.

    • itom is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
  6. NovoTerm icon
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    NovoTerm

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    If you're a firmware developer or an embedded software developer then this tool has been made for you. This modernly designed desktop application serves as a development tool to help view serial data on your COM port.

    9 NovoTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NovoTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
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    Lawson Labs

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    Support is provided for all Windows operating systems back to XP. DOS is supported for our older products.

    7 Lawson Labs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS
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  9. Comedi

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    Comedi is a collection of drivers for a variety of common data acquisition plug-in boards. The drivers are implemented as a core Linux kernel module providing common functionality and individual low-level driver modules.

    3 Comedi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    QP Modeler

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    QM is a free graphical modeling tool for designing and implementing real-time embedded software in C or C++.

    2 QP Modeler alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    QP Modeler Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Embeddable
    3.  State machine
    4.  Code generation
    Demo CALC from CPP, workstation examples. macOS 10.15.3
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    Michal D.

    Not similiar. Program is mainly script based, while LabView uses graphicsl design method

    Negative comment •Sep 26, 2024
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    • QP Modeler is Free and ProprietaryLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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